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Amazing All New Slate of Content Scheduled for VizThink '09

Can you believe that VizThink ’09 is only 1 week away?  We’ve been working on the plans for this conference since nearly the end of the last one.  While lots of things have changed in the world around us, one of the things that hasn’t changed is that attendees to VizThink ’09 are going to have access to the best visual thinking content available under one roof.  We have over 30 breakout sessions with some of the leading experts from around the world. 

As we learned in a recent podcast with Tony Karrer, to get the most out of a conference takes work and preparation.  So, to help, we’ve got two ways for you to explore the content and prepare before you get to San Jose.  First, the final conference guide is now available in PDF for you to download. 

You’ll also get a physical copy when you check in at registration.  However, there’s only so much that can be put in an print guide.  So, we also have the conference wiki as a second and even more useful resource.  Each session has it’s own page, often with longer more detailed session descriptions and even examples.  It’s an invaluable resource for planning your conference experience.  Here are just some of the great sessions on the schedule:

Visual Storytelling with Karl Gude
How Do Patterns Structure Visual Thinking with Colin Ware
Eleven Years with One Visualization: Lessons from Jerry’s Brain with Jerry Michalski
Way of the Whiteboard: 3 Unwritten Rules of Persuading with Pictures with Dan Roam
Tools for Visual Storytelling with Nancy Duarte
Facilitating Online with Graphics with David Sibbet
LEGO® Serious Play™ – Think, Create and Innovate with Jacquie Lloyd Smith

WIth over 30 great sessions to choose from, you may wonder how you’re going to choose.  Well, this year, by popular demand, we’ve added tracks.  While you don’t have to follow the tracks, you may find it helpful to go with a theme.  Alternately, you may want to pick one session from each track to get a diverse experience visual thinking.  Our 6 tracks this year are:

Visual Language - Discovering the components of visual language
Storytelling – Using images to tell stories
Changing the World – Applying visual thinking to improve ourselves and the world around us
Visualizing Data & Our World – Using visualization to represent data, objects, and locations
Business Strategy – Using visualization to represent business concepts, ideas, and plans
Visual Thinking – Surveying a variety of visual thinking techniques, approaches, and applications

Creating tracks is hard.  Each session could easily be placed in more than one track.  Most sessions, for instance, have a storytelling component.  In addition, most sessions are talking in some way about visual language.  These tracks are not meant as rules or limitations, but as guidelines to assist in your planning and decision making process.

There’s still time to sign up and take advantage of this great opportunity to network and learn from your colleagues and industry experts.  Be sure to register now so you’ll be sure to reserve your space and not miss this exciting conference. 

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