Message from the VIS Paper Chairs and Guest Editors

The papers in this special issue were presented at IEEE VIS 2015, held during October 25-30, 2015 in Chicago, IL. VIS consists of three conferences, held concurrently: the IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology Conference (VAST 2015), the IEEE Information Visualization Conference (InfoVis 2015), and the IEEE Scientific Visualization Conference (SciVis 2015). 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