[Web4lib] Fwd: Great Lakes THATCamp Announcement

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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 at msu.edu)

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Assistant Professor, MATRIX
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Telecom, Information Studies, and Media
Assistant Professor, Dept. of History Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Museum Studies Adjunct Assistant Professor, American Studies/Popular
Culture Principal Investigator, Games for Entertainment&  Learning Lab
Michigan State University


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Ranti Junus - Systems Librarian
Michigan State University Libraries
East Lansing, MI 48824