13 - 18 OCTOBER 2013, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA

Vis Lies

Organizer: 
Bernice Rogowitz, Georges Grinstein, and Kenneth Moreland

You know all about the famous books “How to Lie with Statistics” and “How to Lie with Maps.” Inspired by these works Vis Lies is a very popular event where we talk about How (not!) to Lie and Confuse with Visualization. This is the (ostensibly) annual event that provides entertaining and humorous examples, successful manipulations, pet peeves, and bugaboos. The meetup will feature a panel of experts to lie, confuse, and distort through visual imagery, and following that participants are invited and encouraged to present their own favorite visual deceptions. Humor and informality are always encouraged. Use the twitter hash tag #vislies to reserve your spot on the agenda or make like Kanye and just grab the microphone when you get there.