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Morgan & Claypool is pleased to announce the latest title in their series on Visualization:

Diversity in Visualization
Ron Metoyer, University of Notre Dame
Kelly Gaither, University of Texas at Austin

Paperback ISBN: 9781681734934
eBook ISBN: 9781681734941
Hardcover ISBN: 9781681734958

March 2019, 127 pages
http://www.morganclaypoolpublishers.com/catalog_Orig/product_info.php?products_id=1377

Abstract:

At the 2016 IEEE VIS Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, a panel of experts from the Scientific Visualization (SciVis) community gathered to discuss why the SciVis component of the conference had been shrinking significantly for over a decade. As the panelists concluded and opened the session to questions from the audience, Annie Preston, a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Davis, asked whether the panelists thought diversity or, more specifically, the lack of diversity was a factor.

This comment ignited a lively discussion of diversity: not only its impact on Scientific Visualization, but also its role in the visualization community at large. The goal of this book is to expand and organize the conversation. In particular, this book seeks to frame the diversity and inclusion topic within the Visualization community, illuminate the issues, and serve as a starting point to address how to make this community more diverse and inclusive. This book acknowledges that diversity is a broad topic with many possible meanings. Expanded definitions of diversity that are relevant to the Visualization community and to computing at large are considered. The broader conversation of inclusion and diversity is framed within the broader sociological context in which it must be considered. Solutions to recruit and retain a diverse research community and strategies for supporting inclusion efforts are presented. Additionally, community members present short stories detailing their “non-inclusive” experiences in an effort to facilitate a community-wide conversation surrounding very difficult situations.

It is important to note that this is by no means intended to be a comprehensive, authoritative statement on the topic. Rather, this book is intended to open the conversation and begin to build a framework for diversity and inclusion in this specific research community. While intended for the Visualization community, ideally, this book will provide guidance for any computing community struggling with similar issues and looking for solutions.

• Table of Contents:
  • Editor’s Note
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Framing the Conversation
  • Diversity: A Sociological Perspective
  • Factors Hindering Diversity
  • Case Studies
  • Community On-Ramps
  • Retention
  • Building
  • Inclusive Communities
  • Marshaling the Many Facets of Diversity
  • Future of Diversity in Vis
  • Bibliography
  • Authors’ Biographies

Series: Synthesis Lectures on Visualization
Series Editors: David Ebert, Purdue University
Niklas Elmqvist, University of Maryland

Call for Papers

7th International Conference on Horizons for Information Architecture, Security and Cloud Intelligent Technology ( HIASCIT 2019 )

New York, USA, July 22 – 24, 2019

HIASCIT 2018 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, workshops, doctoral consortium, demo session, research-in-progress, parallel sessions and poster presentations.

Post-conference publishing Handbook of Research. IGI Global (Publications have been indexed in several prestigious indices such as Thomson Reuters, DBLP, ACM Digital Library, ERIC, and the Australian Education Index).

An academic CD proceedings version –not commercial (distribution in the room), with ISBN: 978.88.96.471.86.9 and DOI: 10.978.8896471/869 (Blue Herons Editions). The contributions are will be submitted for indexation by EI Compendex, Thomson Reuters, Scopus, IET Inspec, Amerindex and Dblp

International Magazine in Europe with IEEE format.

Proposals must be submitted following the instructions found on the submission of papers section.

All proposals, should be of high quality, originality, clarity, significance and impact. In the current international conference it is demonstrated how with a correct integration among professionals of formal and factual sciences interesting research lines in the following subjects Innovative Design for Information Architecture, Virtual Communities, Emerging Interactive Technologies, Mobile Computing, Intelligent Web-Based Business, Metrics and Quality Evaluation, Security, Social and Human Factors, Communicability, Computer Sciences, Systems and Software Engineering, and other computational areas are solicited on, but not limited to (alphabetical order):

All submitted proposals will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference.

Very Important Information

1) Deadlines:
Works Submissions: Open. Consequently, as they are received, they will be evaluated. It is a way to speed up the process to make up the final program of the International Conference. In other words, it is not necessary to wait until the deadline to send them for the evaluation process.

Deadline: May, 20 – local time in Hawaiian Islands.

Authors Notification: One/two week/s after submission/s.

Camera-ready, full papers: July, 14.

2) The authors can present more than one work with only one registration (maximum 3 contributions) –see registration link.

3) Keynote speakers and relators with human and professional – super ‘High Quality’

4) Certificate of participation and conference proceedings.

5) Participation for the selection of the best paper and best research awards.

6) Discounts in official hotels.

7) Free excursions in New York City.

The international conference is organized by ALAIPO :: Latin Association of Human-Computer Interaction (Asociacion Latina de Interaccion Persona Ordenador) :: www.alaipo.com, and AInCI :: International Association of Interactive Communication (Asociacion Internacional de la Comunicacion Interactiva) www.ainci.com

2nd International Conference on Quantum Information Technologies Applied to Nature and Society ( QUITANS 2019 )  Pula, Croatia  June, 28 – 30, 2019

QUITANS 2019 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, workshops, doctoral consortium, demo session, research-work-in-progress, poster presentations, etc.

