Outlier 2026 speaker applications are open through February 28, 2026. Talks can be delivered virtually or recorded. Submit a talk related to our 2026 theme “The Final Draft”. #Dataviz is always evolving, and this theme highlights iteration and the power of curiosity, feedback, context, and constraints. We look forward to receiving your applications!
DVS Welcomes New Board Members for the 2026-2027 Term
Every year, six board of directors roles are opened for application. After a thorough interview process and member vote on the final slate of candidates, we’re excited to share that the 2026-2027 slate has been officially approved.
We’re thrilled to have 6 board members as part of the approved slate and 3 for midterm appointments.
Our new directors will play a critical role in strengthening organizational oversight, shaping long-term strategy, and supporting sustainable growth of DVS. Collectively, they bring experience across academia, finance, operations, nonprofit, design, advertising, and policy research.
Introducing our new board members:
Brittany Rosenau — Executive Director (midterm appointment)
Tiffany Tay — Operations Director
Eleni Hoilman — Programs Director
Obinna Iwuji — Partnerships Director
Brian Cort — Publications Director
Kim Bruschi — Communications Director (midterm appointment)
Isobel Parkes — Knowledge Director (midterm appointment)
Elina Oikonomaki — Education Director
We’re delighted to share that Jennifer Roscoe has returned for another term as the Events Director and will help us lead the Outlier Conference this year.
With a new board in place, DVS is well-positioned to advance its mission and continue supporting the data viz community. Learn more about our board of directors by reading their bios.
🚀 The Mentorship Program returns! Apply now for the February - April cohort
This is one of our most popular programs at DVS, offering mentees early in their visualization career an opportunity to work with a mentor who has 5+ years of professional experience in the field. Many mentors and mentees have shared how beneficial this program has been for their growth, some continued to stay in touch even after their cohort ended!
Mentee applications are open now through January 30. To be eligible as a mentee, you must be a DVS Plus member.
Mentor applications are open year-round. Anyone can apply to be one. Mentors support data visualization learning and help their mentee navigate their career options.
Learn more about how our Mentorship Program works. If you're not a DVS Plus member and are interested in becoming one, check out our membership page.
If you have questions, please send them to mentorship@datavisualizationsociety.org.
Apply to join the DVS Board
Applications for half of the seats on our 12-person board are now open for two-year terms that span from 2026 to 2027. Read more about the application process and FAQs.
This year, we’re opening applications for the following roles:
Separate from the roles listed above, we are still in search of the following roles to join through the end of 2026:
As a Board member, you have an opportunity to shape DVS’s priorities and activities and help us continue to build an engaged community of data visualization practitioners and enthusiasts from around the world. Board service is also a great way to connect and work with some fantastic team members!
Apply by October 21 to be considered for any of the roles above.
If you have any questions about serving on the DVS board, reach out to the Nominations Committee Chair or any current board member.
Future Fridays, October 2025: Experimenting with AI-assisted creative coding for climate data visualisation
We’re excited to continue our partnership with infogr8, the data design company for social good, to offer DVS members a chance to collaborate on real-world social challenges.
How it works
Each edition of Future Fridays runs across four Fridays, from 9–11am ET. You’ll be guided by our host Martina Zunica of infogr8 and joined by a monthly guest luminary as we explore complex topics through data and visual design.
Why take part
Collaborate with fellow DVS members
Sharpen your storytelling and design skills
Explore systems thinking through data
Create meaningful work that can be shared and published
About the luminary
Aki is a consultant specialising in modern data technologies and visual design. She helps organisations create innovative visuals and data products by combining her expertise in data science, and human-centered design. Previously a Data Scientist at Google, she holds a PhD in Physics and has formal training in graphic design.
Register today
Registrations for Future Fridays are open through September 29, 2025.
Note: If you signed up for Future Fridays before, you need to register again.
Join this exciting opportunity to connect with the community and practice your design skills! More details on how to join here.
🚀 The Mentorship Program returns! Apply now for the October - December cohort
This is one of our most popular programs at DVS, offering mentees early in their visualization career an opportunity to work with a mentor who has 5+ years of professional experience in the field. Many mentors and mentees have shared how beneficial this program has been for their growth, some continued to stay in touch even after their cohort ended!
Mentee applications are open now through September 7. To be eligible as a mentee, you must be a DVS Plus member.
Mentor applications are open year-round. Anyone can apply to be one. Mentors support data visualization learning and help their mentee navigate their career options.
