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  <h1 id="project_title">Visualization for Communication (VisComm)</h1>
  <h1>WORKSHOP SUMMARY</h1>

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  <p> VisComm brings together practitioners and researchers from a wide range of disciplines to address pressing questions about how data visualization is evolving in our everyday lives. We particularly encourage participation from journalists, designers, health communicators, policy advocates, educators, and others who may not typically attend <a href="http://ieeevis.org/">IEEE VIS</a> but who play a vital role in shaping how data reaches the public.
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  <p>This year’s theme is <em>Elevating the Art of Public Data Visualization</em>. We’re especially interested in work that explores visualizations in public service announcements, exhibits, physical formats, and other non-traditional media. These approaches aim not only to inform, but also to raise awareness, provoke reflection, and spark behavior change. We also emphasize the often-overlooked influence of <strong>visualization literacy</strong>, <strong>style guides</strong> and design standards in shaping how public audiences perceive and trust visual content. Understanding how people interpret, trust, and act on visual information in real-world contexts remains a core concern.</p>


  <h1>DATE AND LOCATION</h1>

  <p>The workshop will be held at the <a href=https://maps.app.goo.gl/SA5U726D8FdAYxrC7>Austria Center Vienna, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria</a>, <em> on Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM (GMT+1).</em></p>

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  <h1>TOPICS OF INTEREST</h1>


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  We seek submissions addressing (but not limited to) the following topics: </p>

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    <li>The development and use of style guides for public-facing data visualization</li>
    <li>Designing for diverse audiences with varying visualization literacy</li>
    <li>Evaluating visualizations through behavioral studies or in-situ use</li>
    <li>Strategies for communicating complex data in constrained formats (e.g., posters, installations, mobile media)</li>
    <li>The role of metaphor, narrative, emotion, and persuasion</li>
    <li>Tools and workflows for awareness, education, or advocacy</li>
    <li>Emerging domains like public health, climate, and civic engagement</li>
    <li>Trust, misinformation, and responsible visual communication</li>
    <li>Case studies from journalism, advocacy, and public outreach</li>
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  <p>We encourage submissions from researchers, designers, journalists, health communicators, educators, museum professionals, and others who use visualization to inform or inspire broad audiences. </p>


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  <h1>CONTRIBUTE</h1>

  <p>VisComm has four submission tracks: short papers (research or position), visual case studies, and late-breaking works in progress. Selection criteria are clarity, relevance to the workshop, innovation, and quality of questions for attendees. </p>

  <h2>Short Research Papers</h2>

  <p>We invite submission of research papers <b>between 2 and 6 pages long</b>, including references, with length matching content. Research papers will be reviewed based on how well claims are supported by evidence. Submissions are expected to include all materials and data needed to replicate and reproduce any figures, analyses, and methods. If anything cannot be publicly shared (e.g., for data privacy concerns), state the reason in the paper.</p>

  <h2>Short Position Papers</h2>

  <p>We invite submission of position papers <b>between 2 and 6 pages long</b>, including references, with length matching content. Position papers are problem discussions or statements describing the author's relevant experience and ideas with regards to methods and methodologies for visualization research, and in particular the focus topic of the workshop. Position papers will be selected according to their importance and relevance for the workshop topics and how well they will fit the planned discussions.</p>


  <h2>Visual Case Studies</h2>

  <p>We invite practitioners to submit a <b>one-page</b> write-up together with a link to an online piece or a short video. The write-up should explain what you made, why you made it, outcome/responses (both expected and unexpected), etc. The goal is to show the work of journalists, designers, people working for governments or non-profits, etc., who use data to inform and communicate.</p>


  <h2>Late-Breaking Works in Progress</h2>

  <p>The purpose of this category is to present work in progress and receive feedback from attendees. </p>

  <p>For research that is in progress, this session will provide a supportive atmosphere for helpful feedback and fresh perspectives on your aims and/or methods. Recommended structure for your <b>one-page</b> submission is: introduction, preliminary methods, preliminary findings (if applicable), and questions for attendees. </p>

  <p>For practitioners, this is an opportunity to present contributions that showcase innovative visualizations or provide provocations for new ideas to emerge. Your <b>one-page</b> brief should include project background, design objectives, methods or design process, links to visualization design alternatives, preliminary findings (if available), and questions for attendees.</p>

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  <h1>FORMATTING AND SUBMITTING</h1>

  <p>Your paper, abstract or write-up should take the form of a PDF file, formatted in the <a href="http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/camera.html">VGTC conference style</a>, which has both LaTeX and MS Word templates. However, please replace the statement about IEEE copyright and reprints with the following text: <em>"This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License."</em></p>

