The 8th China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis 2021) is calling for proposals for the topics of the special sessions. ChinaVis 2021 will be held in Wuhan, China, from July 24th to 27th, 2021, hosted by China Society of Image and Graphics, Technical Committee on Visualization and Visual Analysis, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology with multiple sponsorships.

The special sessions in the ChinaVis conference are designed to discuss state-of-the-art research progress and key challenges in visualization and visual analytics. In the past ChinaVis conferences, the topics of special sessions included visualization theory, discipline development, education & popular science, and various domain applications, including security, spatiotemporal data, etc.

In general, each special session is 90 minutes long, usually with four speakers for a 20-minute presentation each (if necessary, a few experts and scholars for discussion and comments in a short panel), and 10 minutes for Q&A. The schedule could be adjusted by each symposium. The sessions will be held in the afternoon of July 25th, and the morning and afternoon of July 26th, 2021.

We are open to call topics for ChinaVis 2021 special topics. Each proposal should include the information of the organizer(s) of the proposed session, the topic title, a brief introduction and information of the speakers or panel experts (name, institute, short bio, and profile photo). New areas of visualization and interdisciplinary topics are particularly encouraged. The organizer(s) should contact all speakers for approval before the submission. All speakers need a regular conference registration if the proposal is approved. Session organizers and speakers will receive appreciation certificates from the conference. A special banquet will be arranged for all invited speakers.

Please email chinavis.topic@gmail.com for proposal submission(Information Table of Special Topics ) or questions.