<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:1t0" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:1wb" class="gmail-Am gmail-aiL gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:292px" aria-controls=":248" aria-expanded="false"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Subj: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Extended deadline for OPAM </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Organizers' Position</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">******************************** OPAM 2024 ********************************</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">32th Annual Workshop on Object Perception, Attention, and Memory</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.opam.net/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://www.opam.net/</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">November 20, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">********************************************************************************</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Dear OPAMers,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><font color="#212121" face="Arial, sans-serif">We would like to announce an extension of the deadline for applications</font><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> for OPAM Organizer Positions. The new deadline for submissions is March 25th 2024. We encourage interested candidates to visit our website (and original call below) for details and to apply by sending their CV along with a nomination letter to </span><a href="mailto:opam.info@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">opam.info@gmail.com</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We would like to extend special thanks to Chenxiao Guan for her dedicated service to the OPAM community. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Xiaoli Zhang for her invaluable advice and unwavering support to the organizer team. Their leadership, diligence, and enthusiasm were instrumental to the success of OPAM 31, and it was truly a pleasure to work with them.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We are currently seeking to fill two positions as OPAM organizers for two-year terms starting in spring 2024. The selection process will be based on candidates’ experience and nomination letter, which should be sent to </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:opam.info@gmail.com" target="_blank">opam.info@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> by <b>March 15th, 2024</b>. We ask that a link to the candidate’s website and a CV is submitted along the nomination letter. Interested candidates are encouraged to seek a nomination from a researcher who knows them well. If that person is not the candidate's supervisor, we require a short letter of approval from the supervisor.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Criteria for the selection of OPAM organizers include the breadth and depth of research experience and expertise in visual cognition (e.g., familiarity with a broad range of object-processing literature), as well as excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. Preference is given to early-career researchers without faculty positions at the time of appointment, particularly postdoctoral researchers.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We look forward to receiving nominations from qualified candidates eager to contribute to the continued success of OPAM. Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:opam.info@gmail.com" target="_blank">opam.info@gmail.com</a>.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Thanks again to everyone who made OPAM 2023 such a success. Special thanks to our sponsors, who keep OPAM free! Stay tuned for exciting announcements about OPAM 2024 in the coming months.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The 2024 OPAM organizers</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Karolina Krzys, Han Zhang and Ryan O’Donnell</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times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round-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://vpixx.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">NCI Behavioral Research Program -</span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,66,179)"> </span><a href="mailto:todd.horowitz@nih.gov" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(25,76,189)">todd.horowitz@nih.gov</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Scene Grammar Lab, Goethe University -</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.scenegrammarlab.com/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.scenegrammarlab.com/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Carlisle Attention and Memory Lab, Lehigh University -</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://sites.google.com/lehigh.edu/carlislelab/home" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://sites.google.com/lehigh.edu/carlislelab/home</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Queen’s Visual Cognition Lab, Queen’s University -</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://qvcl.ca/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></a><a href="https://qvcl.ca/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Queen's Visual Cognition Laboratory (qvcl.ca)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">OSU Vision & Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, The Ohio State University - </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://u.osu.edu/golomblab/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://u.osu.edu/golomblab/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis - </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Objects and Knowledge Lab and Fougnie Lab,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">NYU Abu Dhabi - </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/fougnielab/home" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://sites.google.com/site/fougnielab/home</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> & </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.oliviacheunglab.org/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.oliviacheunglab.org/</span></a></span></p></div></div></div>