[General] EuroVis Best PhD Dissertation Award 2019, EuroVis Young Researcher Award 2019

Dear colleagues, The *EuroVis Best PhD Dissertation Award* recognizes outstanding dissertations in academic research and development over topics relevant to visualization. The intent of this award is to recognize excellent young researchers in their early career and to highlight visualization research. Eligibility: all PhDs from the European visualization community (e.g., through contributions to the EuroVis conference) that defended and get awarded the degree of Doctor between Jan 1, 2016 and Dec 31, 2018 are eligible for the 2019 competition. Submission: the student’s advisor should email the nomination package to Jean-Daniel Fekete (Jean-Daniel.Fekete(a)inria.fr); it should contain: 1) a nomination letter written by the student’s advisor including the name, email address and CV of the candidate, a one-page summary of the significance of the dissertations, and 2) a copy of the dissertation. 3) Optional additional letters of recommendation can also be attached. Deadline for nominations is *February, 1st 2019*. See https://www.eg.org/wp/eurovis-phd-award/ The *EuroVis Young Researcher Award* is given each year to one young researcher in the field who has already made a significant contribution to visualization in general and more specifically to the European visualization community (e.g., through outstanding scientific contributions to the EuroVis conference (https://www.eurovis.org/). The intent of this award is to recognize people early on in their career who have already made a notable contribution and are likely to make more. Nominations: Members of the visualization research community may nominate individuals for the EuroVis Young Researcher Award by contacting the awards chair, Eduard Gröller (groeller(a)cg.tuwien.ac.at). Candidates to the EuroVis Young Researcher Award 2019 must have finished their PhD in 2013 or later. Deadline for nominations is *February, 1st 2019*. Jean-Daniel Fekete (EuroVis PhD Dissertation Award Chair) Eduard Gröller (EuroVis Young Researcher Award Chair) -- Eduard Groeller mailto:groeller@cg.tuwien.ac.at TU Wien http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/ (DVR: 0005886)