The role of the VEC is to oversee the planning and success of IEEE VIS. The VEC solicits bids for future VIS conferences, is involved in their planning and evaluates how well each VIS has achieved the objectives stated above. The VEC makes proposals for change for ratification by the VSC, and implements improvements to better meet conference objectives. For more information, see the IEEE VIS Charter. To contact the VEC, please e-mail vec_chair@ieeevis.org
The current VEC members are:
| Name | Affiliation | |
| Lisa Avila - Chair | Kitware | |
| Sheelagh Carpendale | Simon Fraser University | |
| Gautam Chaudhary | Alcon | |
| Min Chen | Oxford | |
| Chris Collins | Ontario Tech University | |
| Jason Dykes - Vice Chair | City University London | |
| Bongshin Lee | Microsoft Research | |
| Ross Maciejewski | Arizona State University | |
| Elisabeta Marai | University of Illinois at Chicago | |
| Klaus Mueller | Stony Brook University | |
| Holger Theisel | University of Magdeburg |
VIS Executive and Steering Committee Elections
Each year the VIS community elects one new member each to the VEC and VSC. See the VIS Elections page for more details.