OPENVIS CONF

OpenVis Conf was an annual two-day, single track conference organized by Bocoup's Data Visualization team. It was centered around the practice of visualizing data with open source tools on the web with a program that merged the latest in visualization research, technology, and practice.

It ran from 2013 until 2018 and from its first year, the conference drew hundreds of attendees from all over the world, including speakers from the cutting edge of data visualization.

OpenVis

Conference

2018

OpenVis Conf News

The latest and greatest coming to you hot off the press from the OpenVis Conf Team. Follow us on twitter (@openvisconf) for the most up to date information about the conference.

Announcing Our 2016 Diversity Scholarship Recipients (and How You Can Help Bring More Recipients to OpenVis Conf 2016 this April)

We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of our second year of offering Diversity Scholarships for OpenVis Conf.

We want to thank everyone who applied for the time they took and their thoughtful submissions. We were inspired by the stories you shared with us, and we’re incredibly gratified to read about the growing breadth of practitioners in the field of Data Visualization.

We received over 90 applications for just 3 available spots. This was over double...

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Announcing Our 2016 Diversity Scholarship Recipients (and How You Can Help Bring More Recipients to OpenVis Conf 2016 this April)

We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of our second year of offering Diversity Scholarships for OpenVis Conf.

We want to thank everyone who applied for the time they took and their thoughtful submissions. We were inspired by the stories you shared with us, and we’re incredibly gratified to read about the growing breadth of practitioners in the field of Data Visualization.

We received over 90 applications for just 3 available spots. This was over double...

Read More

OpenVis Conf 2016 Diversity Scholarships!

We are excited to announce another iteration of diversity scholarships for OpenVis Conf! These scholarships cover not only the cost of the ticket, but also accommodation and travel to Boston, if needed.

Our mission at Bocoup is to support universal access to information and the tools to produce and understand it and we are constantly seeking new ways to make our communities broader and more inclusive.

In the spirit of broadening our community, we want...

Read More

OpenVis Conf 2016 Diversity Scholarships!

We are excited to announce another iteration of diversity scholarships for OpenVis Conf! These scholarships cover not only the cost of the ticket, but also accommodation and travel to Boston, if needed.

Our mission at Bocoup is to support universal access to information and the tools to produce and understand it and we are constantly seeking new ways to make our communities broader and more inclusive.

In the spirit of broadening our community, we want...

Read More

Announcing Our 2016 Keynote Speakers

Banner with OpenVis Conf 2016 Keynote Speakers: Martin Wattenberg, Fernanada Viégas, and Mona Chalabi

We’re delighted to announce our Keynote speakers for OpenVis Conf 2016 this April 25th and 26th.

First, Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas, of Google’s Big Picture Visualization Research Group, will join us to speak about their work on TensorFlow and visualizing Machine Learning. We are thrilled about the opportunity to get a glimpse into some...

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Announcing Our 2016 Keynote Speakers

Banner with OpenVis Conf 2016 Keynote Speakers: Martin Wattenberg, Fernanada Viégas, and Mona Chalabi

We’re delighted to announce our Keynote speakers for OpenVis Conf 2016 this April 25th and 26th.

First, Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas, of Google’s Big Picture Visualization Research Group, will join us to speak about their work on TensorFlow and visualizing Machine Learning. We are thrilled about the opportunity to get a glimpse into some...

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Call for Submissions: an FAQ for OpenVis Conf 2016

November 30th – the deadline for talks and speakers for OpenVis Conf 2016 – is quickly approaching.

We’re thrilled for the proposals we’ve received so far, and we’ve also received several questions on the submissions process.

We’re sharing an updated version of last year’s FAQ to offer answers to some common questions about submitting to OpenVis for those who are considering doing so and to give our attendees an idea of what kinds of talks...

Read More

Call for Submissions: an FAQ for OpenVis Conf 2016

November 30th – the deadline for talks and speakers for OpenVis Conf 2016 – is quickly approaching.

We’re thrilled for the proposals we’ve received so far, and we’ve also received several questions on the submissions process.

