Vis 2004 is the premier forum for visualization advances in science and engineering for academia, government, and industry. This event brings together researchers and practitioners with a shared interest in techniques, tools, and technology. Visualization 2004 was held at the Hyatt Regency Austin in Austin, Texas, October 10-15, 2004.

	Thanks for making IEEE Visualization 2004 a success! See you in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2005!
	The IEEE Visualization 2004 Contest entries can be found here.
	Best Paper Award: Lok M. Hwa (UC Davis), Mark A. Duchaineau (Lawrence Livermore National Lab), and Kenneth I. Joy (UC Davis), "Adaptive 4-8 Texture Hierarchies".
	Best Application Paper Award: Andrè Neubauer (VRVis Research Center), Stefan Wolfsberger (Medical University Vienna), Marie-Therese Forster (Medical University Vienna), Lukas Mroz (Tiani Medgraph AG), Rainer Wegenkittl (VRVis Research Center), and Katja Bühler (VRVis Research Center), "STEPS - an Application for Simulation of Transsphenoidal Endonasal Pituitary Surgery".