Where Data Visualization Practitioners and Enthusiasts Connect.
DVS is a volunteer-run 501c3 nonprofit with three key objectives: celebrate, nurture, and advance the field of data visualization.
Week of May 11, 2026
🎤 Registrations for Outlier 2026 is now open. Join us June 24-26 for a fully virtual, global experience built around this year's theme: The Final Draft.
💚 May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are looking to showcase work that highlights the experience of being human: our emotions, how we connect with one another and what we do for overall well-being. Submit your work by May 4.
⭐ We’re looking for a Community Engagement Director to join DVS! Play an active role in leading and nurturing inclusive communities, helping members connect and thrive across DVS’s global network. Apply here.
New to read
New to Read
MyMatrescenceProject: Using “Data-Less” Data Visualisation to Explore My Experience of Motherhood by Katie Anderson-Kelly
Join the chat
Join the Conversation
Share your insights and feedback with a few members thinking through specific challenges:
One of our members was wondering, are people still doing anything innovative and interesting with choropleth maps, or does it feel like that type of data viz has already been fully explored over the years?
Events
Upcoming Events:
May 21: DVS Geospatial Group: Integrating Multidimensional Layers in Urban Dashboard Design
Join a local affiliated group. If you are interested in starting a group or becoming a co-organizer, reach out to membership@datavisualizationsociety.org.
Join an Interest Group. If you are interested in starting a group or becoming a co-organizer, reach out to membership@datavisualizationsociety.org.