Dear VIS Community - The VEC is currently forming a committee to develop detailed recommendations for moving VIS to a unified area chairs model, along with a new governance structure to facilitate the model. This committee will have a significant impact in shaping the future of VIS. **We are seeking nominations of people to serve on this committee.** Members of the committee will be expected to participate in weekly meetings and to conduct follow-up homework between the meetings for the duration of approximately six months. Additionally, the committee will be tasked with working in an open and transparent way, including releasing progress reports on a regular basis to the community and soliciting feedback on ideas as they evolve. The committee will be kept small to facilitate agility and consensus. The formation of this committee is based on a priority recommendation from the VIS Restructuring Committee Report (see pg. 9 of the http://ieeevis.org/governance/1810-Restructuring-Recommendations.pdf). If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for consideration, please email Lisa Avila <vec_chair@ieeevis.org> with the name of the nominee and a brief description of the nominee’s most important qualifications for this committee. **Nominations must be received by Friday, January 18th.** Regards, Lisa Avila VEC Chair