Merge branch 'vis2024' of github.com:ieee-vgtc/ieeevis.org into vis2024

_data/supporters.yml

@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
      - name: "Uncharted Software"
        image: /assets/supporters/UnchartedLogo.png
        url: "https://uncharted.software/"
+     - name: "SCI"
+       image: /assets/supporters/sci.png
+       url: "https://www.sci.utah.edu/"
 #      - name: "Apple"
 #        image: /assets/supporters/apple.png
 #        url: "https://www.apple.com"
@@ -113,9 +116,6 @@
 #     - name: "Nomic"
 #       image: /assets/supporters/nomic.png
 #       url: "https://home.nomic.ai"
-     # - name: "SCI"
-     #   image: /assets/supporters/sci.png
-     #   url: "https://www.sci.utah.edu/"
      # - name: "Adobe"
      #   image: /assets/supporters/Adobe-logo.jpg
      #   url: "https://www.adobe.com/"

content/info/committees/conference-committee.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ permalink: /year/2024/info/committees/conference-committee
 | **Program Chairs** | |
 | Lane Harrison | *Worcester Polytechnic Institute* |
 | Kate Isaacs | *University of Utah* |
+| Michelle Dowling | *Pacific Northwest National Laboratory* |
 |---
 | **Overall Paper Chairs** | |
 | Tamara Munzner | *University of British Columbia* |
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ permalink: /year/2024/info/committees/conference-committee
 | Cody Dunne | *Northeastern University* |
 |---
 | **Workshop Chairs** | |
-| Julian Tierny | |
-| Stefan Bruckner | |
+| Julian Tierny | *Sorbonne Universite* |
+| Stefan Bruckner | *University of Rostock* |
 | Lingyun Yu | *Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University* |
 | Arvind Satyanarayan | *MIT CSAIL* |
 |---
@@ -126,26 +127,26 @@ permalink: /year/2024/info/committees/conference-committee
 | Chris Bryan | *Arizona State University* |
 |---
 | **Finance Chairs** | |
-| Loretta Auvil | |
-| Maria C. Velez | |
+| Loretta Auvil | *National Center for Supercomputing Applications* |
+| Maria C. Velez | *Marvel Analytics* |
 | Bhavana Doppalapudi | *University of South Florida* |
 |---
 | **Incoming General Chairs (VIS25)** | |
-| Johanna Schmidt | |
-| Kresimir Matković | |
-| Barbora Kozlíková | |
-| Eduard Gröller | |
+| Johanna Schmidt | *VRVis* |
+| Kresimir Matković | *VRVis* |
+| Barbora Kozlíková | *Masaryk University* |
+| Eduard Gröller | *TU Wein* |
 |---
 | **Archive Chairs** | |
-| Mukund Raj | |
+| Mukund Raj | *Broad Institute* |
 | Kyle Hall | *TD Bank* |
 | Ashley Suh | *MIT Lincoln Laboratory* |
 |---
 | **Web Chairs** | |
 | Dylan Cashman | *Brandeis University* |
 | Steve Petruzza | *Utah State University* |
-| Janos Zimmermann | |
-| Mashrur Rashik | |
+| Janos Zimmermann | *DKRZ* |
+| Mashrur Rashik | *University of Massachusetts Amherst* |
 | Mahmood Jasim | *Louisiana State University* |
 | Shayan Monadjemi | *Oak Ridge National Laboratory* |
 |---
@@ -156,13 +157,13 @@ permalink: /year/2024/info/committees/conference-committee
 | Kelvin Li | *Databricks* |
 |---
 | **VAST Challenge Chairs** | |
-| Jereme Haack | |
-| Steve Gomez | |
+| Jereme Haack | *Pacific Northwest National Laboratory* |
+| Steve Gomez | *MIT Lincoln Laboratory* |
 | R. Jordan Crouser | *Smith College* |
 |---
 | **SciVis Contest Chairs** | |
 | Karen Bemis | *Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey* |
-| Tim Gerrits | |
+| Tim Gerrits | *RWTH Aachen University* |
 |---
 | **IEEE** | |
 | Kathy Park | |

content/info/inclusion/code-of-conduct.md

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ The ombuds team for VIS 2024 is:
 <table style="text-align: center;">
   <tbody>
     <tr>
-      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds-gautam.jpeg" alt="ombuds-gautam" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
-      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds-menna.jpeg" alt="ombuds-menna" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
-      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds-josh.jpeg" alt="ombuds-josh" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
-      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds-lace.jpeg" alt="ombuds-lace" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
+      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds/gautam.jpeg" alt="ombud gautam" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
+      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds/menna.jpeg" alt="ombud menna" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
+      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds/josh.jpeg" alt="ombud josh" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
+      <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;"><img src="/year/2024/assets/ombuds/lace.jpeg" alt="ombud lace" style="min-width: 100px"/></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td style="padding: 3px; width: 25%;">Gautam Chaudhary</td>

content/info/registration/conference-registration.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The 2024 IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference, running from Octobe
 
