Dear all, we are seeking engaging, relevant, interactive data visualizations of science and technology developments that help people make smarter decisions in their personal and professional lives. The Call for Submissions has been posted at https://scimaps.org/call-for-macroscopes and we welcome your help in spreading the word. Submissions are due by Jan 15, 2024. More information on maps and macroscopes included in the exhibit can be found at https://scimaps.org interviews with select map and macroscope makers are at https://scimaps.org/learning-center/maker-videos. The Call for Macroscope is below. Thank you and kind regards, Katy Bӧrner, Lisel Record, & Todd Theriault Curators, Mapping Science exhibit, http://scimaps.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Macroscopes The Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit is designed to open people’s minds and hearts to the value, complexity, and beauty of science and technology. We are inviting authors of interactive data visualizations, also called macroscopes, to submit their work for inclusion in the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit. Macroscopes are software tools that help us focus on patterns in data that are too large or complex to see with the naked eye. The idea of the macroscope was explored in 1979 by Joël de Rosnay in a book titled The Macroscope: A New World Scientific System [1]. To meet the challenges posed by the rapidly increasing abundance, diversity, and complexity of information, de Rosnay proposed the "macroscope", a tool for observing “what is at once too great, too slow, and too complex for our eyes.” Macroscopes can also function as digital atlases, particularly in the broad field of medical practice and research. An atlas can serve as an indispensable learning tool for beginning students and a trusted reference for the seasoned practitioner. This year’s call for macroscopes is looking for digital collections of annotated and spatially organized information on biomedical subjects (which could include approaches from the fields of anatomy and physiology, bioinformatics, epidemiology, health care, and others). These macroscopes should serve as digital atlases—collections of maps, charts, and other graphical representations that attempt a global view of a scientific subject. They may also include reference maps where data is placed within a coordinate system to visualize spatial relationships between entities. Like the best cartographic and anatomical atlases, these macroscopes should be engaging, well organized, easy to use, and support both informed query and broad exploration. Places & Spaces is a traveling exhibit that currently features 100 maps and 32 interactive macroscopes from a wide range of disciplines. Since 2005, the exhibit has traveled to 30 countries and appeared in various formats at over 458 venues and events, including the Davos Economic Forum, National Academy of Sciences, and the New York Public Library. News coverage has appeared in Nature, Science, USA Today, and Wired. Important Dates * Submissions due Jan 15, 2024 * Mapmakers notified: Feb 15, 2024 * Submit final entries: April 1, 2024 * Ready for display: May 31, 2024 References [1] de Rosnay, Joël. 1979. The Macroscope: A New World Scientific System. New York: Harper & Row. -- Katy Borner Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science Director, CI for Network Science Center, http://cns.iu.edu<http://cns.iu.edu/> Curator, Mapping Science exhibit, http://scimaps.org<http://scimaps.org/> ISE and ILS, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University Luddy Hall 4018, 700 N. Woodlawn Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA Phone: (812) 855-3256 Twitter: @katycns