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FECHNER DAY 201632 nd Annual Meeting
of the International Societyfor Psychophysics
MOSCOW, RUSSIA15-20 August, 2016
ORGANIZERS
Alexey N. GusevGalina M. Menshikova
Psychology DepartmentMoscow Lomonosov State University
Irina G. Skotnikova Institute of Psychology
Russian Academy of Sciences
SPONSORS
� Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)� Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH)
VENUE
� Psychology Department, Moscow Lomonosov State University
� Old campus in the city center, opposite to the Red Square and Kremlin
Venue:LECTURETHEATERS
Venue: SEMINAR ROOMS
Students’Diningroom
August isbetterthanOctober
� The end of October is rather cold and rainy in Moscow. Also, accommodation prices are noticeably lower in August than in October
� We therefore suggested to hold the meeting in the 2nd half of August,when it is warm and rather dry as a rule
� August was chose for FD’2016at Business Meeting of FD’2014 in Lund
Accommodation� Hotel “Academicheskaya” (3*)
in the Russian Academyof SciencesDonskaya Street 1
� 320 rooms � Buffet breakfast� ca. 10-15 minutes by bus
from the PsychologyDepartment
Pricespernight� Currencyon January 9,2016:$ 1 = Rub 75, € 1= Rub 80
� August 2015 October 2014� Single standard $ 65 € 59 $ 148 € 109
� Single comfortable $ 79 € 71 $ 187 € 243
� Double economy 2 beds $ 79 € 71 $ 187 € 243
� Double standard 2 beds $ 104 € 94 $ 221 € 287
� Double business 1 bed $ 104 € 94 $ 240 € 312
� There are different kinds of half-luxe and luxe rooms as well
� Obviously the prices became more then twice lower in 2015 than in 2014
Accommodation(cntd.)� Also, there are more expensive hotels
in .2 -.4 km from the Psychology Department, e.g. Hotel “National”:
Double standard room with 2 beds:$150 / €134 (August 2015) $370 / €273 (October2014)
� We are exploring less expensive hotel options in the center of MoscowThere are many 2-3 stars hotels in .7- 2 km from the Psychology Department
� This August prices are $33- 55/ €30-50 per night for a standard single or double room
� (see http://www.fechnerday.org/fd2016).The prices are lower in case of groups of guests
� We plan to suggest our bus to transfer participants from 2-3 hotels to the Meeting place and back
� We also plan to suggest the postgraduated students hotel (in the main MSU building on Vorob’evy Hills)to young scientists as a financial supportThis place is connected by a straight metro line with the Psychology Department
Conferencefee
�We intend to keep the registration fee comparable to the registration fee at FD’2015 in Quebec:
�215 Euro before the deadline, �and 285 Euro after;
�and 105 Euro for students
Travelling�International airport Domodedovo
+ “Aeroexpress” (ca. 45 min. to a metro station in central Moscow)�International airport Sheremetyevo
+ “Aeroexpress”(ca. 35 min. to a metro station in central Moscow)�Airport Vnukovo
+ “Aeroexpress”(ca. 35 min. to a metro station in central Moscow)
�Railway stations: Belorusskii, Kievskii, Leningradskii, Yaroslavskii (ca. 10-15 min. from Faculty of Psychology)
�Tourist visa is required (about €50 for 7 days now). It is rather easy to receive tourist visa in Russian embassies in most countriesAt the same time assistance is suggested in Moscow to receive it
Scientificprogramme:Proposedsessionsandconfirmedtalks
� August 15-18, 2016
� Theme Sessions
� Non-Traditional Approaches in Psychophysics� 1. Psychophysics of environmental perception.� Lawrence Ward (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) ?� 2. Psychophysics of perceived quality.
Valery Nosulenko (Institute of Psychology, Moscow, Russia)� 3. Subject’s Activity-Oriented Approach
Irina Skotnikova (Institute of Psychology, Moscow, Russia) &Alexey Gusev (Moscow Lomonosov State University, Russia)
� 4. Psychophysics of Gestalt PerceptionAndrey Khudyakov (Pedagogical State University, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Organized by Irina Skotnikova (Institute of Psychology, Moscow, Russia) &Alexey Gusev (Moscow Lomonosov State University, Russia)
� Decision Making and Confidence in Sensory Tasks� Organized by Stephen Link (University of California, San Diego, USA)
� Sensory Measurements
� Psychophysical Approaches to Attention and Working Memory� Organized by Jeremy M. Wolfe
(Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Cambridge, MA, USA) ? & Igor’ Utochkin (National ResearchUniversityHigherSchool of Economics, Moscow, Russia)
� Applied Psychophysics
� Animal PsychophysicsOrganized by Edward A. Wasserman or Lazareva Olga F.
(Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City , USA) ? & Lubov’ Selivanova (Institute of Evolutional Morphology, Moscow, Russia)
SatelliteMeeting
� August 19, 2016
� Psychophysics and Neuroscience�
Evgeny N. Sokolov, psychophysiologist of the 20th century
� Organized by ? & Alexander Chernorizov (Moscow Lomonosov State University, Russia)
Keynotelectures
� ?
� Boris M. Velichkovsky (National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”,Moscow Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia, and Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany)
� Scientific psychology in the North-East of Europe:From Sechenov, Bechterev and Pavlov to the 21st century
converging science and technology
Sightseeingprogramme:GuidedTours
� August 15-19, 2016 (evenings)� Moscow historical places and landmarks
� Moscow Kremlin(http://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/museums-moscow-kremlin/);
� Moscow metro: 80 years of the world’s most beautiful underground (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Metro)
� New campus of Moscow Lomonosov State University on Vorobyevy Hills (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_State_University);
� Panoramic view of Moscow city from the 33rd floor of the University building
� August 20, 2016 ( full day)
� Russian icons and architecture of the 15th-16th centuries:Andrei Rublyov Museum of Ancient Russian Art (http://www.moscow.info/museums/andrei-rublev-museum-of-ancient-russian-art.aspx);
� Kolomenskoye Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolomenskoye)
We look forward to meeting you
at Fechner Day 2016 in Moscow