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European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP)
August 25 - August 29
This year, the ECVP will be hosted in the city of Aberdeen (Scotland, UK).
The ECVP is an annual international conference that aims to provide a forum for presenting and discussing new developments in the disciplines of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Sciences, related to the scientific study of visual perception. Empirical, theoretical, and applied perspectives are all encouraged. Since 1978, the ECVP has been a unique and lively conference that attracts researchers from all over the world, making it one of the largest international conferences in the field. Please note that this year’s ECVP in Aberdeen will be an in-person meeting only.
ECVP 2024 will start on Sunday the 25th of August with a series of tutorials taking place in the morning and early afternoon.
Tutorials will be held at the University of Aberdeen, King’s Campus. The Perception Keynote Lecture will take place on Sunday evening at Aberdeen’s Music Hall (located in the city centre) and will be followed by the Opening Reception.
From the 26th of August until the 29th, all symposia, talk sessions, poster sessions and keynote lectures will be taking place at the conference centre P&J Live. The conference centre is a 20-25 min bus ride away from the city centre.
On Monday (26th of August) a Whisky Tasting will take place during, and stretching beyond, the afternoon poster session.
Please make sure that you buy your tokens during registration as there will only be a very limited number available on the day!
In the evening, we have organised a networking event for student attendees in the city centre (Perceptio-Nite).
Tuesday (27th of August) afternoon will feature the Spotlight Lecture – a new format targeted at presenting recent innovative and influential findings and/or methods in vision science by an early or mid-career researcher. The evening will see the traditional Illusion Night at Aberdeen’s Art Gallery (city centre), a short walk away from a large number of pubs and restaurants.
Wednesday (28th of August) afternoon will feature the traditional Rank Prize Lecture and, in the evening, the Conference Dinner will take place at the Beach Ballroom, located next to Aberdeen’s stunning beach front and a walkable distance from the city centre.
Finally, the conference will conclude on Thursday (29th of August) with the Farewell Party and a Ceilidh Dance at a former church (Union Kirk) located in the centre of the city.
Note that the Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC) will be hosted on the Old Aberdeen Campus of the University of Aberdeen between the 22nd and the 24th of August 2024 (preceding ECVP).
Aberdeen is known as the Granite City as granite is the main construction material of most buildings or, more romantically, as the Silver City as these buildings sparkle in the sunlight. It is Scotland’s third largest city, and it is within easy reach thanks to its own international airport (with regular connections to London, Manchester, Dublin, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam), railway station (Eastcoast mainline from London), and ferry terminal.
The conference features a mixture of keynote lectures, symposia, talks and poster presentations, and tutorials. The social program includes the Welcome Reception, a poster session with associated whisky tasting, Illusion Night, the Conference Dinner (separate registration at an extra cost), and the Farewell Party. This year, we are also introducing Perceptio-Nite (a networking event targeted at students), an exciting series of roundtable discussions during lunchtimes, and a third Keynote Lecture from an early or mid-career researcher (Spotlight in Vision).
In addition, we will be hosting the Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC, 22-24th of August) at the Old Aberdeen university campus. More information is available at https://2024.vsac.eu/.
Submissions of symposia proposals, conference abstracts and Illusion Night contributions are encouraged from researchers at all levels through an open-call process.
We look forward to welcoming you to Aberdeen!
Constanze Hesse & Mauro Manassi
(on behalf of the organising committee)