  <p>All submissions should contain full author names and affiliations. If applicable, a short video (up to 5 min. in length) may also be submitted. Submissions will be juried by the organizers. At least one author of each accepted submission must register for the conference (even if only for the workshop). Registration information is available on the <a href="http://ieeevis.org">IEEE VIS website.</a></p>

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  <li><strong>Short Papers and Visual Case Studies: </strong><a href="https://new.precisionconference.com/vgtc">SUBMIT ONLINE USING PCS</a>. Choose the VGTC Society, then VIS 2025 Conference, and then VisComm track. </li>

  <li><strong>Late-Breaking Works in Progress : </strong><a href="https://forms.gle/BLUiQRAd7evzGGZv7">SUBMIT ONLINE USING GOOGLE FORMS</a>. </li>
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  <h1>ACCEPTED SUBMISSIONS</h1>
  <p>All accepted submissions will be posted on the workshop website.</p>

  <p>We expect authors of accepted submissions to post their documents on the <a href="https://osf.io/preprints/">Open Science Framework's preprint archive</a>, using the instructions we send. Authors are welcome to post an initial version of their submission earlier. Our OSF workshop papers are not considered archival by IEEE, and may be published elsewhere at a later date. However, we understand that authors from non-engineering disciplines may have different prior publication standards; please contact the chairs if you must publish your accepted submission differently.</p>

  <p>Presenting authors can make use of a reduced workshop-only registration fee at <a href="http://ieeevis.org/"> IEEE VIS.</a> Additionally, the <a href="http://ieeevis.org/year/2025/info/inclusion-and-diversity/diversity-scholarship"> IEEE VIS Inclusivity & Diversity Scholarship Committee</a> provides complimentary conference registration based on need.</p>


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  <h1>IMPORTANT DATES</h1>

  <p><em>deadlines occur at 11:59 PM in the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=time+in+baker+island">last timezone on Earth</a>.</em></p>

  <h2>Short Papers and Visual Case Studies</h2>
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    <li>Submission deadline: July 15, 2025 </li>

    <li>Notification: August 15, 2025</li>

    <li>Camera-ready deadline: September 1, 2025</li>
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  <h2>Late-Breaking Works in Progress</h2>
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    <li>Submission deadline: September 15, 2025</li>

    <li>Notification: September 28, 2025</li>

    <li>Camera-ready deadline: October 5, 2025</li>
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  <h2>All Submission Tracks </h2>
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    <li>Speaker schedule available: October 11, 2025</li>

    <li>Workshop: October 22 or 23, 2025</li>
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  <h1>VISCOMM COMMUNITY</h1>

  <p>At VisComm, we want to provide avenues for collaboration and networking. We are creating a directory of people willing to be contacted about their areas of expertise. The directory will be unveiled during VIS week and thereafter will be available to anyone who signs up for the VisComm email list. <a href="https://forms.gle/FWYGEqKA5eu44NRW9">Follow this link to add your entry to the directory</a></p>
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  <h1>ORGANIZERS</h1>

  <p>The quickest way to contact VisComm's organizers is via their shared email, <a href="mailto:viscomm_chairs@googlegroups.com">viscomm_chairs@googlegroups.com</a> </p>

  <p>
    <a href="https://engineering.wustl.edu/faculty/Alvitta-Ottley.html">Alvitta Ottley</a>, Washington University in St. Louis <br/>
    <a href="https://policyviz.com/">Jonathan Schwabish</a>, Urban Institute <br/>
    <a href="https://paulcparsons.com/">Paul Parsons</a>, Purdue University
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  <h1>STUDENT COMMITTEE</h1>
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    <a href="https://abaigele.github.io/">Ali Baigelenov</a>, Purdue University <br/>
    <a href="https://dilshadur.owlstown.net/">Md Dilshadur Rahman</a>, University of Utah <br/>
    <a href="https://pcs07.webflow.io/">Prakash Shukla</a>, Purdue University <br/>
    <a href="https://iamsaugatpandey.github.io/">Saugat Pandey</a>, Washington University in St. Louis
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  <h1>ARCHIVE</h1>
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  <a href="./2023/index.html">2023 schedule, papers and posters</a> <br/>
  <a href="./2022/index.html">2022 schedule, papers and posters</a> <br/>
  <a href="./2021/index.html">2021 schedule, papers and posters</a><br/>
  <a href="./2020/index.html">2020 schedule, papers and posters</a><br/>
  <a href="./2019/index.html">2019 schedule, papers and posters</a><br/>
  <a href="https://viscomm.io/2018/schedule.html">2018 schedule, papers and posters</a>
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