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IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest 2015
by Wong, Pak C 12 Sep '15

12 Sep '15

The submission deadline has been extended to Monday, September 21, 2015. http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/ --- IEEE VGTC Visualization Pioneers Group (http://vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group) is collaborating with ACT (http://act.org) this year to host the second IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest. If you are a student, teacher, or parent that cares about the state of today's education, if you think you have what it takes to solve the "perceived vs. actual student interest" mystery, please consider entering the 2015 Data Visualization Contest. The winner of the contest will receive, among other prizes, a chance to see their work being applied to ACT's data analysis, product development, and/or marketing/promotional efforts. The submission deadline is Monday, September 21, 2015. --- Call for Participation, 2015 The IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest Contest Theme: Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest Collaborator and Support: ACT, Inc.<http://www.act.org/> DEADLINE: Monday, September 21, 2015 The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC)<http://vgtc.org/> is sponsoring its second International Data-Visualization Contest to recognize outstanding design in visualization and visual analytics from around the world. The 2015 contest theme is "Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest." The contest will be administrated by the IEEE Visualization Pioneers Group (VPG)<http://vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group> under the auspices of IEEE VGTC and in collaboration with ACT<http://www.act.org/>, Inc. (ACT is a non-profit organization in the education readiness assessment sector.) The awards will be announced at the IEEE VPG Reception to be held at the IEEE VIS 2015<http://ieeevis.org/> conference. You are not required to attend either the VIS 2015 conference or the VPG reception to participate in the contest. Contest Challenge: Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest The importance of selecting and pursuing a major or career that fits a student's interests and passions cannot be overstated. ACT's research has shown that over time, students tend to declare the same or similar majors in their first year of college as their indicated planned major. However, ACT also has data regarding students' measured-rather than self-reported-interests and has developed a "fit index" that can help accurately predict success based on their fit with selected or intended majors. VPG's contest challenge is to develop a visual representation of Interest Perceived vs. Actual data that helps to relate the complexities of how students' measured interests match with their indicated plans, declared majors, or their persistence into their sophomore year. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Which majors are most affected by the influx/outflux of students? * Which majors have had an increase or decrease in measured interest over time? * Which majors have experienced differences in follow-through of students over time? Interested parties can read relevant literature online, such as http://www.act.org/emtrends/12/interestmajor.html and start planning their contest entries. Contest Data * CSV data file<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_file.csv> (corrected July 17, 2015 - "15-Jan" was changed to "1-15") * XLSX data file<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_file.xlsx> (same as CSV, but in Excel format) * PDF File Summary<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_data_file_summa…> * PDF Field Descriptions<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_field_descripti…> (added July 16, 2015) Clarification to the description for the HighestLevel2 field: It is the category that contains the major that best fits the results of the student's interest inventory, which is taken only once. This field allows you to compare a student's high interest-major and the major they actually choose. Eligibility All visualization and visual analytics designers, developers, researchers, and practitioners from business, academia, and government sectors around the world are eligible to participate. Submissions cannot promote a commercial product. Submission Limitation Contestants may be lead author on no more than three submissions to the 2015 contest. They may be a co-author of any number of submissions. Submission Deadline Contest packets must be received by 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, September 21, 2015 to qualify for the 2015 contest. Selection Procedure All active IEEE VPG members<http://vgtc.org/content/vpg-members> who do not make a submission to the contest will be invited to participate in the first-round review. The top contest submissions from this first-round review will undergo a second round of reviews conducted by five distinguished IEEE VPG members representing different backgrounds, who will be chosen jointly by the VGTC and VPG chairs. The five-member selection committee will thoroughly review and assess the top contest submissions. The chair of the selection committee will submit his or her recommendation for best visualization to the IEEE VGTC chair by Friday, Oct 16, 2015. Contest Award Along with a certificate, VPG will give a check for $100 USD to the winner in each of the following categories: 1. Most practical 2. Most original 3. One or more surprise categories in areas determined by the committee after reviewing the submissions. Submissions will be considered in all categories and may win more than one award. Perhaps most importantly, winners in all categories will have a chance to see their work being applied to ACT's data analysis, product development, and/or marketing/promotional efforts. Submission Details The 2015 contest accepts only static visualizations in the form of an image. Contest participants should email the submission package to ieeevpg(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:ieeevpg@googlegroups.com>. The package must include: 1. A pdf file that contains: * Title of the data-visualization contest submission * Name, affiliation, email address, and postal address of the participant * A 200-300 word description of the visualization written in English 2. A static visualization figure in jpg or png format. The size of the total submission package must be less than 10MB. For questions, contact vpg_awards(a)vgtc.org<mailto:vpg_awards@vgtc.org>. [X]