 ## FOR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PRESENTERS OF MAIN CONFERENCE PAPERS, MAIN CONFERENCE SHORT PAPERS AND INVITED TVCG PAPERS
 <ul>
-<li>One speaker for each Main Conference Paper, Main Conference Short Paper or Invited TVCG Paper <b>MUST</b> register under the On-site Speaker Conference Registration or the Virtual Speaker Conference Registration option. </li>
+<li>One speaker for each Main Conference Paper, Main Conference Short Paper or Invited TVCG Paper <b>MUST</b> register under the On-site Speaker Conference Registration or the Virtual Speaker Conference Registration option or the corresponding Student Speaker options. </li>
 <li>Presenters can add multiple papers to their Speaker Conference Registration</li>
 <li>Presenters participating only at symposia, workshops, tutorials, or panels <b>SHOULD NOT</b> select the Speaker Conference Registration category. Instead, they need to use the On-site Conference Registration category </li>
 <li><b>Speaker Registration Includes:</b> Admission to all conference sessions, symposia, tutorials and workshops, Banquet (Wednesday) and access to VIS 2024 online content.</li>

content/info/registration/hotel-information.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Venue & Hotel Information
 layout: page
 active_nav: "Attend"
-permalink: /year/2024/info/registration/hotel-information
+permalink: /info/registration/hotel-information
 contact: "[email protected]"
 ---
 
@@ -14,24 +14,35 @@ All in-person conference events for VIS 2024 will be held in the TradeWinds Isla
 The conference rate for the base room is <b>$239 per night</b> (including resort fee) plus **13% tax**. The cutoff date for reservations under this rate is 
 **September 8, 2024**.  After this date, we cannot guarantee the specified rate.
 
-| Room                               | Beds          | Sleeps | Cost Per Night                          |
-| ---------------------------------- | ------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
-| Deluxe                             | 2 Double Beds | 4 ppl  | $184 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$270/night) |
-| Tropical View With Balcony         | 2 Queen Beds  | 4 ppl  | $214 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$304/night) |
-| Gulf Front View With Balcony       | 2 Queen Beds  | 4 ppl  | $234 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$327/night) |
-| Tropical View Villa With Balcony   | 2 Queen Beds  | 6 ppl  | $324 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$428/night) |
-| Gulf Front View Villa With Balcony | 2 Double Beds | 6 ppl  | $384 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$496/night) |
+| Room                               | Beds          | Cost Per Night                          |
+| ---------------------------------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------- |
+| Deluxe                             | 2 Double Beds | $184 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$270/night) |
+| Tropical View With Balcony         | 2 Queen Beds  | $214 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$304/night) |
+| Gulf Front View With Balcony       | 2 Queen Beds  | $234 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$327/night) |
+| Tropical View Villa With Balcony   | 2 Queen Beds + Sofa Bed  | $324 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$428/night) |
+| Gulf Front View Villa With Balcony | 2 Double Beds + Sofa Bed | $384 + $55 resort fee + 13% tax (~$496/night) |
 
-Staying in the conference hotel has a lot of advantages. In addition to having access to all of the hotel's ammenities, having participants onsite, improves the conference experience and helps cover the facility costs. Because of this, we ask you to book the hotel only via the link below.
+Staying in the conference hotel has a lot of advantages. In addition to having access to all of the hotel's amenities, having participants onsite, improves the conference experience and helps cover the facility costs. Because of this, we ask you to book the hotel only via the link below.
 
 
 Group ID: **25711**\\
 Delegate password: **60983418**
 
 <a href="https://book.rguest.com/wbe/group/1672/tradewinds/auth?group=25711" class="button" target="new_window">Book your VIS 2024 hotel room</a>
 
+**Once logged in, be sure to update the >>Arrival and Departure<< dates to match the conference dates (Oct 13-18) and click >>Refine Search<<.**
+
+
 ## FAQ
 
+### Is the hotel block full already?!?!
+
+We are actively monitoring the hotel block and making adjustments as needed. Before contacting us, please double check that you have selected the correct days for your travel. However, you can inquire about the status of our hotel block by e-mailing <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
+
+### I'm having a credit card, phone, or technical problem with my booking?
+
+For these kinds of problems, it is best to contact the hotel directly by phone at <a href="tel:+1800-360-4016">+1 800-360-4016</a> or e-mail at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
+
 ### Will I recieve an e-mail confirmation? (Hint: no)
 
 At the end of your booking, a confirmation of your booking will be shown. However, you will <b>NOT</b> receive an e-mail confirmation from the hotel. One may be requested by sending an e-mail to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.