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Week of February 23, 2026
🚀 Don’t miss geospatial expert and YouTuber Matt Forrest presenting the Modern Geo-Stack for the Data Visualization Society Geospatial Interest Group on March 5 at 12 PM ET. This free virtual event is open for registration here.
🎤 Outlier 2026 speaker applications are open through Febraury 28, 2026. Talks can be delivered virtually or recorded. Submit a talk related to our 2026 theme “The Final Draft”. Data viz is always evolving, and this theme highlights iteration and the power of curiosity, feedback, context, and constraints.
📊 The 2026 Du Bois Visualization Challenge has entered week 3 Submit your work in the DVS Slack #challenge-dubois channel for a chance to win prizes 🎁
New to read
New to Read
The Back of the Painting: On Structure, Integrity, and Data Visualisation by Isobel Parkes
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