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<title>Northwest Visualization Day</title>
<title>Seattle Visualization Day</title>
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<article class="markdown">
<h2>Seattle Visualization Day</h2>

<p>
The first-ever <strong>Seattle Visualization Day</strong> will be on <strong>Friday May 9, 2025</strong> at the University of Washington in Seattle.
This event is intended to bring together visualization researchers and practitioners across academia, industry, and government in the Pacific Northwest region.
The event is an opportunity to discuss the state-of-the-art in visualization, share projects, and build local community.
</p>

<h2>Schedule</h2>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Time</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>8:00am</td>
<td>
<strong>Breakfast</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9:00am</td>
<td>
<strong>Introduction</strong><br/>
Jeffrey Heer (University of Washington)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9:15am</td>
<td>
<strong>Keynote Talk</strong><br/>
Sheelagh Carpendale (Simon Fraser University)<br/>
<em>What Do We Mean by Data Empowerment?</em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9:45am</td>
<td>
<strong>Short Talks: Visualization Design</strong><br/>
Session Chair: Hyeok Kim (University of Washington)<br/>
<ul>
<li>Lyn Bartram (Simon Fraser University), <em>Beyond Data: Affective Visualization</em></li>
<li>Robert Kosara, <em>It’s About Time: A Tour of Time Axes in Data Visualization</em></li>
<li>Amber Thomas (USA Facts), <em>Big Budget, Small Screen: Rethinking How We Visualize Federal Spending</em></li>
<li>Kanit Wongsuphasawat (Databricks), <em>Visualization Grammar, Beyond Just Charts</em></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10:40am</td>
<td>
<strong>Coffee Break</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11:00am</td>
<td>
<strong>Panel Discussion</strong><br/>
Moderator: Leilani Battle (University of Washington)<br/>
<ul>
<li>Jeffrey Heer (University of Washington)</li>
<li>Tamara Munzner (University of British Columbia)</li>
<li>Maureen Stone (University of Washington)</li>
<li>Justin Talbot (Databricks)</li>
<li>Amber Thomas (USA Facts)</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12:00pm</td>
<td>
<strong>Lunch &amp; Poster Session</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1:30pm</td>
<td>
<strong>Short Talks: Visualization &amp; AI</strong><br/>
Session Chair: Will Huichen Wang (University of Washington)<br/>
<ul>
<li>Chenglong Wang (Microsoft Research), <em>Data Formulator: Create Rich Visualizations Iteratively, with AI</em></li>
<li>Bill Howe (University of Washington), <em>Assessing Fidelity for AI-Assisted Visualization</em></li>
<li>Alper Sarikaya (Microsoft), <em>Intent-driven
Visualization Design</em></li>
<li>Vidya Setlur (Tableau), <em>Bridging Semantics and Sensemaking: Designing Intelligent Tools for Visual Analytics</em></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2:30pm</td>
<td>
<strong>Coffee Break</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2:50pm</td>
<td>
<strong>Keynote Talk</strong><br/>
Ariel Rokem (University of Washington)<br/>
<em>The Challenges of Visualizing Brain Connections</em>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3:20pm</td>
<td>
<strong>Birds of a Feather Discussion</strong><br/>
Moderator: Maureen Stone (University of Washington)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4:20pm</td>
<td>
<strong>Closing</strong><br/>
Jeffrey Heer (University of Washington)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4:30pm</td>
<td>
<strong>Event Ends</strong><br/>
Attendees are invited to socialize!
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Registration</h2>

<p>
Registration is required. To RSVP, please submit the
<span style="padding: 2px 4px; border: 1px solid purple;"><strong>
<a href="https://forms.gle/yP6Bw1oP5wfDxpZ18">Northwest Visualization Day RSVP Form</a>
</strong></span>
</p>

<!-- <p>
We plan to include everyone who submits the registration form.
However, in the unlikely event that we receive more sign-ups than we can accommodate, we may have to limit the number of attendees.
We will contact registrants well in advance should this become necessary.
</p> -->

<p>
We will share further updates, event details, and schedule information with registered participants as the date nears.
</p>

<h2>Organizers</h2>

<p>
Questions? Please contact the event organizers at <strong>seattle-vis@cs.washington.edu</strong>.
</p>
<p>
Leilani Battle, Maureen Stone, Jeffrey Heer &ndash; <em>University of Washington</em>
</p>

<h2>Support</h2>

<p>
Interested in supporting the Interactive Data Lab?
<a href="/donate">Please consider making a donation</a>.
</p>

<h2>Venue</h2>

<p>
Seattle Visualization Day will be held at the
<a href="https://www.cs.washington.edu/visitors/getting_here">Bill and Melinda Gates Center</a> at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Big thanks to the <a href="https://www.cs.washington.edu/">Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering</a>!

</p>

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<a href="https://www.cs.washington.edu/visitors/getting_here">
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alt="Bill and Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering"
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