We’re sharing an updated version of last year’s FAQ to offer answers to some common questions about submitting to OpenVis for those who are considering doing so and to give our attendees an idea of what kinds of talks...

Read More

OpenVis Conf is back for 2016!

We are extreemly excited to announce yet another amazing OpenVis Conf! Today we are launching the beginnings for OpenVis Conf 2016 and opening our call for speakers.

The conference will take place in Boston on April 25th and 26th, in the beautiful New England Aquarium. As you can imagine, we aren’t going to pass up this opportunity to make a lot of fish jokes, so brace yourself.

We are also thrilled to launch our...

Read More

OpenVis Conf is back for 2016!

We are extreemly excited to announce yet another amazing OpenVis Conf! Today we are launching the beginnings for OpenVis Conf 2016 and opening our call for speakers.

The conference will take place in Boston on April 25th and 26th, in the beautiful New England Aquarium. As you can imagine, we aren’t going to pass up this opportunity to make a lot of fish jokes, so brace yourself.

We are also thrilled to launch our...

Read More

OpenVis Conf 2015 Diversity Scholarships!

We are excited to announce the recipients of our first OpenVis Conf Diversity Scholarship. We want to thank everyone that applied for the time they took and the fantastic applications they put together. Unfortunately we could not award a scholarship to everyone, but we do wish you all the best in your journey in tech.

Our three recipients hail from across the country and beyond! We look forward to meeting them in person in Boston...

Read More

OpenVis Conf 2015 Diversity Scholarships!

We are excited to announce the recipients of our first OpenVis Conf Diversity Scholarship. We want to thank everyone that applied for the time they took and the fantastic applications they put together. Unfortunately we could not award a scholarship to everyone, but we do wish you all the best in your journey in tech.

Our three recipients hail from across the country and beyond! We look forward to meeting them in person in Boston...

Read More

OpenVis Conf 2015 Diversity Scholarships!

Our mission at Bocoup is to support universal access to information and the tools to understand and transform it. This informs a large part of why and how we operate OpenVis Conf. We are constantly seeking new ways to make our communities broader and more inclusive. To that end, for the first time, we are excited to announce that Bocoup is making available two diversity scholarships to attend OpenVis Conf! These cover not only the...

Read More

OpenVis Conf 2015 Diversity Scholarships!

Our mission at Bocoup is to support universal access to information and the tools to understand and transform it. This informs a large part of why and how we operate OpenVis Conf. We are constantly seeking new ways to make our communities broader and more inclusive. To that end, for the first time, we are excited to announce that Bocoup is making available two diversity scholarships to attend OpenVis Conf! These cover not only the...

Read More

Submitting a talk: FAQ

You may have noticed that our submission process has been open for a few weeks. We’re very excited about the talks we’re seeing come in, but we’ve also received quite a few questions from current and potential submitters. In this post, we’ll try to offer answer some common questions about submitting to OpenVis for those who are considering doing so and give our attendees an idea of what to expect at OpenVis Conf 2015.

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Submitting a talk: FAQ

You may have noticed that our submission process has been open for a few weeks. We’re very excited about the talks we’re seeing come in, but we’ve also received quite a few questions from current and potential submitters. In this post, we’ll try to offer answer some common questions about submitting to OpenVis for those who are considering doing so and give our attendees an idea of what to expect at OpenVis Conf 2015.

...

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We're Back!

We are very excited to announce OpenVis Conf is coming back for round three in April 2015! Last year was a truly remarkable event and we were humbled by your generous comments and thoughtful dialogue during and after the conference. We are grateful to our speakers from 2014 for delivering some of the best content about creating data visualization on the Open Web. You can see last year’s talk videos here.

The third OpenVis...

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We're Back!

We are very excited to announce OpenVis Conf is coming back for round three in April 2015! Last year was a truly remarkable event and we were humbled by your generous comments and thoughtful dialogue during and after the conference. We are grateful to our speakers from 2014 for delivering some of the best content about creating data visualization on the Open Web. You can see last year’s talk videos here.

The third OpenVis...

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