Vision Sciences Society Inc.
Vision Sciences Society Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
To host an annual meeting to discuss vision and its relation to cognition, action and the brain.
About
The main purpose/service of the society is to hold an annual meeting that brings together in one forum scientists from the broad range of disciplines that contribute to vision science, including visual psychophysics, neuroscience, computational vision and cognitive psychology. For 2018, 1,978 scientists attended the annual meeting which was held May 18-23, 2018 in St. Pete, Florida at the Tradewinds Island Resort. There were 1,402 presentations given at this meeting. The society also gives out 20 travel awards, $500 each to graduate students, based on an assessment of the applicant's abstract submission, their supervisor's statement and on the scientific merit of the work to be presented at the meeting. VSS also awards a young investigator award each year to an outstanding visual scientist. The winner is chosen by an outside committee of five established visual scientists selected from the VSS membership (appointed by the board of directors). The young investigator awardee is given $1,000.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “The vision sciences society, inc. (vss) is committed to progress in understanding vision, and its relation to cognition, action and the brain. our primary goal is to host a yearly meeting where both new and established investigators from diverse disciplines and scientific perspectives present and discuss their work in a relaxed informal setting. our interdisciplinary nature is reflected by the board of directors and adstract review committee.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “To host an annual meeting to discuss vision and its relation to cognition, action and the brain.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is MA, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 19 RICHARDSON ROAD, NOVATO, CA, 94949.
- The form of the non-profit reports 0 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$48,568.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization pays $16,135 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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