Connect with the DataFam at Tableau Conference 2021

The world’s largest virtual data visualization competition ignites and showcases the power of the Tableau Community. This year, we challenged participants to visualize data on a topic they love, and it was fantastic to see the diverse range of passions on display throughout the entries. See all the entries for this year's contest here. Our three finalists advancing to the virtual Iron Viz Championship are Lisa Trescott, Pradeep Kumar G, and Sam Parsons—learn more about them here. Don’t miss your chance to watch them on the big screen!

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“This is the miracle born in Japan." - Yoshito Asai

Hear firsthand how Data Saber Training has made a miraculous impact across the Community in Japan and how you can activate your own region or organization in similar fashion.

• Panelists include Kaori Tanaka (KT) and Yoshito Asai
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“I'm so excited to share the stories of the community members, from who they are and how long they have been part of the community, to how they gained confidence and found their voice and any advice they have for newcomers.” - Priya Padham

A year ago, Priya Padham found Tableau and was first introduced to the Tableau Community. Now, she’s ready to share how she found her voice and confidence in her work—and how you can too.

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Get your pens and papers ready as 24 Tableau Zen Masters share their best tip, piece of advice, or thing you should know about data.

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“We hope this session will create harmony among all users.” - Siroros Roongdonsa

If you’re looking to foster and lead a community of any kind, inclusion should be at the center. Join members of the Equity Task Force as they dive into what it means to uplift diverse voices.

• Panelists include Candra McRae, Sedale McCall, Joshua Smith, and Siroros Roongdonsai
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Dr. Michael Sorrell is the longest-standing president of Paul Quinn College, one of 107 HBCU’s in the United States. During his 14 years of leadership, Paul Quinn has become a nationally regarded institution for its efforts to remake higher education to serve the needs of under-resourced students and their communities. Join us in an intimate fireside chat with Tableau's EVP of Marketing Jackie Yeaney and Dr. Michael Sorrell as they discuss his experiences as president, how the pandemic has affected higher education and diversity principles.

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Have you heard Roar by Katy Perry? Featured panelist Anabelle Rincon describes it as this Data + Women episode’s theme song! Don’t miss the “World Tour" of Data + Women chapters and learn more about this amazing global initiative.

• Panelists include Annabelle Rincon, Emily Kund, Everlyn Lee, Nisa Marques, Ellie Mason, and Jayshree Dawrewar
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“I strongly believe that data literacy is a needed skill for all and there are various paths to data literacy for people who are interested in and deal with data.” - Dr Nairanjana Dasgupta

• Panelists include Dr. Nairanjana Dasgupta, Yong Long Foo, and Nellie Marongou
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In Washington DC, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and the Urban Institute recently created an online tool demystifying local police budget data to help ground future community conversations about public safety resources in facts and data. Learn how data can help local advocates and community organizations push for more equitable policing systems.

• Panelists include Eliana Golding and Leah Sakala
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We’re excited to feature our first ever Spanish Community episode, hosted by Tableau Zen Masters and Forums Ambassadors Pahola Diaz and Diego Parker.

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“Anyone that attends this session will leave well-equipped with a range of community resources to help support their Tableau learning journey.” - Sarah Bartlett

Get learning insights to up your Tableau game from three Tableau experts.

• Panelists include Sarah Bartlett, Dzifa Amexo and Thi Ho
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“We want to give people some sort of context of what's changing with Tableau and how to pick which part of that direction and change to take part in as a community member.” - Tim Ngwena

Tableau Zen Masters, Ravi Mistry and Tim Ngwena will guide you through the past, present and future of Tableau to help you stay on top of all things Tableau.

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“This session is perfect for everyone who strives to learn all the big and tiny tricks Tableau has to offer, and who wishes to discover something new that will help them save a few more seconds every day.” - Heidi Kalbe

Tableau speed tipping is back and dare we say faster than ever, with 21 tips in 25 minutes.

• Panelists include Lorna Brown, Ann Jackson, and Heidi Kalbe
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“Although the session is really centered around design, we will show a lot of tips and tricks that you will use over and over in your dashboards. We learned most of these tricks from others and we are excited to pass them along to you.”

Duo Tableau Zen Masters and twin brothers, Kevin Flerlage and Ken Flerlage will demo simple techniques for improving the design and overall functionality of your dashboards.

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“I created this session to help people understand what inclusive design and accessibility are, why they are important, and actionable steps to create more accessible visualizations.” - Emily Kund

Panelist, Emily Kund will explore the connection between data viz best practices and accessibility to build more inclusive visualizations.

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“We don't always need a lot of charts and dashboard components to tell an impactful story.” - Chimdi Nwosu

Join Top 10 Iron Viz 2021 Finalist and Tableau Public Ambassador, Chimdi Nwosu as he builds a dashboard using basic concepts that can be expanded into more complex techniques.

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“This session is for everyone: Developers who just started working with APIs, Server Admins, analysts, etc., as it allows everyone to answer their questions quickly.” - Anya Prosvetova

Join Tableau DataDev Ambassador, Anya Prosvetova as she takes you on a MetaData quest to save your workbooks in record time.

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