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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=715 style='width:536.25pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid #461F7C 2.25pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016cbz0b1eE91aPtGT90V7scmVygAbCftnJ5t9ZndbKl234Xh9OkD7vDRidflxv15S4vxI4_MTXEhiQ_UsDXym9UR_2QcLzfElxHfi4xVVywiFJfLi5g-NoMds0crkkhsYGhkcC_7UY_TsZ6K01IJwTc-jEoMR6UdA&c=6SgNiWmk0tbTYFKmEMDArN2eHPAPcHDTGggXFdn8Gcq2ILpkvSZ1PA==&ch=M0nweRovQYkwdc_fyv6ZuXXQae4h6HEwbzhlsKXxzL3UOShdOVEU7Q=="><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=690 style='width:7.1875in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/d618935b-16b8-4fce-ad5f-ee476f3524b7.png"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h2 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Last Chance to Submit your Abstract</span><span style='font-family:Merriweather;color:#1C6442;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=indent-0><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>The deadline for submitting abstracts to be considered for poster and talk presentations at the VSS 2025 Annual Meeting is <b>December 5. </b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Each individual may be first author on only one submitted abstract. The first author must submit the abstract, must be a current VSS member (for 2025) in good standing, and must renew membership <i>prior</i> to submitting. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>For more information on the abstract submission process, see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016cbz0b1eE91aPtGT90V7scmVygAbCftnJ5t9ZndbKl234Xh9OkD7vBtgtpDdbJbnJwHl514VDGLe28f-r1XLmJvap-WfwQt5Bgeng7XSV3x04vbttVK07hvQtHNFgQTJooC-_C1jDD5qYvxQpvVntjLlbf_EBdKQTW44OS62wr1iu9XsM6Wu5IE1vKsM_KG_&c=6SgNiWmk0tbTYFKmEMDArN2eHPAPcHDTGggXFdn8Gcq2ILpkvSZ1PA==&ch=M0nweRovQYkwdc_fyv6ZuXXQae4h6HEwbzhlsKXxzL3UOShdOVEU7Q==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485'>Abstract Submissions</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. To renew your membership, log into your account at </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gBVHAxInr23z44oXYYC_iekkQFtY8j2bsNCUK9X5bABLanGGOYzzecWeJT-5o2AGEyk7ZQvLW-srPBxSFxNvKZ1lcXzpG9FNjf1IwhrFLS-PnvVVP77UNm4m-XGe1Gerf8NhLzX3Zp2UZMjVM3uq0_WFaCZdK6HeLzA3Cc5BkQA=&c=QCAmIGWq0XUR3biTclyi4wDtarvST58mUDgYzv4CmGlDE8r8R905Yg==&ch=8uxLVJ0DBEHhIEPo0Mmxm1oeWahwgyJgqaHzVdNGih3XZr9uieApng==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485'>MyVSS</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. Also, please take this opportunity to update your personal information in your profile (address, affiliation, etc.). If you are not a current VSS member, you may become a member by going to </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016cbz0b1eE91aPtGT90V7scmVygAbCftnJ5t9ZndbKl234Xh9OkD7vMd2kgUICdX3C8ea-nDsHtDS8GSnnToV70jS_5shpMaJxhaseZ_djNhf1I3pkh_w8Hua6ScFkeJ9uZqTu0-JyXjT9APlUWC9lfMCTwXjWNBP8q8DY070NaPuRe8EkZta4g==&c=6SgNiWmk0tbTYFKmEMDArN2eHPAPcHDTGggXFdn8Gcq2ILpkvSZ1PA==&ch=M0nweRovQYkwdc_fyv6ZuXXQae4h6HEwbzhlsKXxzL3UOShdOVEU7Q==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485'>Membership</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. Accepted Abstracts will be published in the meeting program and in the online <i>Journal of Vision</i>. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Submission Deadline:<b> December 5, 2024</b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Decisions will be made by <b>February 7, 2025</b>. Please direct any questions to </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="mailto:vss@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>vss@visionsciences.org</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td 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0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><img border=0 width=345 style='width:3.5937in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/8a82074e-8a77-4df6-b6af-3de2da98ee10.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><h3 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Submit an Image for the </span><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:Merriweather;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>T-shirt Design Competition</span><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:Merriweather;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS is seeking outstanding creative visual images for the 2025 meeting.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;border-radius: 25px;width:inherit;border-spacing: 0'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-radius: 25px;width:inherit;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='border:solid black 1.0pt;background:#DD9ECB;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016cbz0b1eE91aPtGT90V7scmVygAbCftnJ5t9ZndbKl234Xh9OkD7vC46tfRfmoCalzxnQbmwfRndP7bGiSkYg7YEZTzObDxQWHjC8YfwtzEwVzxK6xx5tWJTmGaudrtk4NiQX5JhO-n1FFK9L3L89TXVKpSvdxCL3kftE1yLYrpUTaxRa8KTYBYI98P05A-u48NTRvIS26BkLAiiLysJTA==&c=6SgNiWmk0tbTYFKmEMDArN2eHPAPcHDTGggXFdn8Gcq2ILpkvSZ1PA==&ch=M0nweRovQYkwdc_fyv6ZuXXQae4h6HEwbzhlsKXxzL3UOShdOVEU7Q==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;text-decoration:none'>Submit your Image</span></b></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#C3319A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='color:black'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="65%" valign=top style='width:65.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h3 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nominations are Now Open</span><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:Merriweather;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS is accepting nominations through January 24, 2025 for the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016cbz0b1eE91aPtGT90V7scmVygAbCftnJ5t9ZndbKl234Xh9OkD7vASzdSdKuq6i8JD6y0PvobCjV4tSQLxdQArF2dKYxGLqMo8bLat_zBhcV4OnfPRcc_XkIFpfE01UxS_8s5Cp376f1NeRb41gjehruU5FX68mKHhu7X4Id0YY9Z__6glSlAdlkdq4G-6X&c=6SgNiWmk0tbTYFKmEMDArN2eHPAPcHDTGggXFdn8Gcq2ILpkvSZ1PA==&ch=M0nweRovQYkwdc_fyv6ZuXXQae4h6HEwbzhlsKXxzL3UOShdOVEU7Q==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>Davida Teller Award</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> and </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016cbz0b1eE91aPtGT90V7scmVygAbCftnJ5t9ZndbKl234Xh9OkD7vJ0vdZ0MRWEV_ptJ7QwOZoKJhLo-g28AllREEeO7MNri2wqPQkpdBOQff7N8bhh7k1F82OkdZZYrsKfOx9-PJ9cZkV-MGeqqGO05AR2dKy3dYul_ZvdDRX0S-1gin40HUXzDUDq9u1pu&c=6SgNiWmk0tbTYFKmEMDArN2eHPAPcHDTGggXFdn8Gcq2ILpkvSZ1PA==&ch=M0nweRovQYkwdc_fyv6ZuXXQae4h6HEwbzhlsKXxzL3UOShdOVEU7Q==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>The Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="35%" valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 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