2024-07-30T12:10:04-05:00 2023-09-30 992277914 EAG NEW ENGLAND LLC 160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 990 2022-10-01 134244237 THE VISION SCIENCES SOCIETY INC VISI 4158833301 19 RICHARDSON ROAD NOVATO CA 94949 SHAUNEY WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4158833301 2024-07-30 1 0 EUGENE BORGONZI P01269879 6172276161 2024-07-29 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z GEOFFREY BOYNTON 19 RICHARDSON ROAD NOVATO CA 94949 1008012 0 X WWW.VISIONSCIENCES.ORG X 2003 MA TO HOST AN ANNUAL MEETING TO DISCUSS VISION AND ITS RELATION TO COGNITION, ACTION AND THE BRAIN. 9 9 0 0 0 0 138735 181010 728765 826900 80 102 0 0 867580 1008012 76800 69800 0 0 20650 6725 0 0 0 814353 880189 911803 956714 -44223 51298 485913 520707 41171 24667 444742 496040 X 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 ABSTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE. 0 0 836325 69800 826900 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. THE 2023 ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD AT THE TRADEWINDS ISLAND RESORTS IN ST. PETE BEACH, FLORIDA, MAY 19 - 24, 2023. THERE WERE 1835 ATTENDEES, WITH 1261 PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT THE MEETING. EACH YEAR, VSS ALSO SELECTS RECIPIENTS FOR 3 RECOGNITION AWARDS. THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD IS AWARDED TO AN EARLY-CAREER VISION SCIENTIST WHO HAS MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIELD. THE DAVIDA TELLER AWARD IS AWARDED TO A FEMALE VISION SCIENTIST IN RECOGNITION OF HER EXCEPTIONAL, LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF VISION SCIENCE. THE KEN NAKAYAMA AWARD IS AWARDED TO ANY VISION SCIENTIST WHO HAS MADE EXCEPTIONAL, LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO VISION SCIENCE. BOTH THE DAVIDA TELLER AND THE KEN NAKAYAMA AWARDS ARE OPEN TO ALL CAREER STAGES. THE NATURE OF THIS WORK FOR ALL AWARDS CAN BE FUNDAMENTAL, CLINICAL, OR APPLIED. ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS RECEIVE A $2,000 AWARD, IF THE RECIPIENT ELECTS TO RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION PORTION OF THE AWARD.THE SOCIETY ALSO AWARDED 101 TRAVEL AWARDS, WHICH RANGE FROM $500 TO $1,000, TO UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND POSTDOC STUDENTS, BASED ON EACH APPLICANT'S SCIENTIFIC QUALITY OF THEIR SUBMITTED ABSTRACT, FINANCIAL NEED AND DIVERSITY. 836325 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X SHAUNEY WILSON 4158833301 19 RICHARDSON ROAD NOVATO CA 94949 GEOFFREY BOYNTON PRESIDENT - ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 T ROWAN CANDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH ROSENHOLTZ DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 5/31/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODY CULHAM PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EILEEN KOWLER DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 5/31/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANYA HURLBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIN'YA NISHIDA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRYSTEL HUXLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LANDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN ROLFS DIRECTOR (APPT. 6/1/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH KRAUZLIS DIRECTOR (APPT. 6/1/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUNEY WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 6650 0 0 6650 0 0 0 0 0 0 MEETING PERFECT INC 19 RICHARDSON ROAD NOVATO CA 94949 MANAGEMENT SERVICES , COMPUTER EQUIPMENT 312143 1 76510 104500 181010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 611430 456235 456235 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 370665 370665 826900 102 102 1008012 826900 0 102 300 300 60000 60000 9500 9500 6725 6725 254446 246813 7633 3945 3945 90660 46704 43956 12304 10035 2269 2012 1697 315 3639 3639 50777 25007 25770 374584 374584 2768 975 1793 ONLINE CONFERENCE REGIS 48000 48000 CREDIT CARD FEES 30895 30895 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 5985 5985 FILING FEES 174 174 956714 836325 120389 0 42054 85198 340467 347279 54360 66510 3021 46011 21720 485913 520707 27476 4552 1500 3800 12195 16315 41171 24667 X 444742 475540 20500 444742 496040 485913 520707 51298 0 X 0 0 0 X 359205 358457 338848 475705 551675 2083890 359205 358457 338848 475705 551675 2083890 20624 2063266 198 105 38 80 102 523 2084413 1500322 0.98990 0.98950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 RECEIVED GRANTS FROM DONORS LOCATED IN THIS REGION N/A NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 RECEIVED GRANTS FROM DONORS LOCATED IN THIS REGION N/A EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 AWARD RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 3500 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 AWARD RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 3500 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 AWARD RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 500 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 AWARD RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 500 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 AWARD RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION N/A 