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DVS is a volunteer-run 501c3 nonprofit with three key objectives: celebrate, nurture, and advance the field of data visualization.

Week of April 15, 2024

🎫 Registrations for Outlier 2024 are now open! This hybrid conference takes place from June 12-14 and includes options for you to join in person at Chicago or virtually. Dues-paying DVS Members enjoy bigger discounts than early bird tickets!

Mark Palmer, host of the Data Humanized podcast and former CEO of StreamBase, is offering dues-paying DVS Members FREE access to his Generative AI Growth mindset class (valued at $199) in June. This offer is available to the first 100 members who sign up. Register here.

👋Meet our new Board Members who have joined DVS this year. Uncover career advice and mistakes and what inspires them.

New to Read

Is anyone else a flag nerd?? What lessons can data viz professionals learn from flag design and vexillologists? Gain some insights from Darren Shearer on simplicity, clarity and purposeful design.

This is part two in a series on the evolution and future of interactive data visualization! Web 1.0, or the early days of the internet, was the wild west for interactive data viz. It was the start of data viz being much more than static images.

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this week

April 1-30: #30DayChartChallenge
The fourth edition of the #30DayChartChallenge starts next week! Learn and practice new skills as you create a chart everyday in April. You can join by posting your work on Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram, or X with the hashtag #30DayChartChallenge starting on April 1st.

Coming soon

April 23: Early Careers Connect Tea Time
Meet others who are just getting started in data viz at this informal virtual networking event. Join to meet new people, exchange ideas, and share experiences. 

April 27: Data Visualization Society Readers' Club
This month, we will read How Charts Lie by Alberto Cairo. Come to our session for insightful discussions and takeaways.

April 30: DVS NYC, Ben Welsh (Reuters) Bare Facts First
Learn how Reuters uses Datawrapper to create, automate and disseminate hundreds of charts each week.

Join a local affiliated group. If you are interested in starting a group or becoming a co-organizer, reach out to membership@datavisualizationsociety.org.

April 30: DVS NYC, Ben Welsh (Reuters) Bare Facts First
Learn how Reuters uses Datawrapper to create, automate and disseminate hundreds of charts each week.

May 9: DVS Madrid, Graphext, Visualizados y Ksenia Orlova
Conecta con la Data Visualization Society en Madrid para pasar una tarde de charlas y networking!

Join an Interest Group. If you are interested in starting a group or becoming a co-organizer, reach out to membership@datavisualizationsociety.org.