EuroVis 2014, Call for Short Papers, Posters, and Co-Located Workshop Contributions http://www.eurovis.org/ We invite you to contribute to EuroVis 2014 to one of the following co-located events: - EuroVis Short Papers - EuroVis Posters - EuroVis Co-located events: - EuroVA - EGPGV - The 2nd Workshop on Visualization in Environmental Sciences (EnvirVis) - Workshop: Towards Visualization Literacy - Workshop: Toward Visualization-Specific Heuristic Evaluation - Outreach Event: Introduction to Data Visualisation Training Event - Outreach Event: Workshop on Open Source in Visualization (OSVIS) *** EuroVis 2014 Short Papers and Posters ** For the third time, EuroVis 2014 features a short paper track. As EuroVis 2014 is re-introducing a poster track, the two tracks will be managed in an integrated manner by the same co-chair team and the International Program Committee (IPC). The purpose of these tracks is to present late-breaking results, work in progress, and follow-up extensions or evaluations of existing methods. Short papers will be peer-reviewed in a one-stage double-blind process by an international program committee. They will be electronically archived and are fully citable publications. Submissions for the short paper track should be at most 4 pages, with an additional page allowed for references. Accepted short papers will be presented orally at the conference. Submissions to the short paper track that are not accepted for short paper publication and presentation but are deemed suitable for poster presentation by the IPC will be offered an opportunity to present in the poster track. In this case, the poster will be published on the conference USB sticks. Note:The topics of some short papers will fit well with those of the co-located events, such as EuroVA and EGPGV. We strongly encourage authors to submit such papers to the respective co-located events. Because of the tight submission schedule, we re-introduced an abstract deadline. Therefore, for all short paper submissions it is mandatory to submit an abstract by March 2, 2014. Important Dates for Short Papers *Short Paper Abstracts*: 2 March 2014. *Short Papers deadline*: 9 March 2014. Notification of acceptance: 15 April 2014. Camera ready deadline: 25 April 2014. Important Dates for Posters *Poster deadline*: 8 April 2014. Notification of acceptance: 16 April 2014. Camera ready deadline: 28 April 2014. Please visit the Short Paper and Posters CFP on the EuroVis web page for more details. Short Paper Co-Chairs Niklas Elmqvist, Mario Hlawitschka, Jessie Kennedy *** Co-Located Workshops and Outreach Events ** http://eurovis.swansea.ac.uk/co-located-events.htm EuroVis 2014 features a selection of engaging co-located workshop and outreach events. A brief summary is provided here. For more information and details on all co-located events, please visit the URL above. Workshop: The 2nd Workshop on Visualization in Environmental Sciences (EnvirVis) The EnvirVis-Workshop aims to bring together researchers in the area of visualization of geo-scientific, environmental or climate data to present and discuss recent developments in the field. The workshop "Visualization in Environmental Sciences" invites both contributions in the fields of scientific visualization and visual data integration with a broad application area in environmental research. Important Deadline: 09 March 2014: Submission of Workshop Contribution Organizers: Karsten Rink, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, UFZ, Leipzig, Germany Olaf Kolditz, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, UFZ, Leipzig, Germany Gerik Scheuermann, Leipzig University, Germany *** Workshop: Towards Visualization Literacy In recent years, visualization has reached almost every walk of life. While the value of visualization has been appreciated by most people, the widely-used visual representations remain fundamentally similar to those invented some 300 years ago. When visualization research is leaping ahead with innovative visual designs, we need to find effective means for improving the visualization literacy within the larger population that produces and consumes visual data analysis content as an integral part of the agenda for visualization science and technology. The workshop aims to engage visualization educators, practitioners, and researchers in a discussion where we define and promote a new research agenda focused on understanding and enriching popular visualization literacy. Important Deadline: Organizers: Mario Romero, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Maria Velez, CA Technologies, USA. Greg McInerny, Oxford, UK. Deborah Silver, Rutgers University, US. Min Chen, Oxford University, UK. *** Workshop: Toward Visualization-Specific Heuristic Evaluation This workshop is meant to be a community-wide collaborative effort to further develop visualization-specific heuristics for use with visualizations and visualization research. We will begin with a short overview of heuristic evaluation as an evaluation technique - both inside and outside the visualization community - then begin our work of further developing a set of heuristics most appropriate for use with visualizations. We intend to use ThinkTank - a group support software tool - to help capture community input and to facilitate that effort. With community-wide participation and engagement, we expect to emerge from this workshop with a more fully-developed set of visualization-specific heuristics for further application and research within the visualization community. Organizers: Alvin Tarrell, College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA. Ann Fruhling, School of Interdisciplinary Informatics; University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA. Rita Borgo, Swansea University, UK. *** Outreach Event: Introduction to Data Visualisation Training Event Description This event will provide delegates with a comprehensive introduction to the art and science of data visualisation. Delivered through an energetic blend of teaching, interactive exercises and discussions, delegates will learn about the most effective techniques for visually analysing and communicating data. The emphasis of the training is critical thinking, helping you to most astutely rationalise all the decisions you are faced with in any context. You will leave with an enhanced appreciation of the many different practical and creative choices, broadening your visual vocabulary and inspiring you to feel more confident when faced with future challenges. Organizer: Andy Kirk, Visualising Data Ltd *** Outreach Event: Workshop on Open Source in Visualization (OSVIS) The goal of this workshop is to present, discuss and assess the development and use of Open-Source Software (OSS) for scientific visualization. This one-day workshop will bring together developers and users of well-known OSS for visualization and will focus on user's experience in specific scientific and industrial contexts. Attendees are encouraged to submit a short abstract paper. Important Deadline: 1 March 2014: Talk title and Short Abstract due (speakers only) Organizer(s): Julien Jomier, Kitware, France. Joachim Pouderoux, Kitware, France. sincerely, EuroVis 2014 Co-Chairs Min Chen Robert S Laramee