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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">REMINDER: June 30, 2020 is the deadline for nominations</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Call for Nominations for the IEEE Visualization Academy 20</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">20</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br><br>As the IEEE Visualization Academy Selection Committee (VASC), we invite nominations for the 20</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">20<span style="color:black"> IEEE Visualization Academy inductees. The inductees will be announced and inducted into The IEEE Visualization Academy in the opening session of the 20</span>20<span style="color:black"> VIS Conference.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The IEEE Visualization Academy was established in 2018 by the VGTC. Every year 3-5 new members will be inducted into The Visualization Academy and this call is for nominations for new members. Induction into The Visualization Academy is the highest and most prestigious honor in the field of visualization. The criteria for election to The Visualization Academy are: </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Wingdings;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Cumulative and momentous contributions to visualization research and/or development</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Wingdings;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Broader influence on the visualization field, the community, and on the work of others</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Wingdings;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">Significant service and/or active participation in the visualization community</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nominees may include visualization leading scholars (researchers/practitioners) who satisfy these election criteria. Past and present awardees of the VGTC visualization technical awards will also be considered. <b>Since diversity and inclusion is of a high priority, we especially encourage nominations of women and individuals from underrepresented groups.</b> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nominations may be brief and should include a convincing description of pivotal contributions to visualization, explanation of how the nominee meets the election criteria, nominee name, affiliation, email, phone, website page, Wikipedia page, link to their CV (if available). Nominations should be sent to Arie Kaufman: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:ari@cs.stonybrook.edu">ari@cs.stonybrook.edu</a> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">by <b>June 30, 20</b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">20</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For additional information and the list of current Academy members, please see: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://vgtc.org/awards/visualization-academy">http://vgtc.org/awards/visualization-academy</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">IEEE Visualization Academy Selection Committee (VASC)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Arie Kaufman, Chair</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sheelagh Carpendale</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jian Chen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jarke van Wijk </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Anna Vilanova</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">-- </p><p class="MsoNormal">-Ari</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">-------------------------------</p><p class="MsoNormal">Arie E. Kaufman</p><p class="MsoNormal">Distinguished Professor</p><p class="MsoNormal">Computer Science Department</p><p class="MsoNormal">Chief Scientist, CEWIT</p><p class="MsoNormal">Stony Brook University (SUNY)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Stony Brook, NY 11794-2424</p><p class="MsoNormal">631 632-8441/ -8471</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ari@cs.stonybrook.edu">ari@cs.stonybrook.edu</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/~ari">www.cs.stonybrook.edu/~ari</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal">-------------------------------</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>