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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=0013ujA4qryRFLryxeyayWA3bLU_BYaQase3LGmB5gz6uhZwHYr2_yJlti4WbCfP-XhF8oLo1S-VG9Zxb5QipD7E0UtDWb46faYEwPjbNgK1Og-DINkDbdDT9bbZaY-3SDXrj3e4oY2n3nIbI6Q_7wxGVhjdNvBi-6u&c=a1EouwBpPD35gNXZ-8yRjvOOghAcfICKnyr3VoTVCJPy_xvYu-3SMQ==&ch=o62m0bZGUUDsTz1FkywV_NkyoMvmtKCOVlkBArEsCZ6mbzcDgZXNZA=="><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'>VSS is seeking Nominations for the </span><span style='font-family:Merriweather;color:#1C6442;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span class=ql-cursor><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#555555'></span></span><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>2025 Young Investigator Award </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><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nzVEsSXOTkiMqEj2faT4dvAEvTNDAPCGxbRChs_vI9gAfl-22IokCHZt5jUxi5GwphicWLIa1dDyAhJHi50WuacB6DPlfvT0KvRvu5i6MdZcuUM6m9mAgAQ6jefoIn5s31rKiZYh9NnSNCM-S0x63n-0pGcHXLaCPn03ur9-RKHKiNAFU8bz8z83IkyZ_4qa_b7vSo-ETmQ=&c=dzR8Pk17-nfyHphRgY2z5DLImWxJine8CoY3zVTu-qtsA_RHUgZJcg==&ch=Q98HA6XXXCBbHAYZvChEwGPT8ipV-fnywGsBWxFyqEYa_pX8FpQzCg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. The prize, sponsored by <i>Vision Research</i>, is awarded each year to an early-career vision scientist who has made outstanding contributions to the field. The award, which includes an honorarium, is presented at the 2025 VSS Meeting in St. Pete Beach. In addition, the awardee is asked to give a brief presentation of their work and is required to write a review to be published in <i>Vision Research</i>.</span><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'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Eligibility</span></b><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'>A nominee must be an active VSS member, attending at least three of the last five VSS meetings. Nominees may have no more than 10 years of active research experience since earning their terminal degree, allowing for the exclusion of times that typically “stop the clock” in academic tenure track positions. For the upcoming 2025 award, if there was no break in active research/teaching, the degree must have been awarded in or after 2015. If still eligible, nominees from previous years can be re-nominated.</span><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'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nomination Process</span></b><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'>Nominations may be made by any current regular member or postdoctoral member of the Vision Sciences Society, as well as those who hold emeritus status.</span><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'> </span><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'>The nomination must include:</span><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'> </span><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'>1. A nomination letter, outlining in detail the scientific contributions of the nominee, and discussing clear indicators of exceptional impact on the field of vision science. The nomination letter can be co-signed.</span><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'>2. A statement (included in the nomination letter) indicating whether or not life circumstances extend the period of eligibility for this award. This statement must be included regardless of the number of years that have elapsed since the nominee earned the terminal degree.</span><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'>3. A curriculum vita including an up-to-date publication list</span><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'>4. One letter of support from regular members, postdoctoral members or those who hold emeritus status.</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'>Nominations are reviewed by an Award Committee consisting of a representative of the VSS Board of Directors and five established scientists selected from VSS membership. Members of the Award Committee and of the VSS Board of Directors cannot serve as nominators or provide letters of support.</span><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'> </span><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'>Nominations for the 2025 Young Investigator Award should be submitted by email 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'>Shauney Wilson</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><p><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><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nominations Deadline:<b> February 10, 2025.</b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><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 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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'><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=0013ujA4qryRFLryxeyayWA3bLU_BYaQase3LGmB5gz6uhZwHYr2_yJlrKM_QhedsFbk7uPT4-NdQBmSzxgbfHaIRXkiqa_g8uOCQz-dSD0VZly1K7jnuDUp76-ckOl_KbSKLe91XcgoRqovAXWcfIPAXmFfhDOA0Xngh90CkuXahXwpWiyI5y_aOG6dkg53gC10T4OofFHsPkRrCUTxA1oFw==&c=a1EouwBpPD35gNXZ-8yRjvOOghAcfICKnyr3VoTVCJPy_xvYu-3SMQ==&ch=o62m0bZGUUDsTz1FkywV_NkyoMvmtKCOVlkBArEsCZ6mbzcDgZXNZA==" 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="70%" valign=top style='width:70.0%;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 </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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=0013ujA4qryRFLryxeyayWA3bLU_BYaQase3LGmB5gz6uhZwHYr2_yJlsphmPdWZ-8QJi7gLi2JBbtJ_tKGjWY8L84PpFkcEnDoBtJWxA_xUBZpQnnkVR3FmJB_OFj_aC9YOJMV_r0gpcyySKfBNx6sjQCnUFVOOeCqqwWdvpw6pTBfdPPq3EQNSN09aBtLgZeK&c=a1EouwBpPD35gNXZ-8yRjvOOghAcfICKnyr3VoTVCJPy_xvYu-3SMQ==&ch=o62m0bZGUUDsTz1FkywV_NkyoMvmtKCOVlkBArEsCZ6mbzcDgZXNZA==" 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><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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=0013ujA4qryRFLryxeyayWA3bLU_BYaQase3LGmB5gz6uhZwHYr2_yJlsphmPdWZ-8QJi7gLi2JBbtJ_tKGjWY8L84PpFkcEnDoBtJWxA_xUBZpQnnkVR3FmJB_OFj_aC9YOJMV_r0gpcyySKfBNx6sjQCnUFVOOeCqqwWdvpw6pTBfdPPq3EQNSN09aBtLgZeK&c=a1EouwBpPD35gNXZ-8yRjvOOghAcfICKnyr3VoTVCJPy_xvYu-3SMQ==&ch=o62m0bZGUUDsTz1FkywV_NkyoMvmtKCOVlkBArEsCZ6mbzcDgZXNZA==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#555555;text-decoration:none'>and the </span></a><a 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