http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Strength in Numbers en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:00:46 +0000 http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/the-r-user-conference-2010#post-1534 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:47:49 +0000 nathany 1534@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>If you use R, and want to know what other developments are going on with it...</p> <p><a href="http://user2010.org/" rel="nofollow">http://user2010.org/</a> </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/data-visualization-conferences#post-392 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:45:24 +0000 wiederkehr 392@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>I'm in the process of creating a complete list of conferences during 2009 abut data visualization. It would make a great resource to discover new conferences, speakers, presentations or workshops.</p> <p>Here goes an initial list:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.liftconference.com/" rel="nofollow">LIFT 2009 Conference</a></li> <li><a href="http://see-conference.com/" rel="nofollow">SEE 2009 Conference</a></li> <li><a href="http://vis.computer.org/VisWeek2009/" rel="nofollow">VAST 2009 Conference</a></li> </ul> <p>I thank you in advance for contributing your conferences schedule for this year.</p> <p>Benjamin </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/conference-data-designed-for-decisions#post-323 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:18:03 +0000 nathany 323@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>This looks like a really fun conference:</p> <p><a href="http://www.dd4d.net/DD4D.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.dd4d.net/DD4D.aspx</a></p> <p>So you know, if you happen to be in Paris...</p> <blockquote><p>A conference for intermediaries between data, knowledge and empowerment.<br /> We will investigate selection, visualisation, interpretation and communication of data, and how it can be effectively used to:<br /> help understand complex issues,<br /> make data relevant at a personal level,<br /> close the gap between objective measurement and perception, and take decisions based on evidence.</p> <p>Get a first impression of the conference in the Conference Preview document.</p> <p>Speakers come from such diverse disciplines as information design, visualisation, social and cognitive science, the media, development planning, economics and statistics.<br /> Participants should expect to leave with insights into their own subject area, a look beyond the usual boundaries of discipline, and new unexpected alliances.</p></blockquote> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualization-in-science-038-education-revealing-nature-generating-insight#post-243 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:05:19 +0000 nathany 243@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p><a href="http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&#38;program=visualiz" rel="nofollow">http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&#38;program=visualiz</a></p> <blockquote><p>In 2009, in order to emphasize and integrate the multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approaches to Visualisation in Science and Education, the conference will be organised into daylong themes. Each theme will be examined from the perspectives of physical scientists, cognitive scientists and psychologists, and science educations. The proposed themes are:</p> <p>-Uncertainty &#38; Ambiguity<br /> -Simplicity &#38; Complexity<br /> -Creativity &#38; Discovery<br /> -Dynamism &#38; Interactivity<br /> -Diversity &#38; Multiplicity </p></blockquote> <p>The application deadline is in July of this year. </p>