From: Kirsten Rowe
Date: September 30, 2021
Subject: DataViz News: Inaugural Edition (October 2021)



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It's Conference Season!

Check out these upcoming opportunities to expand your DataViz knowledge and skills.


IEEE VIS 2021

When: October 24-29, 8am-3:30pm CDT (9am-4:30pm EDT) 
Where: Online
Registration: Open now
Cost: Free for students, $25 for members, $40 for non-members


Tableau Conference 2021 (TC21)

When: November 9-11, 9am–3pm PST (12 noon-6pm EST)
Where: Online
Registration: Open now; register by October 24th to be eligible for a prize drawing
Cost: FREE
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Call for Student Posters!

The Binghamton University Geography Department, in conjunction with the GIS and Remote Sensing Core Facility, is hosting its 6th Annual GIS Day on November 12th. A major part of the day is showcasing how students work with GIS. Cash prizes for Top 3 Grad and UG Posters!

  • 1st- $50
  • 2nd- $35
  • 3rd- $25

Interested students should upload their posters to http://giscore.binghamton.edu/gisday/posters.html

Submission deadline is November 5th, 2021.

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New Resource

London-based author, data-journalist and information designer, David McCandless has recently published a new tome--Beautiful News: Positive Trends, Uplifting Stats, Creative Solutions. The publication is inspired by his team's Beautiful News Daily project.

If this appeals to you, check out David's other books, Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautiful

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DataViz News

We hope you've enjoyed this inaugural edition of DataViz News! You can expect to hear from us once per month about DataViz happenings both here at Binghamton as well as nationally and globally.

Workshop Series

In response to the feedback we received from the community, the planning team is finalizing the schedule for a five-part 2021-22 academic year workshop series. Rest assured! You will be among the first to know when details are available.

Would you like to contribute to a future edition?

If you have something to share with the DataViz community, let us know by completing the DataViz Monthly Newsletter Content Submission form. We welcome events and resources, such as those included in this edition. In order to grow our community of expertise, we'd also love to spotlight Binghamton folks who are rocking DataViz in their areas of work or study.

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