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IEEE VIS early registration deadline, Keynote and capstone speakers, and Updated Meetups
by Jian Chen 10 Sep '15

10 Sep '15

*IEEE VIS 2015*: http://ieeevis.org October 25-30 2015, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i <https://twitter.com/ieeevis> eeevis <https://twitter.com/ieeevis> (preview videos will be posted each day) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4 <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4469236&trk=anet…> 469236&trk=anet_ug_hm <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4469236&trk=anet…> <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4469236&trk=anet…> Dear colleagues, Please find three items in this email. =========================================== *Early registration **period* for IEEE VIS 2015 is open until Friday, September 11, 2015. Last registration fees apply after that date. http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/registration/conference-registration =========================================== *Keynote and Capstone speakers **announced* http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/keynote-and-capstone *Keynote speaker: Professor * <http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/People/cox/>*Donna J. Cox <http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/People/cox/>, MFA, PhD, University of Illinois, * *Time and location*: Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 8:30-9:30am. Grand ballroom *Title*: An Evolving Visual Language: Connecting General Audiences to Science through Data Visualization. Visualization of all types of data is a highly effective tool used by researchers to gain insight into natural phenomena and to communicate their findings. It is also an increasingly popular means of presenting large scientific datasets to the general public in informal educational settings such as museums and planetaria. Visualization has appeared in many forms and in many cultures throughout digital history and contributes to the evolving visual language of science. Dr. Donna Cox and the Advanced Visualization Laboratory team at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, collaborate with science teams, writers, producers, educators, and media distribution professionals on content designed to engage a wide range of audiences. In the past 8 years alone, her collaborative educational and outreach projects have produced science narratives featuring data visualizations that have been viewed by more than 45 million people worldwide. Cox leads an NSF-funded project to create scientific visualizations and then test audiences’ understanding of the phenomenon that is being presented. Large-scale computational data present unique visualization challenges for producers of high-resolution, production-quality 3D IMAX movies; feature films; and museum fulldomes. In this keynote, Cox will provide a visual feast of major projects, including new digital fulldome museum shows and award-winning IMAX films. *Speaker Bio:* Professor Donna J. Cox, MFA, PhD, is the first named Michael Aiken Endowed Chair at the University of Illinois, where she directs the Advanced Visualization Laboratory, the eDream Institute, and the Culture and Society theme at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Cox has been a leader in the field of scientific visualization for over 30 years. She coined the term ‘renaissance teams’ to describe interdisciplinary groups of experts who address difficult challenges in large-scale data scientific visualization. Cox and her collaborators have thrilled millions around the world with their stunning cinematic presentations of science for IMAX movies, feature films, PBS HD television, and large-screen digital museum shows. The Museum of Science and Industry selected Cox as one of 40 “Modern-Day Leonardos” featured in its Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius exhibit. Cox presented the first capstone at IEEE VIS in 1990. *-----* *Time and location*: Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 8:30-9:30am. Grand ballroom *Capstone speaker: Molly Wright Steenson, PhD* *Time and location*: Friday, October 30, 2015, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Grand Ballroom *Title: Architectures Physical and Digital* How do computer architectures and physical architectures inform each other? This talk will explore the interconnection of data and visualization through an architectural and computational lens over the last 50 years, including the work of Steven Coons, Christopher Alexander, Richard Saul Wurman and others. *Brief bio:* Molly Wright Steenson is an associate professor at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design. She researches the history of architecture, design and computing from the 1950s to the present, and is writing a book titled Architectures of Interactivity. =========================================== IEEE VIS Call fo Meetups http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/call-participation/meetups <http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/call-participation/meetups> VIS 2015 meetups are public and open to all attendees. We welcome additional proposals for informal meetups on scientific visualization, information visualization, visual analytics, application areas, or related topics. Meetups (previously known as BOFs) are an excellent forum to discuss a wide range of topics related to visualization. VIS 2015 aims to include meetups for each day and evening of the conference, given room availability. *Deadline:* open call Proposals received before Oct 1 will be included in the fast forward session. Adhoc meetups also welcome! We will fill all open slots with approved proposals on a first come first served basis, so consider submitting your proposal today. *Proposal format:* A meetup proposal should include a title, a responsible person (name, contact information), a brief description of the topic to be addressed, prospective audience, a foreseen number of participants, room equipment requirements as well as, if needed, preferences and constraints for meetup schedule. The proposal should be no longer than two pages in length. Meetup proposals should be sent to the Meetup Chairs at meetups(a)ieeevis.org. Meetup organizers need to be registered at the conference. *Impromptu meetups*: We also encourage impromptu meetups to be organized during the conference itself. Please contact the chairs by email or in person during the conference in order to secure a conference room and time slot. Best regards, -- Jian ------------------------------------------------------------- Jian Chen, PhD, Assistant Prof. CSEE, University of Maryland Baltimore County http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen/index.html

