[Infovis] 2nd Biennial BPViz: Broadening Participation in Visualization Workshop, August 3 - 4, 2016

[Byrd, Vetria L]

The 2016 CRA-W/CDC CADENS Broadening Participation in Visualization (BPViz'16) Workshop will be held August 3-4, 2016. The workshop will be co-located at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The goal of the workshop is to cross boundaries between STEM and non-STEM domains of scientists with data visualization needs, to facilitate collaborations and broaden participation in visualization on all levels in academia, research and industry. Sponsored by Computing Research Association -Women (CRA-W), The Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC), and the National Science Foundation (NSF), BPViz is designed to bring together persons with an interest in visualization to: (1) present work-in-progress, (2) engage with others in the field, (3) obtain feedback from visualization experts, (4) discuss research and career interests, and (4) build a community of persons interested in broadening participation and inclusion across all domains where data visualization drives analysis and discovery.

The workshop will include presentations on a variety of visualization topics, plenary speakers from academia, industry and research in the visualization field and much more. We have taken into account feedback from the 1st CRA-W/CDC BPViz Workshop participants in 2014, and we are changing  the format a bit to include hands-on visualization workshops with various visualization tools and a trip to The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. BPViz'16 Workshop is an ideal opportunity to engage with others with interests in visualization, get hands-on experience with commonly used visualization tools, and network with visualization domain scientists.  It is designed to inform, inspire and encourage participants to engage in the multidisciplinary dynamics of visualization.

Who should apply: All persons with an interest in visualization are encouraged to apply (this includes, but is not limited to): undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, faculty, research faculty and staff. All academic majors and research interests with an interest in visualization are encouraged to apply. Women and members of underrepresented groups and underrepresented academic domains are also encouraged to apply.

Travel expenses (flight or mileage), meals and lodging costs will be provided for a limited number of workshop participants. Persons who would like to be considered for travel support should indicate so when applying. We are regrettably restricted to reimbursing/providing travel support to only U.S. Citizens. We recognize this is a serious constraint, but it is a federal regulation on the funding. Persons with their own travel funds wishing to participate in the workshop are also encouraged to apply. For consideration for travel support application materials must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) Sunday, June 19, 2016.

Workshop details and program highlights can be found at https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/bpviz

Any questions about BPViz'16 should be addressed to workshop organizers at BPVizWorkshop at gmail.com<mailto:BPVizWorkshop at gmail.com>

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