Three Key Objectives:

• NURTURE

  • Build a cross-functional, tool agnostic community for sharing ideas, learning, and best practices for data visualization design.

  • How we do this:

    • Membership to our community that shares knowledge, resources, and inspiration

    • DVS Masterclasses and Discounts to Partner Training Courses

    • Mentorship Program

    • Topical Interest Groups

• CELEBRATE

  • Amplify and showcase brilliance in data visualization design through conferences, writing, and awards.

  • How we do this

    • Nightingale Publication (Print and Online)

    • Annual Outlier Conference

    • Host the Annual Information is Beautiful Awards

• ADVANCE

  • Raise awareness about the practice of data visualization, collaborate with leaders to set professional standards, and build a more inclusive field.

  • How we do this:

    • Annual State of the Industry Survey

    • Writer and Speaker Coaching

    • Data Viz Ethics Task Force

    • Fireside Chats

    • DVS Challenges

    • Jobs Board

The vision:

Data visualization in the mainstream

Data is at the heart of every organization on earth. Understanding and communicating with data relies, more and more, on data visualization. This task is performed by millions of people every single day. And as this work has become more specialized and more in demand, the people performing that work needed a place to connect with each other, be exposed to new ideas, and learn relevant skills.

The Data Visualization Society was founded to serve as a professional home for those working across the discipline while leading others into this growing, dynamic field, and to increase the visibility and value of data visualization to the general public. We realize this vision by investing in communication platforms and events to connect members, education platforms for teaching and learning, and leveraging those resources to foster skills growth, knowledge exchange, and meaningful critique.

DVS was founded based on a holistic vision for data visualization that saw equal validity in the approaches we see in business intelligence, art, data journalism, science communication, analysis and the many other reasons for data visualization.

Our community will grow by engaging and encouraging underrepresented voices, and giving a place for ideas to be shared among data visualization developers, designers, artists, teachers, enthusiasts, and users.

Our success can be measured not only in the growth of our member base, but in the impact we have in shaping the field of data visualization and creating a flourishing, cross-functional, collaborative environment for everyone working within this discipline.