<p>With the longlist announced and the shortlist on its way, here's another seven of our expert judging panel. The views of these expert judges will be supplemented by a public vote once the shortlist is released next Tues 27 Sep.</p>
<p><a href="jenchristiansen.com" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://iibawards-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/app/public/ckeditor_assets/pictures/307/content_jen-christiansen.png" style="width: 624px; height: 261px;" /></a></p>
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Jen is senior graphics editor at <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/">Scientific American</a>, where she art directs and produces data visualizations and explanatory diagrams.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ChristiansenJen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@ChristiansenJen</a> |<a href="http://jenchristiansen.com"> Jenchristiansen.com</a></h3>
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<p><a href="http://mariuswatz.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://iibawards-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/app/public/ckeditor_assets/pictures/308/content_marius-watz.png" style="width: 624px; height: 261px;" /></a></p>
<p>Marius Watz (NO) is an artist working with visual abstraction through generative software processes. Watz has exhibited at venues like the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Todaysart (The Hague), ITAU Cultural (Sao Paulo), Museumsquartier (Vienna), and Galleri ROM (Oslo). </p>
<h3><a href="https://twitter.com/mariuswatz">@mariuswatz</a> | <a href="http://mariuswatz.com/">mariuswatz.com</a></h3>
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<p><a href="http://www.periscopic.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://iibawards-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/app/public/ckeditor_assets/pictures/309/content_kim-rees.png" style="width: 624px; height: 261px;" /></a></p>
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Kim is co-founder and data designer at <a href="http://www.periscopic.com/">Periscopic</a>,a socially-conscious data visualization firm that helps companies and organizations promote information transparency and public awareness.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Periscopic">@periscopic</a> |
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<a href="http://Periscopic.com" target="_blank">Periscopic.com</a></h3>
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<p><a href="http://truth-and-beauty.net" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://iibawards-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/app/public/ckeditor_assets/pictures/310/content_moritz-stefaner.png" style="width: 624px; height: 261px;" /></a></p>
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Moritz Stefaner was nominated for the <a href="http://www.german-design-award.com/">Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany</a> and is a multiple winner of the <a href="http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/">Kantar Information is Beautiful awards</a>. His work has been exhibited at Venice Biennale of Architecture, SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica and the Max Planck Science Gallery. He also publishes the <a href="http://datastori.es/">Data Stories podcast</a> together with Enrico Bertini.</p>
<h3><a href="https://twitter.com/moritz_stefaner">@moritz_stefaner</a> | <a href="http://truth-and-beauty.net">truth-and-beauty.net</a></h3>
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<p><a href="http://rachelbinx.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://iibawards-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/app/public/ckeditor_assets/pictures/311/content_rachel-binx.png" style="width: 624px; height: 261px;" /></a></p>
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Rachel Binx is a design technologist who specializes in creating internal visualization tools, for places such as <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/">NASA JPL</a> and the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/">NYTimes</a>. Her personal work is primarily interested in maps, geodata, and the ways that individuals connect with their own data. These explorations result in projects like <a href="http://rachelbinx.com/Meshu">Meshu</a> and <a href="http://rachelbinx.com/Monochome">Monochome</a>, both creating physical objects based on the users’ personal data.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/rachelbinx?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@rachelbinx</a> | <a href="http://rachelbinx.com/">rachelbinx.com</a></h3>
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<p><a href="www.albertocairo.com" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://iibawards-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/app/public/ckeditor_assets/pictures/306/content_alberto-cairo.png" style="width: 624px; height: 261px;" /></a></p>
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I am the <a href="http://com.miami.edu/profile/alberto-cairo">Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the University of Miami</a>, and former infographics director at publications in three countries, besides a consultant with news organizations and technology companies.</p>
<h3><a href="https://twitter.com/albertocairo">@albertocairo</a> | <a href="http://www.albertocairo.com">albertocairo.com</a></h3>
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<p><a href="www.cleverfranke.com" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://iibawards-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/app/public/ckeditor_assets/pictures/312/content_thomas-clever.png" style="width: 624px; height: 261px;" /></a></p>
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Thomas Clever is Co-Founder / Creative director of <a href="https://www.cleverfranke.com/">CLEVER°FRANKE</a>. As creative and strategic director, Thomas is involved in all of CLEVER°FRANKE's projects. He is the representative for all clients, wherever they are located.</p>
<h3><a href="https://twitter.com/cleverfranke">@cleverfranke</a> | <a href="http://www.cleverfranke.com">cleverfranke.com</a></h3>