Learn more about how our Mentorship Program works. If you're not a DVS Plus member and are interested in becoming one, check out our membership page.
Watch Outlier 2025 Talk Recordings
🎥 The Outlier 2025 talk recordings are now live on YouTube! Dive into 26 sessions—from data viz style guide best practices to automating contextual annotations—and discover how we're reimagining data viz.
Learn from Valentina D'Efilippo: Visualize Your Data and Shape Your Growth (Future Fridays, July 2025)
We’re excited to continue our partnership with infogr8, the data design company for social good, to offer DVS members a chance to collaborate on real-world social challenges.
How it works
You’ll be guided by our host Martina Zunica of infogr8 and joined by a monthly guest luminary as we explore complex topics through data and visual design. July will have two sessions (July 4 and July 11) where each session runs from 9–11am ET.
Why take part
Collaborate with fellow DVS members
Sharpen your storytelling and design skills
Explore systems thinking through data
Create meaningful work that can be shared and published
About the luminary
Valentina D'Efilippo is an independent designer and creative director and her favourite creative material is data. Her work has won many recognitions and has been exhibited internationally.
Her critically acclaimed book The Infographic History of the World has been translated into eleven languages, and she co-authored Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica, an illustrated encyclopedia for children.
Valentina's unique blend of creativity, storytelling, and data-driven insights has led her to collaborate with public organizations, start-ups, agencies, and global brands across a wide range of fields and formats. Her work spans theater productions, exhibitions, editorial content, and interactive platforms, establishing her as a leading voice in the field of data visualization and information design.
She also teaches internationally and runs workshops for universities and corporate teams, including a popular Guardian Masterclass.
Register today
Registrations for Future Fridays are open through June 30, 2025.
Note: If you signed up for Future Fridays before, you need to register again.
Join this exciting opportunity to connect with the community and practice your design skills! More details on how to join here.
Celebrating the 2024 Information is Beautiful Winners
After months of curation, judging, and community excitement, we’re thrilled to unveil the winners of the 2024 Information is Beautiful Awards. This year’s entries pushed the boundaries of what data visualization can achieve—telling powerful stories, illuminating hidden patterns, and making the complex beautifully clear.
From thought-provoking journalism to cutting-edge interactive tools, the winning projects represent the very best in data design today. Chosen by a panel of expert judges from nearly a thousand global submissions, these works stand out not just for their mastery of the craft of data visualization and storytelling, but for their impact, innovation, and clarity.
🚀 The Mentorship Program returns! Apply now for the June - August cohort
This is one of our most popular programs at DVS, offering mentees early in their visualization career an opportunity to work with a mentor who has 5+ years of professional experience in the field. Many mentors and mentees have shared how beneficial this program has been for their growth, some continued to stay in touch even after their cohort ended!
Mentee applications are open now through May 15. To be eligible as a mentee, you must be a DVS Plus member.
Mentor applications are open year-round. Anyone can apply to be one. Mentors support data visualization learning and help their mentee navigate their career options.
Learn more about how our Mentorship Program works. If you're not a DVS Plus member and are interested in becoming one, check out our membership page.
Future Fridays, May 2025: Communicating layers of abstraction
Registrations for Future Fridays are open through April 28, 2025. In partnership with infogr8, you will learn how to create data viz solutions that address societal challenges.
Silvia Romanelli, May's luminary, will dive into the world of abstract concepts and how to visualize several layers of calculations in the environment and climate issues topic. Participants will research and learn the best ways to keep the visualizations engaging without oversimplifying, while leveraging readers’ potential mental models.
Note: If you signed up for Future Fridays before, you need to register again.
Join this exciting opportunity to connect with the community and practice your design skills! More details on how to join here.
Meet Cedric Lary, Early Career Director at DVS!
We are excited to share that Cedric Lary has joined DVS as our Early Career Director.
Cedric is a data analyst working in the education nonprofit space. He first developed an interest in data visualization while conducting research in his undergraduate studies and deepened his skills through self-directed learning. After participating in the Data Visualization Society’s mentorship program, he took on a leadership role in the Early Career Resources Subcommittee to help make resources more accessible.
“As Early Career Director, I’m excited to help DVS grow into an even richer repository of well-organized, member-contributed resources and the thriving networking space I wished for as an early career practitioner,” said Lary. “I can’t wait to pay forward the kindness, support, and opportunities I’ve received from this incredible community.”
