The University of Washington, Seattle will host an in-person Vega/Altair Conference, September 18-19!

The event will focus on the development of the Vega, Vega-Lite, and Altair languages, ecosystem, and corresponding tools, documentation, and learning resources. The conference will include project talks, roadmap/governance discussions, working groups, and social events. The event is not intended to be a more general "user" conference – though we would love to have one in the future!

All attendees are expected to follow the Conference Code of Conduct.

Questions? Contact us at vega-conf@cs.washington.edu.

We will meet at the University of Washington, Seattle in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering. Come to the Gates Commons up on the 6th floor! Here are directions to the Allen Center.

Registration is required. To attend, please submit the Vega Conference Registration Form.

We hope to include everyone who registers. However, if we receive more sign-ups than expected, we may have to limit the number of attendees. We will keep you updated post-registration.

Thanks to support from the Moore Foundation, we will be able to provide drinks, breakfasts, and lunches free of charge. Please indicate any dietary restrictions or preferences in the registration form.

Attendees are responsible for their own travel and lodging. That said, please email us at the address above if you are a student or non-profit worker for whom sponsorship might enable participation.

The schedule below is tentative, more details will be posted as the conference dates near.

Monday, September 18

• 8:15am: Breakfast
• 9:00am: The State of Vega, Vega-Lite, and Altair
• 10:30am: Coffee Break
• 11:00am: Lightning Talks
• 12:30pm: Lunch
• 1:30pm: Working Group Topic Selection
• 2:00pm: Working Groups
• 3:15pm: Break
• 3:30pm: Working Group Sharebacks
• 4:00pm: Reception
• 5:30pm: Adjourn

Tuesday, September 19

• 8:15am: Breakfast
• 9:00am: Working Groups
• 10:30am: Coffee Break
• 11:00am: Working Group Sharebacks
• 11:30am: Governance Town Hall
• 12:30pm: Lunch / Continued Discussion
• 1:30pm: Conference Wrap-Up
• 1:45pm–?: Optional Meeting + Co-Working Time