The 2023 Challenge is open!

On February 16 the DVS will launch our Annual State of the Industry Survey Challenge, using data from the 2023 State of the Industry Survey. New this year, we have segmented the data into five separate datasets that roughly align with sections of the State of the Industry Survey Report and make it easier for visualizers to focus on a topic.

EXPLORATORY DATA VISUALIZATION

The most useful exploratory visualization. We want to see dashboards and other visualizations that let people generate and test their hypotheses about what motivates and affects the field.

EXPLANATORY DATA VISUALIZATION

The most engrossing explanatory visualization. We want to see the trends in the data and how they weave together to tell us what’s happening in the data viz community.

TIMELINE

  • Launch: February 16, 2024

  • Close: March 31, 2024

  • Winners Announced: April 30, 2024

DATA

The 2023 Data Visualization SOTI Survey has responses to 60+ questions and was taken by over 800 people. It covers professional details like roles and tasks, tools and charts, experience, compensation, work contexts, challenges and changes, and more.

Rules

  • Each person can only enter two submissions and only one submission for each category.

  • Entries are open to Data Visualization Society members. If you are not a member, it’s easy and free to join. Sign up here.

  • Groups can enter but any cash-value prize will be awarded to the individual submitting the entry. Any group entry must be a list of names and cannot be an organization. Gallery space + online ribbons can be shared by all group members named.

  • You must use the 2023 Annual State of the Industry Survey Data. You are also welcome to use annual survey data from previous years or other relevant datasets. If you use any additional datasets, they need to be cited.

  • Any work presented must be your own.

  • By entering you give DVS the non-exclusive right to publish your work and/or screenshots of it. (Examples of use: social media, website, emails and reports)

  • All work must adhere to the DVS Code of Conduct.

  • DVS board members, advisory committee, judges and their immediate family are not eligible to win prizes. However, they may enter and be included in the full gallery. 

  • The Data Visualization Society reserves the right to not award a prize for a category.