Cedric believes in building vibrant communities where learners feel valued, supported, and capable of growth, no matter their starting point.
Please join us in giving Cedric a warm welcome in the DVS Slack or by connecting with him on LinkedIn.
Register for Outlier 2025
Registration for the fifth annual Outlier Conference is now open. This year, we invite you to join us at the University of Miami Newman Alumni Center or virtually. Our theme, Reimagining, will be brought to life through engaging sessions that aim to Connect, Inspire, Empower. Register now.
DVS Plus members access exclusive benefits and save 20% off in-person tickets and 50% off virtual tickets. Become a member to access these discounts.
Outlier 2025 - Speaker Application now open
Outlier 2025 speaker applications are open through March 15, 2025. Talks can be delivered in Miami, Florida or virtually. Submit a talk related to our 2025 theme 'reimagining'—whether it's redefining your creative approach, uncovering new ways to connect with people, or developing unique methods to share ideas.
We look forward to receiving your applications!
2025 Du Bois Visualization Challenge
Advance your data viz skills by practicing a new tool or experimenting with a familiar one through the 2025 Du Bois Visualization Challenge! Starting today, the challenge leaders will post a visualization every Monday for 10 weeks on social media and DVS Slack for participants to recreate.
The goal of the challenge is to celebrate the data viz legacy of W.E.B Du Bois—a Black American civil rights activist, sociologist and writer—by recreating the visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools.
Visit Github for full details of each week’s challenge, including the 1900 original plates and the corresponding dataset.
Submission deadline extended for 2024 Information is Beautiful Awards
Still need more time to put your entry together for the 2024 IIB Awards? You’re in luck! We extended the submission deadline to February 3! Enter your work by 11:59 pm UTC. The Awards is an opportunity to showcase work you’re proud to have created, either as an individual or part of a team.
Enter your work for a chance to win trophies and cash from the $25K prize pot.
Future Fridays, February 2025: Using AI to visualize its own impact
Registrations for Future Fridays are open through January 28, 2025. In partnership with infogr8, you will learn how to create data viz solutions that address societal challenges.
Rudi O’Reilly Meehan, February's luminary, will dive into the AI world and explore what jobs are at risk of automation, educate the public about AI's benefits and risks, and examine our relationship with AI. We will then create powerful visuals and stories that bring that information to life. And there’s a twist – you won’t make these pieces alone. We will be working alongside the machines – using AI tools throughout this session to help you analyse, prototype and tell stories with data.
Note: If you signed up for Future Fridays before, you need to register again.
Join this exciting opportunity to connect with the community and practice your design skills! More details on how to join here.
2024 State of the Data Viz Industry Report Released
We’ve just published our 2024 State of the Data Viz Industry Report, which summarizes 861 responses about the state of data viz, the people who make it, the challenges they face, and where the field is headed.
This report will provide relevant insights whether you plan to transition into a data viz career or want to stay on top with the latest tech used to create data viz.
The report is available for public access until February 16. After this period, the executive summary will be publicly available while the report will be available to DVS Members.
Read the 2024 report.
DVS 2024 Annual General Meeting
We are starting off the new year with our Annual General Meeting (AGM)! We invite you to join us live on Jan 21, 2-3 PM EST. Our Board Members will share a summary of our 2024 activities, financial updates, and key priorities for 2025.
We will announce and introduce the proposed slate of new board candidates for the 2025-26 term. We will also kick off the voting process on the slate. Voting begins at the conclusion of the AGM and runs for 48 hours. Note that only DVS Plus members are eligible to vote.
Join us live to ask us questions, and learn how you can get involved in our initiatives. If you cannot attend the event live, a recorded version will be available for future viewing.
Livestream it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJfMbU2c3pY
Register to add this event to your calendar so you don’t forget to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-viz-society-annual-general-meeting-2024-tickets-1195007181649
🚀 The Mentorship Program returns! Apply now for the February - May cohort.
This is one of our most popular programs at DVS, offering mentees early in their visualization career an opportunity to work with a mentor who has 5+ years of professional experience in the field. Many mentors and mentees have shared how beneficial this program has been for their growth, some continued to stay in touch even after their cohort ended!
Mentee applications are open now through February 2. To be eligible as a mentee, you must be a DVS Plus member.
Mentor applications are open year-round. Anyone can apply to be one. Mentors support data visualization learning and help their mentee navigate their career options.
Learn more about how our Mentorship Program works. If you're DVS Plus member and are interested in becoming one, check out our membership page.