GD 2026: 2nd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

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GD 2026: 2nd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The 34th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD 2026)

August 17-21, 2026, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2026/

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The 34th edition of the International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD 2026) will take place in St. Catharines, Canada, on August 17-21, 2026, starting with a PhD School (August 17-18, 2026) and  conference reception on the evening of August 18, 2026. The main venue of GD 2026 is Thistle Complex, Brock University, which is located nearby major attractions in the Niagara region.

The conference will also feature a poster session, the traditional Graph Drawing Contest, and keynote talks from distinguished invited speakers:

- Erin Chambers, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States.
- Tamara Munzner, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada.

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ACCEPTED PAPERS

The list of accepted papers for presentation at GD 2026 is available here:

https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2026/pages/accepted_papers/

The final program will be announced on the conference web site soon.

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REGISTRATION

Registration is open. The early registration phase ends on July 24. Instructions can be found at

https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2026/pages/registration/

Registration fees for the symposium include the welcome reception (on Tuesday, August 18), coffee breaks, lunches, and the banquet dinner (on Thursday, August 20). Furthermore, the LIPIcs publication fees for the GD26 proceedings are covered by the registration fee.

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PHD SCHOOL

A pre-conference PhD school (https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2026/pages/school/) on Graph Drawing will take place on August 17-18, 2026. The PhD school early registration fee covers the participation at the lectures and coffee breaks. Registration for the PhD school is via the same registration link as for the main conference.

The PhD School speakers are

- Reyan Ahmed, University of Arizona, United States
-  Will Evans, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Myroslav Kryven, Amherst College, United States
-  Md. Saidur Rahman, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
- Alessandra Tappini, University of Perugia, Italy
- Carola Wenk, Tulane University, United States

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ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL

We have reserved some rooms at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel near Brock campus with special rates for stays from Sunday, August 16, 2026 to Sunday, August 23, 2026. You may also book rooms at Brock Residence 8 following these steps. The deadline to book accommodation at Brock Residence is August 8, 2026. Brock University can be easily reached from Lester B. Pearson Airport in Toronto which has many connections over the world. More details can be found at

https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2026/pages/travel_accommodation/

We look forward to seeing you in St. Catharines soon!

Maarten Löffler and Silvia Miksch
PC Chairs of GD 2026

Debajyoti Mondal and Rahnuma Islam Nishat
General Chairs of GD 2026

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