U of T Visualization Discussion Group
Where the University of Toronto comes to discuss Scientific and Data Visualization
Welcome to the U of T Visualization Discussion Group! The group is open to all faculty, researchers, staff, and students of U of T and affiliated institutions. We meet monthly at SciNet in the MaRS Building, Room 1140
Activities for the discussion group include:
- Discussing the basic principles of visualization, including going through seminal texts such as Tufte’s “The Visual Display of Quantitative Information”
- Workshop sessions where participants may bring visualizations that they are working on for advice and external opinions
- Demonstrations and tutorials for various visualization tools
- How to incorporate better visualization principles in your scientific workflow
- Discussions of the dissemination of visualization (for both scientific and public outreach purposes)
- Special guests discussing visualizations
Schedule
The current schedule for Spring 2020 is:
| Date | Time | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
2 PM - 4 PM | 1. Visualizing the Coronavirus 2. Show and Tell (Bring a visualization you’re working on, or that you find interesting) |
| TBD |
2 PM - 4 PM | TBD |
The previous schedule for Fall 2019 is:
| Date | Time | Agenda |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 27, 2019 (The Inaugural Meeting) |
12 PM - 2 PM (Bring a Lunch!) | 1. Introductions 2. Discussion of the Concept of “Data-ink” 3. Show and Tell (Bring a visualization you’re working on, or that you find interesting) 4. The “Visualize This” Challenge |
| Friday, November 1, 2019 | 12 PM - 2 PM (Bring a Lunch!) | 1. Discussion of the Concept of “Multifunctioning Data Elements” 2. Show and Tell (Bring a visualization you’re working on, or that you find interesting) |
| Friday, November 29, 2019 | 12 PM - 2 PM (Bring a Lunch!) | 1. Showcase of the Winners of the Information is Beautiful 2019 Winners https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/news/485-information-is-beautiful-awards-2019-the-winners 2. Show and Tell (Bring a visualization you’re working on, or that you find interesting) |
Organizers
The group organizing the Visualization Discussion Group are:
- Mubdi Rahman, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics (mubdi.rahman@utoronto.ca)
- Marcelo Ponce, SciNet
We’re always looking for more help, so if you are interested in helping organize the discussion group, please send us a line!
We are grateful to be hosted by SciNet
E-mail List
If you would like to be notified about events and activities, please add yourself to the email list at https://groups.io/g/uoftvisualization