The contributions must be submitted following the instructions found on the submission of papers section. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings (in printed book form, CD/DVD and magazine) by international and prestigious publishing houses in America and Europe

1. Post-conference publishing book. IGI Global Hershey, Pennsylvania – USA
2. An academic CD proceedings version –not commercial (distribution in the room), with ISBN ISBN 978.88.96.471.85.2 and DOI 10.978.8896471/852
3. International Scientific Journal in Europe with IEEE format guidelines
4. The works/papers are will be submitted for indexation by EI COMPENDEX, INSPEC, THOMSON REUTERS, AMERINDEX and DBLP.UNI-TRIE.DE

Very Important The authors can present more than one contribution with only one registration (maximum 3 works).

All contributions should be of high quality, originality, clarity, significance, impact and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period.

Our main goal is to create a real space for the constructive debate and interchange of theoretical ideas, practical aspects, experiment results, conclusions, learned lessons and very specially the future lines of research. The great areas are quantum computing, new technologies, simulation, communication, communicability, information, R&D, education, nature, society, agriculture, robotization, biochemistry, HCI which will be presented next, and broken down in accordance to the division of the topics. Finally, the current listing (alphabetical order) doesn’t mean that other issues of general or interest are excluded currently, or in coming editions of the event. In other words, the authors are free to present other topics which may enrich the content of the conference.

All submitted works will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their research works/papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their contributions.

Important Dates and Information

Works Submissions Open. Consequently, as they are received, they will be evaluated. It is a way to speed up the process to make up the final program of the international conference, visa requirements, should plan travel well in advance, etc. In other words, it is not necessary to wait until the deadline to send them for the evaluation process.

• Deadline May, 14th – 2359 local time in Hawaiian Islands.
• Authors Notification One/two weeks after the submission/s.
• Camera-ready, full papers June, 21th.

Special Links to Third International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, High Education, Augmented Reality and Technologies ( HCIHEART 2019 )  Pula – Croatia  June, 27 – 29, 2019

• Keynote Speakers and Relators with Human and Professional – super ‘High Quality’
• Certificate of participation and conference proceedings.
• Participation for the selection of the best paper and research awards.
• Cultural Events local excursions in Croatia (free for all authors and participants).

This conference is organized by AInCI International Association of Interactive Communication (Asociacion Internacional de la Comunicacion Interactiva)  www.ainci.com, and ALAIPO  Latin Association of Human-Computer Interaction (Asociacion Latina de Interaccion Persona Ordenador)  www.alaipo.com

3nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, High Education, Augmented Reality and Technologies ( HCIHEART 2019 )

HCIHEART 2019 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, workshops, doctoral consortium, demo session, research-work-in-progress, poster presentations, etc.

The contributions must be submitted following the instructions found on the submission of papers section. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings (in printed book form, CD/DVD and magazine) by international and prestigious publishing houses in America and Europe

1. Post-conference publishing book. IGI Global Hershey, Pennsylvania – USA
2. An academic CD proceedings version –not commercial (distribution in the room), with ISBN and DOI
3. International Magazine in Europe with IEEE format guidelines
4. The works/papers are will be submitted for indexation by EI COMPENDEX, INSPEC, THOMSON REUTERS, AMERINDEX and DBLP.UNI-TRIE.DE

Very Important The authors can present more than one contribution with only one registration (maximum 3 works).

All contributions should be of high quality, originality, clarity, significance, impact and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period.

Our main goal is to create a real space for the constructive debate and interchange of theoretical ideas, practical aspects, experiment results, conclusions, learned lessons and very specially the future lines of research. The great areas are HCI, Augmented Reality, Education (e-learning, virtual university, etc.), and new technologies (ICTs), which will be presented next, and broken down in accordance to the division of the topics. Finally, the current listing (alphabetical order) doesn’t mean that other issues of general or particular interest are excluded currently, or in coming editions of the event. In other words, the authors are free to present other topics which may enrich the content of the conference.

All submitted works will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their research works/papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their contributions.

Important Dates and Information

Works Submissions Open. Consequently, as they are received, they will be evaluated. It is a way to speed up the process to make up the final program of the international conference, visa requirements, should plan travel well in advance, etc. In other words, it is not necessary to wait until the deadline to send them for the evaluation process.

• Deadline May, 13th – 2359 local time in Hawaiian Islands.
• Authors Notification Two/three weeks after the submission/s.
• Camera-ready, full papers June, 25th.

Special Links to 2nd International Conference on Quantum Information Technologies Applied to Nature and Society (QUITANS 2019). Pula, Croatia  June, 28 – 30, 2019

More information

• Keynote Speakers and Relators with Human and Professional – super ‘High Quality’
• Certificate of participation and conference proceedings.
• Participation for the selection of the best paper and research awards.
• Discounts in official hotels.
• Cultural Events local excursions in Croatia (free for all authors and participants).

This conference is organized by AInCI  International Association of Interactive Communication (Asociacion Internacional de la Comunicacion Interactiva)  www.ainci.com, and ALAIPO  Latin Association of Human-Computer Interaction (Asociacion Latina de Interaccion Persona Ordenador)  www.alaipo.com