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DEXIS 2015: Workshop on Visualization + Interactive Surfaces (Updated Deadline)
by Petra Isenberg 10 Sep '15

10 Sep '15

************************************************************************ CALL FOR PAPERS DEXIS 2015 Workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces November 15, 2015 - Madeira, Portugal in conjunction with ITS 2015 http://aviz.fr/dexis2015 ****Extended Submission Deadline: September 30, 201*5 *** (due to extended early bird registration deadline for workshop attendees) ************************************************************************ We invite you to join DEXIS 2015 - a workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces, held in conjunction with ITS 2015 on the wonderful island of Madeira in Portugal on November 15, 2015. Objectives ---------- DEXIS 2015 focuses on the use of interactive surfaces for visual data exploration. Interactive tabletops and surfaces provide are more and more commonly used for data visualization and analysis, and hence offer rich opportunities to researchers and practitioners. They provide benefits in various ways, e.g., * data can be accessed and analyzed anywhere, any time (e.g., on tablets or on public displays), * novel visualization designs and interaction experiences contribute to richer user experience, promoting the use of visualization systems even to non-experts, and * data analysis is increasingly turning into a collaborative process, and interactive surfaces offer promising possibilities for computer- supported collaborative analysis. Despite these benefits, much remains to be learned about the effects of providing a visual data exploration experience on interactive surfaces: Interactive surfaces often come in the forms of larger screens, smaller screens, more screens, higher pixel counts, and multiple simultaneous inputs, all of which create demanding challenges for designing visualization and interaction techniques. In addition, we need to learn more about designing surface-based visualization systems for richer user experience, find out about scenarios that are suited for such systems, and unveil the added value of surface-based visualization applications in realistic settings. As the second iteration of the first DEXIS workshop held at ITS 2011, we will discuss & reflect on research dedicated to visualization systems for interactive surfaces, define open research questions in the field, and refine research agendas aiming to shape future research in the field. Topics ------ Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * design of information visualization, scientific visualization, or visual analytics interfaces and environments for interactive surfaces, * design of interactive visual representations for collaborative work on interactive surfaces, * design of multi-display environments for data analysis, * the use of interactive surfaces to visualize and interact with information and data, * guidelines and best practices for visualization and analysis environments on interactive surfaces, * visual analysis and exploration for a wider range of audiences using emerging display technology, * aspects of cognition in interactive visualization and visual analysis environments, * evaluation of interaction in single- or multi-user information visualization, scientific visualization, and visual analytics systems, * collaborative visualization and visual analytics systems with interactive surfaces, * collaborative sensemaking & decision making and its connection to interactive surfaces, and * comparative experiences of visualization on desktop and visualization on interactive surfaces. Submission Instructions ----------------------- We accept position papers of up to 4 pages submitted in the SIGCHI Paper format (http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform) through the CMT submission system (https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/DEXIS2015) They will be reviewed by the program committee, and accepted papers will be sent back to the authors for finalization. They will be published in the workshop web site prior to the event. Important Dates --------------- Submission deadline: Sep 30, 2015 Notification of Acceptance: Oct 14, 2015 Camera-ready deadline: Oct 20, 2015 Workshop date: Nov 15, 2015 Workshop Chairs --------------- Petra Isenberg - INRIA, France Bongshin Lee - Microsoft Research, USA Alark Joshi - University of San Francisco, USA Tobias Isenberg - INRIA, France Contact ------- For any questions regarding the workshop, contactdexisws2015(a)gmail.com -- Petra Isenberg, PhD Research Scientist AVIZ group | INRIA Saclay Île-de-France phone: +33 17 292 5916 |http://www.aviz.fr/~isenberg/

