Diversity in Visualization

129 Pages·2019·4.377 MB·English

by  Ronald Metoyer, Kelly Gaither

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Ronald Metoyer, University of Notre Dame
Kelly Gaither, University of Texas at Austin
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It is important to note that this is by no means intended to be a comprehensive, authoritative statement
on the topic. Rather, this book is intended to open the conversation and begin to build a framework for diversity
and inclusion in this specific research community. While intended for the Visualization community, ideally, this
book will provide guidance for any computing community struggling with similar issues and looking for solutions.
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ABSTRACT
At the 2016 IEEE VIS Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, a panel of experts from the Sci-
entificVisualization(SciVis)communitygatheredtodiscusswhytheSciViscomponentofthe
conference had been shrinking significantly for over a decade. As the panelists concluded and
openedthesessiontoquestionsfromtheaudience,AnniePreston,aPh.D.studentattheUni-
versityofCalifornia,Davis,askedwhetherthepaneliststhoughtdiversityor,morespecifically,
thelackofdiversitywasafactor.
This comment ignited a lively discussion of diversity: not only its impact on Scientific
Visualization,butalsoitsroleinthevisualizationcommunityatlarge.Thegoalofthisbookis
to expand and organize the conversation. In particular, this book seeks to frame the diversity
and inclusion topic within the Visualization community, illuminate the issues, and serve as a
starting point to address how to make this community more diverse and inclusive. This book
acknowledgesthatdiversityisabroadtopicwithmanypossiblemeanings.Expandeddefinitions
of diversity that are relevant to the Visualization community and to computing at large are
considered. The broader conversation of inclusion and diversity is framed within the broader
sociological context in which it must be considered. Solutions to recruit and retain a diverse
researchcommunityandstrategiesforsupportinginclusioneffortsarepresented.Additionally,
communitymemberspresentshortstoriesdetailingtheir“non-inclusive”experiencesinaneffort
tofacilitateacommunity-wideconversationsurroundingverydifficultsituations.
Itisimportanttonotethatthisisbynomeansintendedtobeacomprehensive,authori-
tativestatementonthetopic.Rather,thisbookisintendedtoopentheconversationandbegin
tobuildaframeworkfordiversityandinclusioninthisspecificresearchcommunity.Whilein-
tended for the Visualization community, ideally, this book will provide guidance for any com-
putingcommunitystrugglingwithsimilarissuesandlookingforsolutions.
KEYWORDS
diversity,inclusion,visualization
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Contents
Editor’sNote ...................................................... xi
Preface .......................................................... xiii
Acknowledgments ................................................xvii
1 FramingtheConversation ............................................1
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1.1 LoomingCrisis................................................... 1
1.2 MakingtheCase:ImportanceofaDiverseandInclusiveVisualization
Community...................................................... 2
1.3 StateoftheField ................................................. 3
1.4 DefinitionsandScope ............................................. 4
2 Diversity:ASociologicalPerspective ...................................7
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2.1 StructuralThinking ............................................... 7
2.2 Socialization ..................................................... 9
2.3 Oppression ...................................................... 9
2.4 Privilege/Disprivilege............................................. 12
2.5 Visualization:ACaseStudy ....................................... 13
2.6 NextSteps ..................................................... 14
3 FactorsHinderingDiversity .........................................15
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3.1 TheStraightLinefromDiversityandInclusiontoInnovation ............ 15
3.2 EntryBarriers................................................... 17
3.3 LeakyPipeline .................................................. 19
3.4 CommunityCulture.............................................. 20
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4 CaseStudies ......................................................23
Contributors:Anonymous;OrganizedbyMegPirrung
4.1 ImportanceofSharingExperiences.................................. 23
4.2 DescriptionandFramingofCaseStudies............................. 23
4.3 CaseStudy1.................................................... 24
4.4 CaseStudy2.................................................... 25
4.5 CaseStudy3.................................................... 27
4.6 CaseStudy4.................................................... 28
4.7 CaseStudy5.................................................... 29
5 CommunityOn-Ramps.............................................31
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5.1 BroadeningParticipationinVisualization(BPViz)Workshop ............ 31
5.1.1 SupportedActivities ........................................ 32
5.1.2 ParticipantRecruitment ..................................... 32
5.2 VisREUSite:CollaborativeDataVisualizationApplications ............. 33
5.3 AdvancedComputingforSocialChangeandComputing4Change ........ 35
6 Retention.........................................................39
RonMetoyer,ManuelPérezQuiñones,AnastasiaBezerianos,andJonathanWoodring
6.1 MentoringandCommunityBuilding—CriticalToolsofRetention ........ 39
6.2 TheCHIMentoring(CHIMe)Workshop ........................... 40
6.2.1 CHImeResults ............................................ 42
6.2.2 LessonsLearned ........................................... 43
6.2.3 VISMe:TheVisualizationMentoringWorkshop ................. 44
6.3 VisBuddies ..................................................... 45
6.3.1 MatchingProcessandResults ................................ 46
6.3.2 Outcomes ................................................ 46
6.3.3 FutureDirections .......................................... 50
6.3.4 DiversityandInclusion ...................................... 51
6.4 Conclusion ..................................................... 51
7 BuildingInclusiveCommunities .....................................53
Johanna Schmidt, Kelly Gaither, Mashhuda Glencross, Michelle Borkin, and Petra
Isenberg
7.1 Introduction .................................................... 53