Summer schools

It is with great pride that we announce that the RRSV will welcome its second cohort of students/interns in 2024. Building on its success in 2022, the Organizing Committee team is preparing a scientific program as exciting and interesting as the first edition. Don’t miss this unique opportunity in Quebec to discuss, over several days and in an enchanting setting, with distinguished local and international vision researchers and build relationships between students passionate about vision!

*Cost includes:

• access to all conferences

• round trip transportation Montreal-St-Paulin by chartered bus

• 3 nights accommodation at Baluchon

• breakfasts (3), lunches (3), dinners/suppers (3) and breaks

• outdoor activities

Assignment

The Vision Restoration Summer School will focus on new concepts and cutting-edge research in vision science, vision science, the impact of visual impairment, function recovery, and restoration. World-renowned faculty will provide insights into a wide range of current topics including retinal circuitry and function, retinal degeneration and regeneration, vascular dysfunction, brain and perception, and visual impairment and rehabilitation.

Our mission includes three (3) main objectives:

• To educate the next generation of vision scientists by exposing them to inspiring, timely topics within an immersive environment.

• Promote interactions between students and researchers by creating opportunities for exclusive meetings while encouraging networking between them.

• Encourage access for students to pursue a rewarding career in the field of vision health.

Join us for a unique experience of enrichment and knowledge sharing with experts in the field.

Scientific programming

L’école d’été s’étalera sur 2 jours et demi (3 nuits), soit du 8 au 11 juillet, inclusivement. En tout, 10 conférenciers invités (internationaux et locaux) présenteront une conférence d’une durée de 50 minutes. Deux thématiques seront principalement abordées :  conditionnement de la rétine, dégénération et thérapies (9 juillet) et aspects holistiques du traitement visuel et de la déficience visuelle (10 juillet). Les présentations seront données exclusivement en anglais. Les étudiants sélectionnés devront présenter une affiche sur leurs travaux de recherche en plus d’une présentation orale pour certains.

Selection of participants

This summer school is open to all graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and clinical research trainees. Canadian and international students are all invited to register. As places are limited for the summer school, a selection will be made by the Organizing Committee based on the abstracts submitted and the motivation of each person to participate. It is therefore essential to respect the deadline for submitting applications which has been set for March 25, 2024.

Candidates will be informed of the selection results in April 2024.

Details for student presentations

There will be 4 Student Presentation Sessions. From all the posters, twelve (12) presenters will be selected by the Scientific Committee to give an oral presentation. Selected participants will receive confirmation in May.

• Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Session 1: Poster Presentation

• Wednesday, July 10, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Session 2: “Lightning” Student Oral Presentations

• Wednesday, July 10, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Session 3: Poster Presentation

• Thursday, July 11, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Session 4: “Lightning” Student Oral Presentations

All participants must submit a POSTER (even participants who have been selected for an oral presentation).

ORAL presentations are a maximum of 5 minutes in length and will be followed by a 5-minute question period ( see detailed schedule for poster numbering and oral presentation schedule) . For poster presentations, please prepare a 3-minute presentation summarizing your work and be prepared for a 2-minute question period.

The (maximum) dimensions available for posters are as follows:

• LARGEUR: 41 pouces (104 cm)
• HAUTEUR: 38 pouces (96 cm)

Location

The Summer School Organizing Committee will welcome you in the heart of Mauricie, overlooking the Rivière-du-Loup, at the Auberge Le Baluchon- Éco-villégiature, a multi-vocational tourist resort. Renowned for its enchanting scenery, its historical character, its eco-gastronomy (tasting of local products) and crowned as much for its food as its hotel services, Le Baluchon is an excellent choice for the realization of this summer school and will offer us several outdoor activities (hiking or horseback riding, kayaking, archery, etc.) during your stay.

Each student will have to share a room with another student. The Organizing and Logistics Committee will establish the pairing.

