<html><head></head><body><div><div><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">The IEEE VGTC Visualization Awards program recognizes and honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to the community through their research and/or service. Please nominate individuals that enable us to recognize both the diversity of individuals and the diversity of contributions from the community at large. There are six categories of VGTC Visualization Awards.</span><br></p><div dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""></span><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><b class="">VGTC Visualization Dissertation Award:</b><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> recognizes outstanding academic research and development in the field. Eligibility: within 2 calendar years of defending.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><b class="">VGTC Visualization Significant New Researcher Award:</b><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> recognizes an individual who has made significant recent research contributions in the field. Eligibility: most recent degree within 7 years. </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><b class="">VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award:</b><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> recognizes an individual for a seminal technical achievement and/or significant contribution in the field.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><b class="">VGTC Visualization Lifetime Achievement Award:</b><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> given to an individual to honor that person’s lifetime contribution to the field.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><b class="">VGTC Visualization Service Award:</b><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> recognizes extraordinary service to the community through the IEEE VGTC and/or the IEEE VGTC Sponsored Conferences and Symposia.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><b class="">VGTC Visualization Academy:</b><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> induction into the Academy recognizes the accomplishments of the leaders in the field.</span><br></p><div dir="ltr"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">The criteria for these awards can be found at: </span><a href="https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/award-criteria" style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class=""><u class="">https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/award-criteria</u></a><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><br></p><div dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">Nominations are due by <span class="sh-date">May 31, 2026</span>. </span><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><br></p><div dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">New in 2026: a single nomination can be routed to all three of the senior awards: Lifetime, Technical, and Academy. </span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">Nominations should provide a rationale that carefully addresses the criteria specified at the above URL that does not exceed 600 words, and also a one-sentence summary, for most of the awards. </span><span style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">For the Dissertation Award, nominations should provide</span></p><ul class=""><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">title and abstract of the dissertation,</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">name of the candidate,</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">name of the candidate’s primary advisor,</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">institution where the dissertation was defended,</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">date of the dissertation defense,</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">a 1-2 page summary of the significance and impact of the dissertation research,</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">an electronic copy of the full dissertation, or a pointer to where it can be obtained,</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">one letter of recommendation, up to 2 pages in length, ideally from the candidate’s primary advisor, </span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc" aria-level="1" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" role="presentation" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">a list of publications, awards, and other recognition by peers produced from the dissertation work.</span><br></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">To nominate someone for any of these awards or the academy, please visit:</span><a href="https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/awards/vis-award-nominations/" style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""> </span><u class="">https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/awards/vis-award-nominations/</u></a><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px" class=""><br></p><div dir="ltr"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">If you have any questions, please contact:</span><br></div><div class=""><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">VGTC Awards Program Chair for Visualization</span><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""><br></span><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class="">Tamara Munzner, University of British Columbia</span><span style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none;font-weight:400" class=""><br></span><a href="mailto:vgtc-vis-awards@vgtc.org" style="text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class=""><u class="">vgtc-vis-awards@vgtc.org</u></a></div></div><div></div><br><div class="gmail_signature"></div></div></body></html>