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Director, Community Programs & Engagement at Tableau. We are just weeks away from Tableau Conference and the ultimate visualization showdown —Iron Viz 2021—where three fierce contestants will take the virtual stage for an intense lightning round of live viz-tastic storytelling. . Andrew Grinaker. Ateken Abla. October 21, 2021.
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