For more details on this hostel: https://www.baluchon.com/fr/

Approximate time:

• Montréal : 2 heures
• Québec : 2 heures
• Trois-Rivières : 50 minutes

Organizing Committee

Logistics Committee

Transportation

We ask that you arrive in Montreal in the morning or early afternoon on July 8, 2024. A bus will be provided by the RRSV to transport summer school participants to Le Baluchon. Departure is scheduled for 4:00 PM from the Berri-UQAM metro station and arrival at the hostel is scheduled for 6:00 PM. Le Baluchon employees will greet you upon arrival. You will be able to check in upon arrival. A welcome meal is provided at the hostel.

The return to Montreal will be by the same bus and its departure is scheduled for the afternoon of July 11.

Updated February 13, 2024

Quebec and Trois-Rivières students only: For Quebec students for whom traveling to Montreal is more of a hassle than traveling to Trois-Rivières, a free shared taxi (from Trois-Rivières) will be available for participants in the 2024 cohort. In addition, upon presentation of an invoice, a reimbursement agreement can be granted to participants to reimburse reasonable transportation costs from their home city to Trois-Rivières. Please contact us to discuss details before booking anything.

Registration

New extension: March 29, 2024

How to make payment (registration fee)

Only selected participants will receive an invoice inviting them to pay their registration fees. You will be prompted to complete your payment in the appropriate section. Payment must be made by credit card (simple and secure process). This invoice and other details will be sent in your acceptance email sent in April.

The cost of registration includes:

• Aller-retour Montréal vers l’auberge en autobus nolisé
• Hébergement (3 nuits) (2 étudiants/chambre)
• Tous les repas et les pauses
• Activités de plein air

For any questions regarding your registration or for any request for information about the Summer School, please contact the Logistics Committee.

Du Lundi 25 au Jeudi 28 Juillet 2022
Le Baluchon Éco-Villégiature, St-Paulin, Québec

Provenances hors Québec

Fighting Blindness Canada (Ontario, CA), University of Toronto (Ontario, CA), University of Victoria (Colombie-Britannique, CA), University of Waterloo (Ontario, CA), University of Ottawa (Ontario, CA), Dalhousie University (Nouvelle-Écosse, CA), Harvard University (Boston, MA, États-Unis), University of Rochester (NY, États-Unis), University of Washington (WA, USA), University of California Los Angeles (CA, États-Unis), Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, OR, États-Unis) et University of Basel (Suisse)

Mission

L’école d’été sur la restauration de la vision traitera des nouveaux concepts et des derniers avancements sur la recherche en biologie, fonctions et restauration de la vision.   Les conférenciers internationaux vous informeront sur divers sujets incluant la régénération cornéenne, la douleur et les yeux secs, les circuits rétiniens et leurs fonctions, les cellules-souches et la stratégie de replacement des photorécepteurs, la régénération des cellules ganglionnaires, la dérégulation vasculaire, le cerveau et la perception visuelle et finalement, la réhabilitation et les prothèses rétiniennes.

Notre mission inclut trois (3) objectifs principaux

• Informer la prochaine génération de scientifiques dans le domaine de la vision en les exposant à des sujets inspirant d’actualité à l’intérieur d’un environnement immersif

• Promouvoir les interactions entre les étudiants et chercheurs en provoquant des possibilités de rencontres exclusives tout en favorisant le réseautage entre eux

• Encourager l’accès aux étudiants à poursuivre une carrière enrichissante dans le domaine de la santé visuelle

Joignez-nous afin de vivre une expérience unique d’enrichissement et de partage de connaissances en compagnie d’experts dans le domaine.

Programmation scientifique

L’école d’été s’est étalée sur 2 et 1/2 jours (3 nuits), soit du 25 au 28 juillet, inclusivement. En tout, 10 conférenciers invités (internationaux et locaux) ont présenté leur conférence pour une durée de 1h00 chacun. Toutes les présentations ont été réalisées en anglais. Tous les participants ont présenté une affiche et parmi celles-ci, 12 furent sélectionnées par le comité organisateur pour être présentées oralement.

Comité organisateur

Comité de logistique

Pour toute question concernant votre inscription ou pour toute demande d’information au sujet de l’École d’été, veuillez contacter le Comité de logistique.