Message from the VIS Paper Chairs and Guest Editors

The papers in this special issue were presented at the Proceedings of IEEE VIS 2014, held during November 9??14, 2014, in Paris, France. VIS consists of three conferences, held concurrently: the IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology Conference (VAST 2014), the IEEE Information Visualization Conference (InfoVis 2014), and the IEEE Scientific Visualization Conference (SciVis 2014). Visualization continues to develop rapidly as a research discipline and the three conferences are maintaining their positions as the leading annual events for researchers and practitioners to share the most innovative and impactful results of an increasingly diverse and influential community.