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DEXIS 2015: Workshop on Visualization + Interactive Surfaces (Updated Deadline)
by Petra Isenberg 05 Sep '15

05 Sep '15

************************************************************************ CALL FOR PAPERS DEXIS 2015 Workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces November 15, 2015 - Madeira, Portugal in conjunction with ITS 2015 http://aviz.fr/dexis2015 ****Extended Submission Deadline: September 7, 201*5 *** ************************************************************************ We invite you to join DEXIS 2015 - a workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces, held in conjunction with ITS 2015 on the wonderful island of Madeira in Portugal on November 15, 2015. Objectives ---------- DEXIS 2015 focuses on the use of interactive surfaces for visual data exploration. Interactive tabletops and surfaces provide are more and more commonly used for data visualization and analysis, and hence offer rich opportunities to researchers and practitioners. They provide benefits in various ways, e.g., * data can be accessed and analyzed anywhere, any time (e.g., on tablets or on public displays), * novel visualization designs and interaction experiences contribute to richer user experience, promoting the use of visualization systems even to non-experts, and * data analysis is increasingly turning into a collaborative process, and interactive surfaces offer promising possibilities for computer- supported collaborative analysis. Despite these benefits, much remains to be learned about the effects of providing a visual data exploration experience on interactive surfaces: Interactive surfaces often come in the forms of larger screens, smaller screens, more screens, higher pixel counts, and multiple simultaneous inputs, all of which create demanding challenges for designing visualization and interaction techniques. In addition, we need to learn more about designing surface-based visualization systems for richer user experience, find out about scenarios that are suited for such systems, and unveil the added value of surface-based visualization applications in realistic settings. As the second iteration of the first DEXIS workshop held at ITS 2011, we will discuss & reflect on research dedicated to visualization systems for interactive surfaces, define open research questions in the field, and refine research agendas aiming to shape future research in the field. Topics ------ Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * design of information visualization, scientific visualization, or visual analytics interfaces and environments for interactive surfaces, * design of interactive visual representations for collaborative work on interactive surfaces, * design of multi-display environments for data analysis, * the use of interactive surfaces to visualize and interact with information and data, * guidelines and best practices for visualization and analysis environments on interactive surfaces, * visual analysis and exploration for a wider range of audiences using emerging display technology, * aspects of cognition in interactive visualization and visual analysis environments, * evaluation of interaction in single- or multi-user information visualization, scientific visualization, and visual analytics systems, * collaborative visualization and visual analytics systems with interactive surfaces, * collaborative sensemaking & decision making and its connection to interactive surfaces, and * comparative experiences of visualization on desktop and visualization on interactive surfaces. Submission Instructions ----------------------- We accept position papers of up to 4 pages submitted in the SIGCHI Paper format (http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform) through the CMT submission system (https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/DEXIS2015) They will be reviewed by the program committee, and accepted papers will be sent back to the authors for finalization. They will be published in the workshop web site prior to the event. Important Dates --------------- Submission deadline: Sep 7, 2015 Notification of Acceptance: Sep 25, 2015 Camera-ready deadline: Oct 9, 2015 Workshop date: Nov 15, 2015 Workshop Chairs --------------- Petra Isenberg - INRIA, France Bongshin Lee - Microsoft Research, USA Alark Joshi - University of San Francisco, USA Tobias Isenberg - INRIA, France Contact ------- For any questions regarding the workshop, contactdexisws2015(a)gmail.com -- Petra Isenberg, PhD Research Scientist AVIZ group | INRIA Saclay Île-de-France phone: +33 17 292 5916 |http://www.aviz.fr/~isenberg/

