*IEEE VIS 2015*: http://ieeevis.org: October 25-30 2015, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis Facebook: 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_ug_hm> ======================== *Selected upcoming deadlines:* - *VIzSec 2015 paper deadline:* August 1, 2015 (http://vizsec.org/) - *Seven Workshops*: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/workshops (Note that *Visual analytics in Healthcare *has a new paper deadline on 7/31): - *Student volunteer application deadline*: August 1, 2015 http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/volunteer/student-volunteers <http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/volunteer/student-volunteers> - *Early registration deadline*: September 11, 2015 http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/registration/conference-registration <http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/registration/conference-registration> ======================== *Symposium on Visualization in Data Science (VDS at IEEE VIS 2015)* <http://visualdatascience.org/>http://visualdatascience.org CALL FOR POSTERS QUICK FACTS Poster Submission Deadline: August 15, 2015 5:00pm PST Required: 250-word abstract plus one image. Submit: https://precisionconference. <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/>com/~vds15/ <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/> VISION Transformations in many fields are enabled by rapid advances in our ability to acquire and generate data. The bottleneck to discovery is now our ability to analyze and make sense of heterogeneous, noisy, and often massive datasets. Extracting knowledge from this abundance of data lies at the heart of 21st century discovery. We truly are at the dawn of a revolutionary new era. Data science is the practice of deriving insight from data, at the intersection of the disciplines of statistical methodology, computer science, and one or more traditional scholarly fields. Visualization is an integral part of data science, and essential to enable sophisticated analysis of data. The first Symposium on Visualization in Data Science (VDS) at IEEE VIS 2015 will bring together domain scientists and methods researchers. POSTERS We solicit posters to engage the community in discussion on topics related to visualization in data science. You must present a corresponding poster during the designated poster session, and are encouraged to incorporate a demo or video into your presentation. You also have the opportunity to give a brief oral preview during a plenary ‘fast forward’ session. We encourage submission of work in progress and preliminary results, previously published work from other venues, and visualization challenges relevant to data science. REVIEW PROCESS Poster submissions will be reviewed for relevance and interest to the Data Science community by the Program Chairs. SUBMISSION AND FORMATTING GUIDELINES Poster submissions consist of a **250-word textual abstract and a supporting image**. Optionally, you can also submit a link to a short video or other supplementary material such as software. To submit a poster please use the Precision Conference System ( https://precisionconference. <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/> com/~vds15/ <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/>). After logging in go to “new submissions” and select “Submit to Posters” for VDS 2015. IMPORTANT DATES Poster Submission Deadline: August 15, 2015 5:00pm PST Author Notification: September 4, 2015 SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS Daniel Keim, University of Konstanz Hanspeter Pfister, Harvard University Claudio Silva, New York University PROGRAM CHAIRS Alexander Lex, University of Utah Marc Streit, Johannes Kepler University Linz ======================== *Digital Compass* http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/digital-compass IEEE VIS 2015 is proud to offer our attendees activities to socialize and meet fellow VIS researchers through the *Digital Compass* events. One of our goals in organizing the Compass activities at the main IEEE VIS conference is to support the next generation of visualization researchers by helping connect beginning and advanced researchers from the scientific visualization, information visualization and visual analytics communities. The Compass activities are open to all registered IEEE VIS participants. The activities are organized by the IEEE VIS Compass Chairs. CONTACT For more information contact IEEE VIS 2014 Compass Chairs: Alex Endert, Georgia Tech Daniel Best, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Mohammad Ghoniem, Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann Email: compass@ieeevis.org Best regards, -- Jian --------------------------------------------------------------- Jian Chen, PhD, Assistant Prof. CSEE, University of Maryland Baltimore County http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen/index.html