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To the VGTC Community:<br class="">
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The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC) is pleased to announce the election of 5 new officers to the
<div class="">executive committee. The VGTC serves a vital role in the Visualization and Virtual Reality community by providing leadership, </div>
<div class="">support, and organization services across multiple conferences. We thank these new officers, as well as the other candidates we </div>
<div class="">were not able to select, for their interest in volunteering.<br class="">
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The new officers are:<br class="">
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<div class="">• Jian Chen, The Ohio State University<br class="">
Vice Chair for Conferences<br class="">
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<div class="">• Charles Hansen, University of Utah<br class="">
Chair of the Awards Committee for Visualization<br class="">
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<div class="">• Mar Gonzalez Franco, Microsoft Research<br class="">
Ethics and Diversity Chair<br class="">
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<div class="">• Ben Watson, North Carolina State University<br class="">
Online Communities Chair<br class="">
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<div class="">• Laura Truțoiu, Facebook<br class="">
Industrial Relations Chair<br class="">
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The complete announcement, along with the bios of the new executive committee members can be found at:<br class="">
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><a href="https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/tc-media/sites/49/2020/09/07233430/VGTC-New-Officers-Announcement-Sept-2020.pdf" class="">https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/tc-media/sites/49/2020/09/07233430/VGTC-New-Officers-Announcement-Sept-2020.pdf</a> <br class="">
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For questions about the VGTC, please contact Jim Ahrens at <a href="mailto:chair@vgtc.org" class="">
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Sincerely,
<div class="">Paul Rosen, on behalf of the entire VGTC executive committee<br class="">
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Paul Rosen, Ph.D.<br class="">
Assistant Professor<br class="">
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<a href="mailto:prosen@usf.edu" class="">prosen@usf.edu</a><br class="">
http://www.cspaul.com<br class="">
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