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2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science

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November 14-16, 2009

Illinois Institute of Technology
Hermann Hall, 3241 S Federal St.
McCormick-Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S State St.
Chicago, IL 60616

The annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) brings together researchers and scholars in the humanities and computer science to dvance interdisciplinary collaborations between the digital humanists and computer scientists, advancing the area as a field of intellectual inquiry and identifying new directions and perspectives for future research.

Program:      http://dhcs.iit.edu/fullprogram.html
Registration: http://dhcs.iit.edu/registration.html

Please register by Wednesday, November 11, as space is limited.

INVITED SPEAKERS:

Stephen Wolfram: What Can Be Made Computable in the Humanities?

Dr. Wolfram is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, and author of A New Kind of Science.

Vasant Honavar: Humanities as Information Sciences

Dr. Honavar is professor of Computer Science at Iowa State University, and founding director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory and the Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning & Discovery.

Roger B. Dannenberg: The Music Technology Revolution

Dr. Dannenberg is associate research professor of Computer Science and Art at Carnegie Mellon University, and fellow of the Studio for Creative Inquiry.

SPONSORED BY:

  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • The University of Chicago
  • Northwestern University

MORE INFORMATION:

For more information or to register, visit http://dhcs.iit.edu/ or email dhcs2009 at iit dot edu.

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Announcing Digital Studies / Le champ numérique

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Digital Studies / Le champ numérique (ISSN 1918-3666) is a refereed academic journal, publishing three times a year and serving as a formal arena for scholarly activity and as an academic resource for researchers in the digital humanities. DS/CN is published by the Society for Digital Humanities / Société pour létude des médias interactifs (SDH/SEMI), an organisation affiliated with the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) and the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing (ALLC) through the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO). Work published in DS/CN reflects the values of this community and the interdisciplinary diversity of those who comprise it, with particular emphasis on emerging digital humanities methodology and its application, on the engagement of that work in pertinent disciplinary contexts, and on multilinguality and complementarity with other ADHO publications (among them the journals Literary and Linguistic Computing, and Digital Humanities Quarterly).
Similarly, our publication technology, policies and practices will strive to promote and reflect the community’s best emergent and longstanding practices.

DS/CN invites contributions relating to work carried out in the digital humanities, broadly construed. In its open, thematic, and conference volumes DS/CN publishes academic articles, scholarly notes, working papers, field synopses, larger reviews, and well-documented opinion pieces. DS/CN privileges publications which explicitly demonstrate an awareness of interdisciplinary context(s) and a history of pertinent academic engagement.

– Journal at: www.digitalstudies.org

– Flyer at: http://bit.ly/iPTkt

– Submissions via www.digitalstudies.org

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Editorial Team
Ray Siemens (Editor, U Victoria), Michael Eberle-Sinatra (Editor, U Montréal), Bill Winder (Editor, Working Papers, U British Columbia), Dominic Forest (Managing Editor, U Montréal), Jeff Smith (Managing Editor, U Saskatchewan), Kirsten C Uszkalo (Managing Editor, U Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Christian Vandendorpe (Founding Editor, U Ottawa); Serina Patterson, Karin Armstrong, and Anne Correia (Technical Editors, ETCL, U Victoria)

National Advisory Board
William Barker (U King’s College, Halifax), John Bonnett (Brock U), Margaret Conrad (U New Brunswick), Richard Cunningham (Acadia U), Teresa Dobson (U British Columbia), Dean Irvine (Dalhousie U), Ian Lancashire (U Toronto), Yin Liu (U Saskatchewan), John Lutz (U Victoria), Christine McWebb (U Waterloo), Dan O’Donnell (U Lethbridge), Geoffrey Rockwell (U Alberta), Stan Ruecker (U Alberta), Jean-Michel Salaün (U Montréal), Stéfan Sinclair (McMaster U)

International Advisory Board
Elisabeth Burr (U Leipzig), Dan Cohen (George Mason U), Hugh Craig (U Newcastle), Marilyn Deegan (Kings College London), Johanna Drucker (UC Los Angeles), Julia Flanders (Brown U), Charles Forceville (U Amsterdam), Liliane Gallet-Blanchard (U Paris IV – Sorbonne), Carolyn Guertin (U Texas Arlington), David L Hoover (New York U), Edward van Houtte (Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature), John Lavagnino (King’s College London), Alan Liu (UC Santa Barbara), Laura Mandell (Miami U), Lev Manovich (UC San Diego), Jan Christoph Meister (U Hamburg), Martin Mueller (Northwestern U), Lisa Lena Opas-Hänninen (U Oulu), Espen Ore (U Oslo), Ken Price (U Nebraska), Susan Schreibman (Digital Humanities Observatory, Dublin)

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Call for Nominations for the 2011 Antonio Zampolli Prize

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The Antonio Zampolli Prize is an award of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO). Now in its inaugural year, the prize will be given every three years to honour an outstanding scholarly achievement in humanities computing. It is presented by the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) on behalf of its constituent organizations: the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing (ALLC), the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) and the Society for Digital Humanities/Société pour l’étude des médias interactifs (SDH/SEMI).

