Dear VRA,
Nicole Finzer, Visual Resources Librarian at Northwestern University, and I
invite you to apply for THATCamp Chicago 2010 <http://thatcampchicago.org/>.
An unconference centered on the Humanities and Technology, THATCamp Chicago
will be held Saturday, November 20th at Northwestern University. For
details, please see below and http://thatcampchicago.org.
Thanks!
Megan Macken
Northwestern University Libraries and Departments of Gender Studies and
English in partnership with The University of Chicago Division of the
Humanities and The Newberry Library are pleased to announce the first
THATCamp Chicago. THATCamp Chicago 2010 will be held on Saturday, November
20 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Over the past few years, the Center for History and New
Media<http://chnm.gmu.edu/>has been helping to organize a series of
"unconferences" called
THATCamp <http://thatcamp.org/> ("The Humanities and Technology Camp.")
These unconferences are based on the idea that some of the most productive
work of conferences happens in the hallways and in more informal gatherings.
With this in mind THATCamp is based on conversations and not the delivery of
papers. They are "lightweight" and are paid for, in part, by attendee
donations.
The structure of the conference is decided when everyone arrives, and
applications do not include a paper proposal. Instead, applicants explain
why they want to attend and explain current projects on which they might
like to collaborate. In addition, some THATCamps include a "Bootcamp," which
is a series of workshops that teach concrete tools or skills. These
workshops are designed for beginners, and the hope is that attendees leave
with something new to tinker with. THATCamp Chicago is planning a Bootcamp
that may include workshops on Processing <http://processing.org/>,
Omeka<http://omeka.org/>,
Geographic Information Systems, and Design Tools for the Digital Humanities.
Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2010. Find out more at
http://thatcampchicago.org.
--
Megan Macken
Director, Visual Resources Center
The University of Chicago Department of Art History
5540 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637
773.702.0261 | [log in to unmask]
http://arthistory.uchicago.edu/vrc
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