Our team has been listening to community feedback around the timing both for the Information is Beautiful (IIB) Awards submissions and the Awards Ceremony and are making some changes for 2024.

In the past, IIB Awards submissions represented works from September of the previous year through August of the submission year. The offset timeline not aligned to a calendar year was a cause for some confusion, and the November/December Awards Ceremony was in the midst of end of year tasks and holiday celebrations.

For the 2024 IIB Awards;

Submissions will open in December 2024 and run through January 2025.

Eligible works will include any works published from September 1, 2023-December 31, 2024. In the future, submission windows will align to the calendar year.
We are opening submissions in December to account for those who budgeted for Awards submission fees and need those dollars spent in this calendar year.
Award winners will be announced in a virtual presentation of Awards in the spring.
All award winners and shortlistees will be recognized as part of an evening IIB Awards celebration at Outlier 2025.

By combining the in-person IIB Awards Ceremony, talks, and Outlier, we can continue to build one flagship event for the data viz community, recognizing that for many folks event travel is only feasible for one event a year. Throughout the year, we’ll continue to work with local groups and community members to host distributed and virtual events.

If you have any questions or feedback about these logistical changes, get in touch.