Welcome! Dig into this week's DataFam Roundup—a weekly blog that brings together community content all in one post. As always, we invite you to send us your content—and the DataFam content from your peers that have inspired you! Find the content submission form here.

Community Highlight

To recognize new and consistent Tableau contributors—we’re excited to have a section within the weekly DataFam Roundup called the Tableau Community Highlight. Find out how to get involved. 

DataFam content 

Dive into content created by the Tableau Community: 

• Ann Jackson: My Career in Analytics: A Brief Memoir

• Oliver Linley: How and Why to Build Tree Maps in Tableau — OneNumber

• Joris van den Berg: Dashboard that changes through time

• Leah W, How to deal with an empty dashboard

• Zach Bowders, Data + Love: Authenticity, Growth, and Fun with Elisa Davis

• Marc Reid: Dashed and Dotted Line Patterns

• Brittany Rosenau: Visualize Tableau Conference — Tracking Steps at #Data23

• Dawn Harrington, Tech Tips Girl: How to Create Bollinger Bands

• Eric Parker, OneNumber: Display a Single Dimension Across Multiple Columns in Tableau

• Irene Diomi: #datasuperstart

• Steve Adams: #tableau #tableautips #vizdj

• Sharif Shaalan, Agile Consulting: Nuff Respect Data Heroes # 5 – Lindsay Betzendahl

Team Tableau

• Tableau Public Data Pride Gallery

• Celebrating Tableau Public Vizzes and Creators at TC23

• 2023 Iron Viz finalists made earth their viz-ness at Tableau Conference

• Closing the (ideas) loop: Update re. Tableau product ideas, features & releases

• DataFam Ideas - share your feedback on released features

Upcoming events and community participation

• Analytics Engineering Meetup: Tableau Visionary Anya Prosvetova will share several data source optimisation techniques for your Tableau workbooks.

• Madison Tableau User Group 10th Birthday: We are celebrating our Madison TUG's 10th birthday! Please record a quick video or message about a fun memory you have from a past event or how participation in TUG may have helped you in your journey.

• Iron Viz '23 Quest Trailmix: Iron Viz is the world's largest data visualization competition. Quest on and become a fan!

• Data Book Club: This spring we'll be reading Avoiding Data Pitfalls: How to Steer Clear of Common Blunders When Working with Data and Presenting Analysis and Visualizations by Ben Jones.

• TrailblazerDX ’23 Tableau Quest: Leverage the power of data with the world’s leading analytics platform to drive better business decisions.

• Community Calendar and Upcoming Events: stay up-to-date on the latest Women in Dataviz events and other data visualization-related events. If you'd like to submit an event to the calendar, please fill out this form.

Vizzes

See the latest Viz of the Day, trending vizzes, featured authors, and more on Tableau Public.

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community:

• Will Sutton: Shell Shock | Global Demand for Pearls | Visual Capitalist

• Quoc Thang Nguyen: MelbourneHousing - Updated

• Ben Norland: Spider-Man Across The Marvel-Verse

• Nicole Mark: Stats+Stories 300th Episode Data Visualization Contest

• Tamas Szabo: SuperStore Dashboard

• Jennifer Dawes: The Wait: Magic Kingdom Wait Times

• Annie Nelson: Multi-Skill Level Example Call Center Dashboard Project

Community Projects

Back 2 Viz Basics 

A bi-weekly project helping those who are newer in the community and just starting out with Tableau. Not limited just to newbies!
Web: Back 2 Viz Basics
Twitter: #B2VB
Week 10: Build a Table

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization. 
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 22: Filtering and Highlighting

Makeover Monday

A weekly social data project. 
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday
Week 22: Dog Bites in NYC

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep. 
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 22: Student Attendance vs Test Scores

DataFam Con 

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms. 
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
April 2023: Kids Month!

EduVizzers 

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
June 2023: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment

Games Night Viz 

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
Level 6: The Final Boss

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge. 
Web: Iron Quest
Twitter: #IronQuest
Advanced Chart Types

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises. 
Web: Storytelling with Data
Twitter: #SWDChallenge
June 2023: fun with fonts

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month. 
Web: Project Health Viz
Twitter: #ProjectHealthViz
May 2023: WHO’s Global Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities 

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month. 
Web: Diversity in Data
Twitter: #DiversityinData
May 2023: Mental Health Awareness Month

Sports Viz Sunday

Create and share data visualizations using rich, sports-themed data sets in a monthly challenge. 
Web: Sports Viz Sunday
Twitter: #SportsVizSunday
January 2023: Is it a Sport or a Game?

Viz for Social Good

Volunteer to design data visualizations that help nonprofits harness the power of data for social change.
Web: Viz for Social Good
Twitter: #VizforSocialGood
Apr 18 - June 6, 2023: World Health Organization (WHO)

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
Twitter: #RWFD
Session 5: Diversity Score Card

Data Plus Music 

A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
Twitter: #DataPlusMusic