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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#006A68;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Systems Vision Science Virtual Summer School & Symposium (July 8–31, 2026)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><a href="https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/application-virtual-svs/"><span lang=EN-US>Deadline for applications</span></a><span lang=EN-US>: by <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>March 28, 2026</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Note:</span></i></strong><b><i><span lang=EN-US> The application requires completing two short pre-courses (about four hours of video material in total) before submission.</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US> <br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#006A68'>--------------------------------</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Details:<br>Applications are open for the </span><a href="https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/"><i><span lang=EN-US>Systems Vision Science Virtual Summer School & Symposium</span></i></a><span lang=EN-US>, organized by the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (Tübingen).<br>The program covers computational, behavioral, and neuroscience approaches to understanding biological vision and is aimed at graduate students interested in systems-level vision science.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Lectures will take place via Zoom, with informal interaction via What’s App and/or Slack. Prior experience in computational methods, visual psychophysics, or vision neuroscience is not required, but background in at least one area is helpful. The Summer School will be followed by a <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Virtual Symposium (July 31, 3–7 pm CET)</span></strong><b> </b>with keynote talks. Participants may submit presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#006A68'>--------------------------------<br></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>Important dates</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Mar 28, 2026 – Application deadline<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Apr 10, 2026 – Acceptance notification<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Apr 27, 2026 – Registration fee deadline<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Jul 8–30, 2026 – Virtual Summer School (<span style='color:#332741'>formal lectures via Zoom and informal and social communications via a What’s App and/or Slack channel)</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>Jul 31, 2026 – Virtual Symposium (3 -7 pm German time)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#006A68'>--------------------------------</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Questions: </span><a href="mailto:svs.summerschool@tue.mpg.de"><span lang=EN-US>svs.summerschool@tue.mpg.de</span></a><span lang=EN-US><br>Webpage: </span><a href="https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/"><span lang=EN-US>https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/</span></a><span lang=EN-US> <br><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#006A68'>--------------------------------</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>Organizing Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>Li Zhaoping<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>Maria Pavlovic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>Vladislav Aksiotis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>Franziska Lohrmann<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#006A68'>University of Tuebingen</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>