The conference will be an exciting mix of plenary and invited speakers, dedicated symposia, submitted symposia, constructed symposia (single papers that are grouped by research interest), and posters. We are pleased to announce the following invited speakers:

Takao Hensch (Harvard University – PLENARY SPEAKER)
Michael Blumberg (University of Iowa)
Anne Fernald (Stanford University)
Nathan Fox (University of Maryland)
Michael Georgieff (University of Minnesota)
Heidi Keller (University of Osnabrück)
Fei Xu (University of California, Berkeley)
Al Yonas (University of Minnesota)
Dedicated symposia are planned to honor the works of Alan Sroufe (University of Minnesota), William Greenough (University of Illinois), and Rachel Keen (University of Virginia).

Prior to the conference (Wednesday June 6th), there will be an afternoon (1:00 – 6:00 PM) Festschrift in honor of Dr. Herbert Pick (University of Minnesota), a long-standing leader in the field of infant perceptual learning, especially regarding the role of vision in guiding motor learning and cognitive development.