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Infovis & ML CFP at ESANN'16
by Bruno Dumas 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] Call for papers: special session on "Information Visualisation and Machine Learning: Techniques, Validation and Integration" at ESANN 2016 European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning (ESANN 2016). 27-29 April 2016, Bruges, Belgium - <http://www.esann.org/> <http://www.esann.org/>http://www.esann.org <http://www.esann.org/> DESCRIPTION: This special session aims at exploring how information visualisation (infovis) techniques can help researchers and practitioners in machine learning. Example issues that are welcome in this session entail the validation of results of visualisation techniques from machine learning, the use of interactive techniques to help exploration of data, how machine learning techniques can help improve information visualisation, integrated visualisation and mining (VM), etc. Experimental use cases are welcome. This special session aims to provide practitioners from both communities a common forum of discussion where issues at the crossroads of machine learning and information visualisation could be discussed, in the wake of discussions such as [1, 2]. [1] Enrico Bertini and Denis Lalanne. Surveying the complementary role of automatic data analysis and visualization in knowledge discovery. In Proc. VAKD, 2009, 12-20. [2] Keim, Daniel A., Florian Mansmann, and Jim Thomas. Visual analytics: how much visualization and how much analytics ? ACM SIGKDD Explor. Newsl. 11.2, 2010, 5-8. SUBMISSION: Prospective authors must submit their paper through the ESANN portal following the instructions provided in <http://www.elen.ucl.ac.be/esann/index.php?pg=submission> <http://www.elen.ucl.ac.be/esann/index.php?pg=submission>http://www.elen.ucl.ac.be/esann/index.php?pg=submission <http://www.elen.ucl.ac.be/esann/index.php?pg=submission>. Each paper will undergo a peer reviewing process for its acceptance. Authors should send as soon as possible an e-mail with the tentative title of their contribution to the special session organisers. IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission deadline : 20 November 2015 Notification of acceptance : 31 January 2016 The ESANN 2014 conference : 27-29 April 2016 SPECIAL SESSION ORGANISERS: Prof. Benoît Frénay Université de Namur, Belgium E-mail: benoit.frenay(a)unamur.be <mailto:benoit.frenay@unamur.be> Website: <http://bfrenay.wordpress.com/>http://bfrenay.wordpress.com <http://bfrenay.wordpress.com/> Phone: +32 81 72 49 76 Prof. Bruno Dumas Université de Namur, Belgium E-mail: bruno.dumas(a)unamur.be <mailto:bruno.dumas@unamur.be> Website: http://directory.unamur.be/staff/bdumas <http://directory.unamur.be/staff/bdumas>Phone: +32 81 72 49 75

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IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest 2015
by Wong, Pak C 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

