In celebration of the 80th birthday of Ken Nakayama, a VSS founder, we will be holding a satellite event on the Wednesday afternoon after the VSS conference to bring the VSS community together in a fun and relaxed setting to learn about vision research through historical and personal perspectives. The event will consist of a set of talks that will weave together the narratives and personal perspectives of some of the pioneers of vision sciences. The speakers will have the opportunity to share the experiences that shaped their scientific lives, the questions and scientific challenges they faced at pivotal moments of their careers, and the wisdom and guiding philosophy they have gained through working with mentors, colleagues, and students. Each speaker will be invited to structure their presentation as they see to be most effective, with the goals of enlivening, entertaining and offering distinctly informative glimpses of how science developed for each of them. We trust that this event will offer younger aspiring scientists a better understanding of how a fulfilling scientific life has been guided by memorable or influential people, guiding ideas, nagging questions, anecdotes, research strategies, new technology, and serendipity.