The prize is named in honour of the late Professor Antonio Zampolli (1937-2003), who was one of the founding members of the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing (ALLC) in 1973, and ALLC President 1983-2003. He was a major figure in the development of literary and linguistic computing from the 1960s, and an enthusiastic supporter of the joint international conferences of ALLC and the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH), which were initiated in 1989. He was also a prime mover in the Text Encoding Initiative, both in the initial 11-year project, and in the establishment of the TEI Consortium.

The Zampolli Prize is given to recognise a single outstanding output in the digital humanities by any scholar or scholars at any stage in their career. The output must involve the innovative use of information and communications technologies and may take the form of published research and/or the development of research-related tools or resources. The award will be made on the basis of the output’s importance as a contribution to the digital humanities, taking into account the significance both of its use of information and communication technologies and of its actual or potential contribution to the advancement of humanities research.

For a complete description of the Antonio Zampolli Prize, see http://www.digitalhumanities.org/view/Adho/ZampolliPrize.

The first Antonio Zampolli Prize will be given at the Digital Humanities 2011 conference, which will be held at Stanford University.

The Award Committee invites nominations for this award. Nominations may be made by anyone with an interest in humanities computing and neither nominee nor nominator need be a member of ACH, ALLC or SDH/SEMI.

Nominators should give an account of the nominee’s work and the reasons it is felt to be an outstanding contribution to the field. A list of bibliographic references to the nominee’s work is required.

Nominations should be sent no later than 15 February 2010, to the Chair of the Antonio Zampolli Prize Committee:

Ray Siemens, siemens@uvic.ca
University of Victoria,
PO Box 3070
STN CSC,
Victoria, BC, Canada. V8W 3W1.

Email submissions are preferred.

Members of the 2011 Antonio Zampolli Prize Committee:
Ray Siemens (Chair)
Jean Anderson, Chuck Bush, Matt Jockers, Øyvind Eide
Marilyn Deegan, Julia Flanders, Christian Vandendorpe
John Nerbonne, Harold Short, John Walsh

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Deadline Extended: Call for Papers for the Digital Humanities 2010 Conference

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We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Digital Humanities 2010 Conference.  Due to many requests, we are also extending the submissions deadline to Nov. 15, 2009.

New! Melissa Terras will address the conference in a plenary invited talk.

Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations
Digital Humanities 2010
Call for Papers
Abstract Deadline: Nov. 15, 2009

Proposals must be submitted electronically using the system which will be available at the conference web site from October 8th. Presentations may be any of the following:

  • Single papers (abstract max of 1500 words)
  • Multiple paper sessions (overview max of 500 words)
  • Posters (abstract max of 1500 words)

Call for Papers Announcement

The International Programme Committee invites submissions of abstracts of between 750 and 1500 words on any aspect of humanities computing, broadly defined to encompass the common ground between information technology and problems in humanities research and teaching.  We welcome submissions in all areas of the humanities, particularly interdisciplinary work. We especially encourage submissions on the current state of the art in humanities computing, and on recent developments.

Suitable subjects for proposals include, for example,

  • text analysis, corpora, language processing, language learning
  • IT in librarianship and documentation
  • computer-based research in cultural and historical studies
  • computing applications for the arts, architecture and music
  • research issues such as: information design and modelling; the cultural impact of the new media
  • the role of digital humanities in academic curricula

The special theme of the 2010 conference is cultural heritage old and new.

The range of topics covered is reflected in the journals of the associations: Literary and Linguistic Computing (LLC), Oxford University Press, and the Digital Humanities Quarterly, http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/.

The deadline for submitting paper, session and poster proposals to the Programme Committee is Nov. 15th, 2009. All submissions will be refereed. Presenters will be notified of acceptance February 24, 2010. The electronic submission form will be available at the conference site from October 8th, 2009 (which will be linked from http://www.cch.kcl.ac.uk/dh2010/papers/call.html).

Anyone who has previously used the ConfTool system to submit proposals or reviews or to register for a Digital Humanities conference should use their existing account rather than setting up a new one.

If anyone has forgotten their user name and/or password please contact dh2010
at digitalhumanities.org.

See below for full details on submitting proposals.

Proposals for (non-refereed, or vendor) demos and for pre-conference tutorials and workshops should be made to the local conference organizer as early as possible.