IEEE VGTC Visualization Pioneers Group (http://vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group) is collaborating with ACT (http://act.org) this year to host the second IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest. If you are a student, teacher, or parent that cares about the state of today's education, if you think you have what it takes to solve the "perceived vs. actual student interest" mystery, please consider entering the 2015 Data Visualization Contest. The winner of the contest will receive, among other prizes, a chance to see their work being applied to ACT's data analysis, product development, and/or marketing/promotional efforts. The submission deadline is Friday, September 11, 2015. --- Call for Participation, 2015 The IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest Contest Theme: Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest Collaborator and Support: ACT, Inc.<http://www.act.org/> DEADLINE: Friday, September 11, 2015 The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC)<http://vgtc.org/> is sponsoring its second International Data-Visualization Contest to recognize outstanding design in visualization and visual analytics from around the world. The 2015 contest theme is "Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest." The contest will be administrated by the IEEE Visualization Pioneers Group (VPG)<http://vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group> under the auspices of IEEE VGTC and in collaboration with ACT<http://www.act.org/>, Inc. (ACT is a non-profit organization in the education readiness assessment sector.) The awards will be announced at the IEEE VPG Reception to be held at the IEEE VIS 2015<http://ieeevis.org/> conference. You are not required to attend either the VIS 2015 conference or the VPG reception to participate in the contest. Contest Challenge: Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest The importance of selecting and pursuing a major or career that fits a student's interests and passions cannot be overstated. ACT's research has shown that over time, students tend to declare the same or similar majors in their first year of college as their indicated planned major. However, ACT also has data regarding students' measured-rather than self-reported-interests and has developed a "fit index" that can help accurately predict success based on their fit with selected or intended majors. VPG's contest challenge is to develop a visual representation of Interest Perceived vs. Actual data that helps to relate the complexities of how students' measured interests match with their indicated plans, declared majors, or their persistence into their sophomore year. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Which majors are most affected by the influx/outflux of students? * Which majors have had an increase or decrease in measured interest over time? * Which majors have experienced differences in follow-through of students over time? Interested parties can read relevant literature online, such as http://www.act.org/emtrends/12/interestmajor.html and start planning their contest entries. Contest Data * CSV data file<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_file.csv> (corrected July 17, 2015 - "15-Jan" was changed to "1-15") * XLSX data file<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_file.xlsx> (same as CSV, but in Excel format) * PDF File Summary<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_data_file_summa…> * PDF Field Descriptions<http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/2015/student_flow_aggregated_field_descripti…> (added July 16, 2015) Clarification to the description for the HighestLevel2 field: It is the category that contains the major that best fits the results of the student's interest inventory, which is taken only once. This field allows you to compare a student's high interest-major and the major they actually choose. Eligibility All visualization and visual analytics designers, developers, researchers, and practitioners from business, academia, and government sectors around the world are eligible to participate. Submissions cannot promote a commercial product. Submission Limitation Contestants may be lead author on no more than three submissions to the 2015 contest. They may be a co-author of any number of submissions. Submission Deadline Contest packets must be received by 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, September 11, 2015 to qualify for the 2015 contest. Selection Procedure All active IEEE VPG members<http://vgtc.org/content/vpg-members> who do not make a submission to the contest will be invited to participate in the first-round review. The top contest submissions from this first-round review will undergo a second round of reviews conducted by five distinguished IEEE VPG members representing different backgrounds, who will be chosen jointly by the VGTC and VPG chairs. The five-member selection committee will thoroughly review and assess the top contest submissions. The chair of the selection committee will submit his or her recommendation for best visualization to the IEEE VGTC chair by Friday, Oct 16, 2015. Contest Award Along with a certificate, VPG will give a check for $100 USD to the winner in each of the following categories: 1. Most practical 2. Most original 3. One or more surprise categories in areas determined by the committee after reviewing the submissions. Submissions will be considered in all categories and may win more than one award. Perhaps most importantly, winners in all categories will have a chance to see their work being applied to ACT's data analysis, product development, and/or marketing/promotional efforts. Submission Details The 2015 contest accepts only static visualizations in the form of an image. Contest participants should email the submission package to ieeevpg(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:ieeevpg@googlegroups.com>. The package must include: 1. A pdf file that contains: * Title of the data-visualization contest submission * Name, affiliation, email address, and postal address of the participant * A 200-300 word description of the visualization written in English 1. A static visualization figure in jpg or png format. The size of the total submission package must be less than 10MB. For questions, contact vpg_awards(a)vgtc.org<mailto:vpg_awards@vgtc.org>. ________________________________

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Velo Club de VIS - Cycling Opportunities at IEEE VIS (DEADLINE)
by Dykes, Jason 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

There are three ways to participate in Velo Club de VIS cycling activity at VIS this year. 1. Get a Club Cycling Jersey Info - http://www.gicentre.net/velo-club-jersey/ Sizes - http://www.primaleurope.com/custom/fit-guide Order - http://j.mp/veloClubDeVIS_signUp15 2. Ride the Prologue - Friday afternoon on the Lakefront Trail at your own pace. 3. Ride Le Tour de VIS - Saturday club ride on Road BIkes in the VIS peloton. Sign up for any of this here : http://j.mp/veloClubDeVIS_signUp15 ** JERSEY DEADLINE - WEDS 2ND SEP ** Les Randonneurs du Velo Club de VIS Jason Dykes, Danyel Fisher, Miriah Meyer, Brian Price Ross Whitaker, Wesley Willett, Jo Wood

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New Book Announcement
by Brent Beckley 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

