VISION 2026
Virginia International Symposium in Ophthalmological Neuroscience
Save the Date - Friday, November 13, 2026
Registration
Registration Details
Registration Dates: August 15, 2026 - October 1, 2026. Registration is closed.
Registration Includes:
- Welcome Reception (Thursday night, Nov 12, 7-9 pm, RSVP required)
- Admission to Symposium, includes Breakfast and Lunch (Friday, Nov 13, 9 am-6 pm)
- Symposium Dinner (Friday evening, Nov 13, 7-9 pm, RSVP required)
- Motor Coach Transportation from Charlottesville VA (as space allows).
Registration Fees* (registration is free for invited speakers and UVA attendees)
- Faculty/Professionals $100
- Postdocs and Graduate Students $50
- Undergraduate Students $25
- Late Registration Fee (Oct 2 - Oct 15) $200
Registration Fees - Payment Instructions
Please submit your payment by October 1, 2026 to avoid the late registration fee; Beginning October 2, a late registration fee of $200 will apply. Please submit your payment using this link below:
VISION REGISTRATION PAYMENT LINK
When completing the payment form, please note that you will need to enter your registration fee amount in the dollar amount field first before selecting your registration tier. Once you enter the amount, the registration options will become available.
The current registration fees are:
- Faculty/Professionals: $100
- Postdoctoral Fellows/Graduate Students: $50
- Undergraduate Students: $25
- UVA attendees and invited speakers: No registration fee
Event Times and Locations
Please review the event locations and transportation details below. Advance RSVP or registration is required for each event as indicated. For shuttle departures, please arrive 15 minutes before pickup.
Welcome Reception - Thursday, November 12
7:00–9:00 p.m. | RSVP required
Venue: The Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville
1309 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Location: 2nd Floor – The Game Room
Shuttle to VISION 2026 Symposium - Friday, November 13
8:00 a.m. pickup | RSVP required | Limited to 30 attendees
Please arrive by 7:45 a.m.
Pickup location: The Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville
1309 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Drop off location: Foundation Hall, Jefferson Scholars Foundation
124 Maury Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Where to meet: Near the valet parking lane on the right side of the hotel.
VISION 2026 Symposium - Friday, November 13
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. | Registration required
Venue: Foundation Hall, Jefferson Scholars Foundation
124 Maury Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Dinner - Friday, November 13
7:30–9:30 p.m. | RSVP required
Venue: The Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville
1309 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Location: 9th Floor – Piedmont Ballroom
Shuttle to SFN Meeting in Washington, D.C. - Saturday, November 14
8:00 a.m. pickup | RSVP required | Limited to 55 attendees
Please arrive by 7:45 a.m.
Pickup location: The Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville
1309 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Drop Off location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW,
Washington, DC 20001
Where to meet: Near the valet parking lane on the right side of the Graduate hotel.
One-Way Shuttle: This shuttle provides one-way transportation only. Participants are responsible for arranging their own return transportation.
Hotel Accommodations
The Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville
A hotel room block is available for VISION 2026 attendees at The Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville.
For information about hotel accommodations, please contact Lisa Ishler at dli3a@virginia.edu.
Venue Update: The Thursday evening Welcome Reception and Friday evening Dinner will take place at The Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville. These events have been relocated from the previously planned venue at the Doyle Hotel.
VISION Speakers
- Michael Stryker (Keynote), University of California, San Francisco
- Martha Bickford, University of Louisville
- Farran Briggs, National Eye Institute
- Chinfei Chen, Harvard Medical School
- Lindsey Glickfeld, Duke University
- Baohua Liu, University of Toronto
- Aaron McGee, University of Arizona
- Cris Niell, University of Oregon
- Kristina Nielsen, Johns Hopkins University
- Elise Savier, University of Michigan
- Ben Scholl, University of Colorado Anschutz
- Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Cornell University
- Huizhong Tao, University of Southern California
- W. Martin Usrey, University of California, Davis
- Wei Wei, University of Chicago
Proudly Sponsored By
UVA Program in Fundamental Neuroscience