For more information on the conference in general please visit the DH2010 web site.  http://www.cch.kcl.ac.uk/dh2010/.

Types of Proposals

Proposals to the Programme Committee may be of three types: (1) papers, (2) poster presentations and/or software demonstrations, and (3) sessions (either three-paper or panel sessions). The type of submission must be specified in the proposal.

Papers and posters may be given in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish.

1) Papers
Proposals for papers (750-1500 words) should describe original, unpublished work: preferably completed research with substantial results, but also the development of significant new methodologies, or rigorous theoretical or critical discussions. Individual papers have 20 min. for presentation and 10 for questions.

Proposals concerning new computing methodologies should show how the methodologies are applied to humanities research, and should critically assess the application. Those concerning a particular application should compare earlier traditional and computational approaches and should also assess the new methodologies. References are naturally required. Those describing the creation or use of digital resources should follow these guidelines as far as
possible.

2) Poster Presentations and Software Demonstrations
Poster sessions showcase some of the most important and innovative work being done in humanities computing. Poster presentations may include technology and project demonstrations. Hence the term poster/demo to refer to different possible combinations of printed and computer based presentations. There should be no difference in quality between poster/demo presentations and papers, and the format for proposals is the same for both. The same academic standards also apply, but posters/demos may be more suitable way for
late-breaking work, or work in progress. Both will be submitted to the same refereeing process. The choice between the two modes of presentation (poster/demo or paper) should depend on the most effective and informative way of communicating the scientific content of the proposal.

Poster presentations are less formal and more interactive than talks. Poster presenters can present their work and exchange ideas one-on-one and in detail with those most deeply interested. Presenters will have about two square meters of board space for display and may also wish to provide handouts. Posters remain on display throughout the conference, and are the sole focus of separate dedicated poster sessions. Additional times may be available for
software or project demonstrations.

As an acknowledgement of the special contribution of the posters to the conference, the Programme Committee will award a prize for the best poster.

3) Sessions
Sessions (90 minutes) take the form of either:

Three papers. The proposal should include a 500-word statement describing the session topic, include abstracts of 750-1500 words for each paper, and indicate that each author is willing to participate in the session.  All speakers are required to register for the conference and to participate in the session.  Focused sessions should have added value when compared to the set of the individual papers.

or

A panel of four to six speakers. The proposal is an abstract of 750-1500 words describing the panel topic, how discussion will be organized, the names and affiliations of all the speakers, and an indication that each speaker is willing to participate in the session.  All speakers are required to register for the conference and to participate in the session.

International Programme Committee

Elisabeth Burr
Richard Cunningham
Jan-Christoph Meister
Elli Mylonas
Brent Nelson
John Nerbonne (Chair)
Bethany Noviskie
Jan Rybicki
John Walsh

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CULTURAL HERITAGE on line. Empowering users: an active role for user communities

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The Foundation Rinascimento Digitale, the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and the Library of Congress are delighted to announce the conference:


CULTURAL HERITAGE on line. Empowering users: an active role for user communities
15-16 December 2009, Florence, Italy
Teatro della Pergola
Via della Pergola 30

The conference aims to explore, analyze, and evaluate the state of the art and future trends in user communities and cultural contents on the web from an international perspective, and bring together academic researchers, policy makers and practitioners, providing a forum for the discussion and dissemination of the selected themes. Internet continues to have an impressive impact on cultural heritage and humanist communities by affecting the way they work, use, exchange and produce knowledge. New architectures and radically different paradigms arise continuously engendering a deep rethinking of traditional roles and tasks.

The second day of the conference foresees two parallel sessions related to relevant themes as: digital library applications, interactive web, and sustainable policies for digital culture preservation. Invited authors outline the users and communities framework in digital libraries design and development. Several considerations will be also addressed to the improvement of collaborative tools introducing new capabilities for cooperation, knowledge creation, and collective intelligence.

SATELLITE EVENTS:

– MONDAY 14th DECEMBER TUTORIAL: LONG TERM PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL ASSETS: BASIC CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES
Palazzo Incontri – Sala Verde
Via dei Pucci 1, Firenze

– THURSDAY 17th DECEMBER TUTORIAL: DUBLIN CORE – BUILDING BLOCKS FOR INTEROPERABILITY
Auditorium dell’Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
Via Folco Portinari 5, Firenze

See here the program: Cultural Heritage On-line [.pdf | 1614 Kb]

Please kindly register at: www.rinascimento-digitale.it/conference2009-registration

Registration Deadline: Registration must be done by 11 December 2009. The registrations received within 30th of November will take advantage of the promo price shown on the web site. Starting from 1st December 2009 registration fees will be charged of a 20% increase.

For more information on the Conference and Tutorials: www.rinascimento-digitale.it/conference2009

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