[Numpy-discussion] Extension: June 05 Deadline for the 2020 John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Contest!

[Madicken Munk]

Hi all,

We are extending the deadline of the contest to Friday, June 05. We look
forward to receiving your submissions to the contest.

John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Contest Co-Chairs
Madicken Munk
Nelle Varoquaux

On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 12:18 AM Madicken Munk <madicken.munk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear numpy community,
>
>
> My apologies for repeated in-list and cross-list posts!
>
>
> I'd like to remind everybody that the 2020 John Hunter Excellence in
> Plotting Contest submission deadline is June 01 -- only a few days away. We
> welcome and look forward to your submissions!
>
>
> In memory of John Hunter, we are pleased to announce the John Hunter
> Excellence in Plotting Contest for 2020. This open competition aims to
> highlight the importance of data visualization to scientific progress and
> showcase the capabilities of open source software.
>
> Participants are invited to submit scientific plots to be judged by a
> panel. The winning entries will be announced and displayed at SciPy 2020 or
> announced in the John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Contest website and
> youtube channel.
>
> John Hunter’s family are graciously sponsoring cash prizes for the winners
> in the following amounts:
>
>
>    -
>
>    1st prize: $1000
>    -
>
>    2nd prize: $750
>    -
>
>    3rd prize: $500
>
>
>
>    -
>
>    Entries must be submitted by June 1st to the form at
>    https://forms.gle/SrexmkDwiAmDc7ej7
>    -
>
>    Winners will be announced at Scipy 2020 or publicly on the John Hunter
>    Excellence in Plotting Contest website and youtube channel
>    -
>
>    Participants do not need to attend the Scipy conference.
>    -
>
>    Entries may take the definition of “visualization” rather broadly.
>    Entries may be, for example, a traditional printed plot, an interactive
>    visualization for the web, a dashboard, or an animation.
>    -
>
>    Source code for the plot must be provided, in the form of Python code
>    and/or a Jupyter notebook, along with a rendering of the plot in a widely
>    used format.  The rendering may be, for example, PDF for print, standalone
>    HTML and Javascript for an interactive plot, or MPEG-4 for a video. If the
>    original data can not be shared for reasons of size or licensing, "fake"
>    data may be substituted, along with an image of the plot using real data.
>    -
>
>    Each entry must include a 300-500 word abstract describing the plot
>    and its importance for a general scientific audience.
>    -
>
>    Entries will be judged on their clarity, innovation and aesthetics,
>    but most importantly for their effectiveness in communicating a real-world
>    problem. Entrants are encouraged to submit plots that were used during the
>    course of research or work, rather than merely being hypothetical.
>    -
>
>    SciPy and the John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Contest organizers
>    reserves the right to display any and all entries, whether prize-winning or
>    not, at the conference, use in any materials or on its website, with
>    attribution to the original author(s).
>    -
>
>    Past entries can be found at https://jhepc.github.io/
>    -
>
>    Questions regarding the contest can be sent to
>    jhepc.organizers at gmail.com
>
>
> John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Contest Co-Chairs
>
> Madicken Munk
>
> Nelle Varoquaux
>
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