| March 26-27, 2010
Making Senses of the Past: Toward a Sensory Archaeology
Center for Archaeological Investigations
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
For further information, please email Dr. Jo Day at joday@siu.edu,
and see the conference website: http://cai.siuc.edu/vspages/day/vsconf.html
Posted 15 January 2010
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Announcing Great
Lakes THATCamp
Held on the campus of Michigan State University on March 20th
and 21st, Great Lakes THATCamp (The Humanities And Technology Camp) is
a user-generated “unconference” on digital humanities originally
inspired by the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason
University.
At THATCamp 2009, CHNM floated the idea of holding regional
camps around the country, an idea that quickly took hold, leading to events
in Austin, Texas (THATCamp Austin) Washington state (THATcamp Pacific
Northwest), Columbus, OH (THATCamp Columbus) as well as planned events
in California (THATCamp SoCal), and Paris (THATCamp Paris).
Who Should Attend?
Anyone interested in studying, supporting, teaching, researching,
creating or otherwise shaping digital humanities, humanistic social sciences,
information sciences, new media, and any other allied fields. You can
be an academic, a librarian, an archivist, a developer, a writer, a student
(grad or undergrad), a curator, a designer, an educator, a public historian,
an archaeologist, an independent scholar, or any combination thereof (as
most of us are). You can be an expert or a newbie; as long as you have
something to talk about and things you want to learn regarding the intersection
and integration of the humanities and technology, this is the place to
be. The list of “who should attend” is as broad as the field
of “digital humanities” itself.
So, No Suits, No Papers…What Do You
do?
Show, tell, collaborate, share, and walk away inspired.
Sessions at Great Lakes THATCamp will range from software demos to training
sessions to discussions of research findings to half-baked rants. The
only real thing we don’t want to see is people standing up and reading
a full blown paper, this isn’t your typical academic conference
– we’re not here to read or be read to.
Submitting a Proposal
Submitting a proposal to Great Lakes THATCamp is easy. Just
fill out the form on the website (http://greatlakesthatcamp.org).
No formal (lengthy) proposal is required - just a brief description of
what you would like to talk about. Unfortunately, we can only accept a
max of 75 people, so we’re going to have to do some vetting. Deadline
for submitting is February 10th, 2010.
Hacking Wearables and E-Textiles Workshop
In addition to sessions, Great Lakes THATCamp will be hosting
a “Hacking Wearables & E-Textiles Workshop.” Organized
by Bill Turkel and Beth Nowviskie, the workshop will allow participants
will play with components like the Lilypad Arduino (http://web.media.mit.edu/~leah/LilyPad),
a tiny computer that can be sewn into clothing, stuffed toys, textiles
and other craft items to create soft, interactive devices that are ‘high-touch’
as well as high tech. The workshop is intended for people of all skill
levels – so no prior experience is required.
The workshop will be limited to those who are attending
Great Lakes THATCamp (and only 20 people max). So, if you are interested
in participating, just fill out the relevant sections of the form when
you submit your Great Lakes THATCamp application.
How Much Does Great Lakes THATCamp Cost?
THATCamp isn’t your average academic conference, so
you aren’t going to have to pay an expensive conference registration
fee. All we ask is that all attendees pay $25 to cover meals (attendees
will be provided breakfast & lunch during the event), as well as a
t-shirt to commemorate the event.
For more information on Great Lakes THATCamp, go to http://greatlakesthatcamp.org.
Any questions can be sent directly to Ethan Watrall (watrall@msu.edu)
Posted 6 January 2010
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