Preface—Message from the VIS Paper Chairs and Guest Editors—

This January 2020 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) contains the proceedings of IEEE VIS 2019, held during 20-25 October 2019 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, BC, Canada. With IEEE VIS 2019, the conference series is in its 30 th year.IEEE VIS consists of three conferences, held concurrently: the IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology Conference (VAST), the IEEE Information Visualization Conference (InfoVis), and the IEEE Scientific Visualization Conference (SciVis). These three conferences are the premier venues for the visualization community to exchange the latest ideas and developments, attracting researchers and practitioners alike.
Prof. Fujishiro served as a paper co-chair (SciVis) for IEEE VIS 2019 and a guest editor for the special issue