Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD)

Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD) is an annual, one-day research conference devoted to bringing the vision research community of the Bay Area together to present and discuss new and exciting findings in the fields of ophthalmology, optometry, biology, neuroscience, visual psychophysics, and computer vision. What distinguishes BAVRD from other conferences was that it is primarily organized and run by graduate students from the Vision Science Graduate Group at the University of California, Berkeley. 2026 marks the 38th annual BAVRD!

BAVRD 2026

Date
September 4, 2026

Date
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT

Location
West Pauley Ballroom,
UC Berkeley Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. Building
2495 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720

Cost
BAVRD is FREE – all are welcome!

Schedule

Stay tuned for information on the conference schedule, speakers, and talk titles as we finalize our program.

Registration

Registration will open soon – future updates to be announced!

Lightning Talks & Posters

Lightning talks are 7 minutes long, followed by around 3 minutes of questions from the audience. Authors of selected abstracts have the opportunity to showcase their work in an afternoon poster session following the main talks. All applicants are expected to attend the event in person on the Berkeley campus.

Posters are expected to be 36 inches x 48 inches in landscape format. Tape is provided onsite. At least one author is expected to present the poster during the session. Posters should use large fonts and minimal text, for text to be readable from 5 feet away.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT: JULY 17, 2026

Submit an Abstract

Location

This year's Bay Area Vision Research Day will be held in-person at the West Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. Building.