Special Session on the Future of Visualization: Research and Industry
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
14:00-15:40
Location: SCENE B

The sponsors of IEEE Vis are organizations that care deeply about the way the visualization field will be shaped in the future. Come hear major players discuss their vision of the next years of information, data, and scientific visualization. We’ll gain an industry perspective on important issues, upcoming challenges; both research opportunities and industry directions.

(Speaking slots at this special session were offered to major sponsors of the IEEE VIS 2014 conference.)
Edouard Audit, CEA
Steven Drucker, Microsoft Research
Jean-Daniel Fekete, Inria
Dieter W. Fellner, Fraunhofer IGD
Jock Mackinlay, Tableau
Merry Wang, Autodesk