August 3-4, 2016
Purdue University
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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Vetria Byrd
vetria.byrd@gmail.com
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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 need for persons knowledgeable of the visualization process is becoming more crucial as data continues to grow in volume, variety, and velocity. Visualization is the process of transforming often complex data into visual representations of the data for the purpose of gaining more insight and understanding. 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: academic, 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 scientist. 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.
All application materials must be received by 11:59PM (EST), June 19, 2016 (for full consideration)
What to Prepare:
- Students & Faculty: You will need to provide a URL to your CV/Resume (in PDF format only)
- Students (undergraduates and graduates):
- You should know the name of the faculty member who will write your letter of recommendation. You must provide contact information (name and email) of this person while completing your application. Once you submit your application, the faculty member will receive an email with instructions on how to provide his/her letter recommendation. This may take up to 24 hours on business days, depending on the time of submission.
- Note: it is the student’s responsibility to ensure your faculty member submits the recommendation by 5:00 PM (EST), June 19, 2016.
- Unofficial transcript (undergraduates only); saved in PDF format only, with your name in the filename
- You should know the name of the faculty member who will write your letter of recommendation. You must provide contact information (name and email) of this person while completing your application. Once you submit your application, the faculty member will receive an email with instructions on how to provide his/her letter recommendation. This may take up to 24 hours on business days, depending on the time of submission.
All Applicants
Each applicant must provide a personal statement of 500 words or less detailing: Why you want to attend BPViz’16, and how attending the workshop will help you advance in your future research/career/project.
Any questions about BPViz’16 should be addressed to the workshop organizers atBPVizWorkshop@gmail.com