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 9500 0 9500 TRAVEL AWARDS TO ANNUAL MEETING EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 6 3000 CHECK 0 N/A N/A TRAVEL AWARDS TO ANNUAL MEETING NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 6 3500 CHECK 0 N/A N/A TRAVEL AWARDS TO ANNUAL MEETING EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 500 WIRE 0 N/A N/A TRAVEL AWARDS TO ANNUAL MEETING MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 3 1500 CHECK 0 N/A N/A TRAVEL AWARDS TO ANNUAL MEETING SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 1 500 CHECK 0 N/A N/A GRAPHIC AWARD WINNER EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 500 CHECK 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE TRAVEL AWARDS GRANTED TO INDIVIDUALS ARE USED TO DEFER THE COST OF THEIR TRAVEL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. 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THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CONDUCT ANY FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IN THESE REGIONS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THESE GRANTS AND THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE ANY FUNDRAISING EXPENDITURES IN THESE REGIONS. 1 TRAVEL AWARDS 84 53500 0 N/A N/A GRAPHIC AWARD WINNERS 1 500 0 N/A N/A RECOGNITION AWARDS 3 6000 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AWARDED TO OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND THE ORGANIZATION RELIES OF THE IRS'S OVERSIGHT OF THE GRANTEES AS THEY HAVE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE IRS. THE TRAVEL AWARDS GRANTED TO INDIVIDUALS ARE USED TO DEFER THE COST OF THEIR TRAVEL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. THE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ARE GIVEN AS AN UNRESTRICTED AWARD AND THE WINNER CAN USE THE FUNDS FOR ANY PURPOSE. MEETING PERFECT INC ENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY SHAUNEY WILSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 312046 VISION SCIENCES SOCIETY PAID MEETING PERFECT INC DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 FOR SERVICES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOR COORDINATING AND PLANNING ITS ANNUAL MEETING, RENTAL OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, AND FOR STORING OF FILES AND SUPPLIES. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 VISION SCIENCES SOCIETY PAID MEETING PERFECT INC DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 FOR SERVICES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOR COORDINATING AND PLANNING ITS ANNUAL MEETING AND FOR STORAGE OF FILES AND SUPPLIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BY-LAWS TO REVISE ARTICLES 2.3 AND 2.4. BELOW ARE THE REVISIONS TO THESE ARTICLES: 2.3 MEMBERS-IN-TRAINING. AN INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED IN A PREDOCTORAL OR POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN VISION SCIENCE OR A RELATED FIELD IS ELIGIBLE TO BE A MEMBER-IN-TRAINING. DUES AND FEES MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR PREDOCTORAL AND POSTDOCTORAL MEMBERS-IN-TRAINING. NO ONE CAN REMAIN A POSTDOCTORAL MEMBER-IN-TRAINING FOR MORE THAN FOUR (4) YEARS. AN INDIVIDUAL BECOMES A MEMBER-IN-TRAINING UPON APPROVAL OF A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF DUES AND FEES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. 2.4 DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS. EACH REGULAR MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO (1) VOTE; (2) HOLD ELECTED OFFICE; (3) SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT AS FIRST AUTHOR FOR PRESENTATION AT VSS MEETINGS; (4) SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR A SYMPOSIUM OR WORKSHOP AT VSS MEETINGS; (5) PAY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES AT A REDUCED REGULAR MEMBER RATES. EACH MEMBER-IN-TRAINING HAS THE RIGHT TO (1) VOTE, PROVIDED THAT THE MEMBER-IN-TRAINING IS ENGAGED IN POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING; (2) SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT AS FIRST AUTHOR FOR PRESENTATION AT VSS MEETINGS; (3) SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR A SYMPOSIUM OR WORKSHOP AT VSS MEETINGS; (4) PAY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES AT A REDUCED MEMBER-IN-TRAINING RATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: REGULAR AND IN-TRAINING (WHICH INCLUDE "PREDOCTORAL (STUDENT) AND "POSTDOCTORAL" MEMBERS): IN-TRAINING MEMBERS CAN SERVE ON COMMITTEES AND VOTE BUT CAN NOT SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO: (1) VOTE; (2) HOLD OFFICE TO WHICH HE OR SHE IS ELECTED; (3) SERVE ON COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN-TRAINING MEMBERS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS BUT CAN ONLY SERVE ON COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN ELECTRONIC DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BY EMAIL PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE. ANY QUESTIONS OR ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED AT THE BOARD MEETING WITH ALL DIRECTORS PRESENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY BY-LAWS AND INTERNALLY-PREPARED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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