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Our final keynote speaker takes the stage at 5:00 PM. Following the keynote, we'll be announcing our student prize winners. We look forward to seeing you there soon! #APCVEPC26

Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology@expsyanz.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Next up: Keynote Speaker Announcements. Introducing the first speaker for APCV & EPC 2026! Prof. Hakwan Lau will present a keynote lecture titled "Prefrontal Mechanisms for Perception."

What’s on this morning? 9:00 - 10:30 PM 📍 Stream 1 (303-G20): Symposium on XR in Multisensory Perception 📍 Stream 2 (303-G23): Affect and Empathy 📍 Stream 3 (303-G01): Expectations, Surprise, and Distraction 📍 Stream 4 (303-G02): Reading and the Brain #APCVEPC26

Our Ross Day Plenary keynote speaker for today starts at 5:00 PM. See you all in 303-G20/G23. #APCVEPC26

Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology@expsyanz.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Meet our second keynote speaker for APCV & EPC 2026! Prof. Elaine Reese from the University of Otago will deliver a keynote lecture titled "Memory Development: From Basic Science to Applied Approaches."

What’s on this morning? 9:00 - 10:30 PM 📍 Stream 1 (303-G20): Symposium on Imagined Sensations 📍 Stream 2 (303-G23): Society and Social Dynamics 📍 Stream 3 (303-G01): Developmental Psychology and Healthy Aging 📍 Stream 4 (303-G02): Visuomotor Learning and Action #APCVEPC26

ECR keynote speaker starts now! #APCVEPC26

Coming up this afternoon between 13:30 - 15:00 PM 📍 Stream 1 (303-G20): Current Application in VR within Cognitive Science 📍 Stream 2 (303-G23): Social and Game Decisions 📍 Stream 3 (303-G01): Perceptual Modulation 📍 Stream 4 (303-G02): Unconscious Stimulus Processing

For those who are still curious about synaesthesia and want to know more, there is a Synaesthesia Community Event on Sunday, 5th of July 2026. See further details below! The event is free, with limited places. Please book via: mquni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Poster session I starts at 11:00!

First day of #APCVEPC2026 was filled with image processing, moving tributes, and a lot of chatting. The worst thing that happened is we ran out of canapés, so I'm counting that as a success.

Warm welcome to Day 1 of the conference! Here’s what’s happening from 9:00-10:30 AM: 📍Stream 1 (Room 303-G20): Gaze Perception Symposium 📍Stream 2 (303-G23): Social Coordination 📍Stream 3 (303-G01): Auditory Awareness 📍Stream 4 (303-G02): Clinical Practice and Therapeutics #APCVEPC26

We are officially starting. Welcoming reception starts at 17:30 PM NZT. See you all there #APCVEPC26

Our ECR panel, ‘Navigating academia and industry as an early-career researcher in psychology’ starts soon at 3:30 PM NZT in 303-G20! #APCVEPC26

See you all soon! #APCVEPC26

Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology@expsyanz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

IT'S CONFERENCE WEEK! 🎉 Welcome to Auckland, NZ for APCV/EPC2026. Whether you're giving a talk, presenting a poster, or simply taking it all in, we're glad to have you here. Tag us with: #APCVEPC26

IT'S CONFERENCE WEEK! 🎉 Welcome to Auckland, NZ for APCV/EPC2026. Whether you're giving a talk, presenting a poster, or simply taking it all in, we're glad to have you here. Tag us with: #APCVEPC26

I adapted a scheduler app that was shared at VSS for this conference: apcvepc2026.netlify.app. Hope others find it useful in organising their time. (And thank you to Miyoung Kwon who created the app originally).

Join Professor Gina Grimshaw on 2 July, 6:00–7:30 PM, for a public lecture discussing how emotions shape attention, memory, decision-making, and human connection. Register now on: visualneuroscience.auckland.ac.nz/epc-apcv-2026/

Join us on 1 July, 12:00–3:15 PM, for the Synaesthesia Science & Community Forum. Explore the latest research in consciousness, sensory neuroscience, auditory cognition, and phenomenology through talks and discussion. See here for more details: visualneuroscience.auckland.ac.nz/epc-apcv-2026/

Our final schedule and abstract booklet are now available to download from our conference website: visualneuroscience.auckland.ac.nz/epc-apcv-2026

D-10! See you all soon at APCV & EPC 2026. A reminder of what's happening on the first day: 🔬 A workshop on image processing 🎨 A satellite event on synaesthesia 🎓 An ECR panel on navigating academia & industry The welcome ceremony will start at 17:30 NZT

20 days until APCV & EPC 2026!! Kicking things off on July 1st with: 🔬 A workshop on image processing 🎨 A satellite event on synaesthesia 🎓 An ECR panel on navigating academia & industry The welcome ceremony will start at 17:30 NZT See you all there! #APCVEPC2026

A reminder that the conference schedule is now live on our website at visualneuroscience.auckland.ac.nz/epc-apcv-2026/ We look forward to seeing everyone soon! #EPCAPCV26

A reminder that the conference schedule is now live on our website at visualneuroscience.auckland.ac.nz/epc-apcv-2026/ We look forward to seeing everyone soon! #EPCAPCV26

Final days for Early Bird registration! Register now and take advantage of discounted pricing.

Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology@expsyanz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Another reminder that our Early Bird Registration closes next week (15th May 26). All presenters, including speakers and discussants, please register by then.

Another reminder that our Early Bird Registration closes next week (15th May 26). All presenters, including speakers and discussants, please register by then.

⚠️ LAST CHANCE to submit your abstract. Submissions close 30 April 2026.

❗Last week before the abstract submission deadline for APCV & EPC 2026❗ Abstracts are due on 30 April 2026. Please also note that all presenters—including speakers and discussants in symposia—must register for the conference by the early-bird deadline on 15 May 2026.

⚠️ Reminder: 2 weeks left until the abstract submission deadline for APCV & EPC 2026. Abstracts are due on 30 April 2026. Please also note that all presenters—including speakers and discussants in symposia—must register for the conference by the early-bird deadline on 15 May 2026.

⚠️ Reminder: Only 3 weeks left until the abstract submission deadline for APCV & EPC 2026. Abstracts are due on 30 April 2026. Please also note that all presenters—including speakers and discussants in symposia—must register for the conference by the early-bird deadline on 15 May 2026.