Morgan & Claypool Publishers is excited to announce the launch new title in our Synthesis Lectures on Visualization Series. Interaction for Visualization By Christian Tominski (University of Rostock) Paperback ISBN: 9781627057738 E-Book ISBN: 9781627057745 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ <http://dx.doi.org/10.2200/S00651ED1V01Y201506VIS003> 10.2200/S00651ED1V01Y201506VIS003 97 pages . Copyright 2015 Visualization has become a valuable means for data exploration and analysis. Interactive visualization combines expressive graphical representations and effective user interaction. Although interaction is an important component of visualization approaches, much of the visualization literature tends to pay more attention to the graphical representation than to interaction. The goal of this work is to strengthen the interaction side of visualization. Based on a brief review of general aspects of interaction, we develop an interaction-oriented view on visualization. This view comprises five key aspects: the data, the tasks, the technology, the human, as well as the implementation. Picking up these aspects individually, we elaborate several interaction methods for visualization. We introduce a multi-threading architecture for efficient interactive exploration. We present interaction techniques for different types of data e.g., multivariate data, spatio-temporal data, graphs) and different visualization tasks (e.g., exploratory navigation, visual comparison, visual editing). With respect to technology, we illustrate approaches that utilize modern interaction modalities (e.g., touch, tangibles, proxemics) as well as classic ones. While the human is important throughout this work, we also consider automatic methods to assist the interactive part. In addition to solutions for individual problems, a major contribution of this work is the overarching view of interaction in visualization as a whole. This includes a critical discussion of interaction, the identification of links between the key aspects of interaction, and the formulation of research topics for future work with a focus on interaction. This title is available online for institutional Synthesis subscribers at: http://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00651ED1V01Y201506VIS003 Print and individual PDF copies are available directly from Morgan & Claypool at: http://store.morganclaypool.com/catalog_Orig/product_info.php?products_id=80 9 Please write to request review or desk copies today! Brent Beckley Direct Marketing Manager Morgan & Claypool Publishers --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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IEEE VIS 2015 video preview online
by Jian Chen 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

*IEEE VIS 2015*: http://ieeevis.org October 25-30 2015, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis (preview videos will be posted each day) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis <https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=& gid=4469236&trk=anet_ug_hm <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4469236&trk=anet…> Dear all, Most of the video previews are now online on Vimeo in the "VIS 2015 30 Second Videos" group (link <https://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/>). Especially, all the videos from the paper tracks (SciVis, InfoVis, VAST, CG&A, TVCG) are online. Please also find below a list of all the links to the best papers (congratulations!) Best Posters to follow once confirmed. infovis_207 https://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136205841 [BEST PAPER] infovis_228 https://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136205873 <https://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136205873> [HONORABLE MENTION] scivis_171 http://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136211061 [HONORABLE MENTION] scivis_303 http://vimeo.com/groups/ vis2015previews/videos/136211325 <http://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136211325> [BEST PAPER] vast_140 http://vimeo.com/groups/ vis2015previews/videos/136206091 <http://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136206091> [HONORABLE MENTION] vast_168 http://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136206214 [BEST PAPER] vast_249 http://vimeo.com/groups/ vis2015previews/videos/136206336 <http://vimeo.com/groups/vis2015previews/videos/136206336> [HONORABLE MENTION] Best regards, - Jian (on behalf of publicity) ------------------------------------------------------------- Jian Chen, PhD, Assistant Prof. CSEE, University of Maryland Baltimore County http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen/index.html

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IEEE VIS 2015 full program, VisKids child care CFP, interview / meetups rooms / digital campass, and other announcement..
by Jian Chen 19 Aug '15

19 Aug '15

*IEEE VIS 2015*: http://ieeevis.org October 25- 30 2015, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis (preview videos will be posted) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis <https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=& gid=4469236&trk=anet_ug_hm <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4469236&trk=anet…> Dear all, Please check out an exciting series of *conference programs* AND *register* the conference to take advantage of the early registration deadline by 9/11/2015. - *All accepted papers* are online: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/accepted-papers - Many interesting *panels*: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/panels - *Keynote and capstone speakers* are also announced: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/keynote-and-capstone <http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/keynote-and-capstone> - *Tutorials* can be found at: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/tutorials - *Conference at-a-glance* is online: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/conference-glance *Meetups spaces* available (please contact meetups(a)ieeevis.org to reserve your room and time-slot): http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/call-participation/meetups Please do not forget to sign up *the digital compass* program, including blind lunch (excellent for the graduate students) and meet the candidates: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/digital-compass <http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/digital-compass> For the first time, dedicated* interview room *available at VIS this year! (Please contact info(a)ieeevis.org to reserve your time-slot) For the first time,* VisKids Child care* program is available sponsored by Google and IEEE WiE that is made possible by Miriah Meyer and Petra Isenberg! The application deadline is 9/9/2015. Best regards, - Jian (on behalf of publicity chairs) ------------------------------------------------------------- Jian Chen, PhD, Assistant Prof. CSEE, University of Maryland Baltimore County http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen/index.html

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