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AAAS and NSF Prepare for This Year's Final Five - 6th annual Visualization Challenge
Written by National Science Foundation
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Judges Looking for Slam-Dunk Visualizations
March 27, 2008 – Arlington, VA. – Excitement is growing on college campuses and venues around the world as the 2008 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge draws to a close. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science, the flagship publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the 6th annual Visualization Challenge will accept entries only until May 31st.
The Challenge recognizes the increasing importance and power of visualizations. They illuminate and explain to the public the crucial work of science and engineering. Increasingly, they have also become an essential analytical tool for those researchers themselves, revealing the patterns, structures, and truth beneath the data.
In the fall, Jeff Nesbit, Director of NSF's Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, will announce this year's Final Five. Awards are expected in five separate categories: Photographs/Pictures, Illustrations/Drawings, Informational/Explanatory Graphics, Interactive Media, and Non-Interactive Media.
"Last year's bracket included 205 entries," said Nesbit, "and based on the interest we've seen so far, we certainly expect more entrants this year." In the past, the Challenge's "May Madness" has drawn contestants from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and 27 other countries.
Asked what characterized a winning entry, Nesbit squared-up and let fly: "Entries are typically graded higher when they (1) explain non-obvious phenomena in an engaging and not overly-technical manner, (2) have "depth" or layers of information that reward continued inspection, (3) have a solid match between the media or technique and the subject, and (4) are focused to communicate to a well-defined audience."
Nesbit will also announce the MVPs (Major Visualization Prizes). "This year, semifinalist winners will receive personalized certificates and the winning entries will be published in a special section of the September 26th, 2008 issue of the journal Science and Science Online and on NSF's website."
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