20 - 24 September 2009
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, USA

The IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC) is the premier international forum for researchers and industrial practitioners to discuss the theory, applications and evaluation of technologies, visual and otherwise, that enhance the role of humans in the computing process.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Symposium. Established in 1984, the mission of the IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing ("VL/HCC") is to support the design, formalization, implementation, and evaluation of computing languages that are easier to learn, easier to use, and easier to understand by a broader group of people.

This includes all research aimed at the above mission, regardless of whether it uses entirely visual technology, text, or instead uses sound, taste, virtual reality, the web, or any other technologies. Examples of research addressing this problem include, but are not limited to, language/environmental design aspects, theory that supports the many media used toward this goal, implementation aspects, empirical work, software comprehension aspects (including software visualization), and software modeling and/or software engineering aspects.

Latest News

25 Jun 2009: Information on how to nominate most influential papers that have appeared in this conference has been updated

02 Jun 2009: The registration is now open

01 Jun 2009: Information about transportation and housing updated

22 May 2009: List of accepted papers announced

06 May 2009: Tutorials and workshops dates announced

01 Apr 2009: Graduate consortium information has been updated

30 Mar 2009: Keynote talks have been announced

15 Mar 2009: If you're encountering technical issues with the submissions site, please send your contact information, abstract, and paper (as pdf) by email to Mark.Minas@unibw.de.

23 Feb 2009: Submissions deadline extended to March 15, 2009

14 Feb 2009: Submissions information updated

14 Feb 2009: Tutorials information updated

14 Feb 2009: Workshops information updated

09 Jan 2009: Graduate Consortium information updated

17 Dec 2008: Workshop proposals due on Jan 31, 2009

16 Sep 2008: VL/HCC 2009 website launched