Half- or one-day slots are available for workshops, which need to be self-organized and self-funding. KCL can provide space for the workshop at no or low cost, so it is likely that the costs per participant would be low.

We would like to receive proposals for such workshops.

In your full proposal (total 500-800 words), please include:

(1) a brief description of the workshop programme, the project or community out of which it arises, the trainers who will run the workshop, and its proposed length;

(2) what is the demand for this workshop, and who do you expect the audience to be? What minimum number of attendees would be needed for you to do the workshop?

(3) what funding is available or will you seek to help to support the costs of this workshop (for instance, travel for trainers, lunch or refreshments for participants, as applicable)?

A few groups have already expressed interest in running workshops, and we have been talking informally with them. If you have ideas that is not yet fully formed, we would be delighted to e-speak to you about them before you submit a proposal.

The closing date for full proposals will be 31 December 2009. Please send them via email to both John Bradley (john.bradley@kcl.ac.uk) and Gabriel Bodard (gabriel.bodard@kcl.ac.uk).

Medieval Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age: 17-22 May 2010

The Institute of English Studies (London) is pleased to announce the second year of this AHRC-funded course in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, the Warburg Institute, and King’s College London.

The course is open to arts and humanities doctoral students registered at UK institutions. It involves six days of intensive training on the alysis, description and editing of medieval manuscripts in the digital age to be held jointly in Cambridge and London. Participants will receive a solid theoretical foundation and hands-on experience in cataloguing and editing manuscripts for both print and digital formats.

The first half of the course involves morning classes and then visits to libraries in Cambridge and London in the afternoons. Participants will view original manuscripts and gain practical experience in applying the morning’s themes to concrete examples. In the second half we will address the cataloguing and description of manuscripts in a digital format with particular emphasis on the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI). These sessions will also combine theoretical principles and practical experience and include supervised work on computers.

The course is aimed principally at those writing dissertations which relate to medieval manuscripts, especially those on literature, art and history. There are no fees, but priority will be given to PhD students funded by the AHRC. Class sizes are limited to twenty and places are ‘first-come-first-served’ so early registration is strongly recommended.

For further details see http://ies.sas.ac.uk/study/mmsda/ or contact
Dr Peter Stokes at mmsda@sas.ac.uk.

Practical Epigraphy Workshop

22-24 June 2010, Great North Museum, Newcastle

A Practical Epigraphy Workshop is taking place for those who are interested in developing hands-on skills in working with epigraphic material. The workshop is aimed at graduate students, but other interested parties are welcome to apply, whether or not they have previous experience. With expert tuition, participants will learn the practical aspects of how to record and study inscriptions. The programme will include the making of squeezes; photographing and measuring inscribed stones; and the production of transcriptions, translations and commentaries. Participants may choose to work on Latin or Greek texts.

The course fee is £100 but we hope to be able to provide bursaries to participants to assist with the cost. Accommodation will be extra, but we are arranging B&B nearby for around £30-40.

Places on the workshop are limited and applications will be accepted until 31st March. For further details please contact Dr. Charlotte Tupman: charlotte.tupman@kcl.ac.uk.

The Practical Epigraphy Workshop is sponsored by The British Epigraphy Society, an independent ‘chapter’ of the Association Internationale d’Épigraphie Grecque et Latine:

http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/BES/

http://www2.bbaw.de/aiegl

Conference Dates: April 6-9, 2010
Conference Location: Granada, Spain
URL: http://www.caa2010.org

Upcoming Deadlines:

- Session proposals submission deadline November 15, 2009
- Round tables proposals submission deadline December 15, 2009
- Workshops proposals submission deadline January 31, 2010

Other importat dates:
- Full papers submission will be open on November 20th,2009
- Full papers submission deadline December 15, 2009
- Short papers submission deadline January 31, 2010
- Poster submission deadline January 31, 2010
- Virtual theatre videos submission deadline January 31, 2010

The XXXVIII Annual CAA Conference will be held in Granada, Spain, from April 6 to 9, 2010 and is expected to bring together archaeologist, computer scientist and mathematicians to explore and exchange knowledge in order to enhance our understanding of the past. Classical disciplines like archaeology, anthropology or geography, and more modern ones like computer science, geomatics or museology exchange their most recent advances during the conference.
CAA 2010 is inspired in the concept “Fusion of Cultures” that identifies the scope of the conference and the spirit of the historical city of Granada. The aim of the conference is to create an collaborative atmosphere among all disciplines, by participating via papers, posters, round tables, workshops, short papers and a novel virtual theatre non-stop show.

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS.
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Participants are invited to submit sessions and papers of how the usage of different disciplines help us in the study of the past. Those researchers interested in proposing a session theme, should before November 15th 2009:

- Provide a session description of 300 to 500 words, describing precisely the scope and aim of the session.
- Define the topic, explain its importance and the features of the research community that might be interested in contributing to this session.
A session will consist of one 90-minute block of time. It consists of 20′-30′ presentations and should include time for debate and discussion as well as an introduction and a wrap-up. In case there were more than four papers accepted per session, new session slots will be scheduled whenever possible.

After the call for sessions finishes, the scientific committee will proposed extra sessions to cover another interesting topics that may have not been covered by the proposals.

Session proposers may send one or more extended abstracts of papers to be presented, but always after the final list of sessions is published. All session proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee for their quality and relevance. Once a proposal has been accepted, it is placed on the conference web page, and an invitation is issued for paper abstracts to be submitted to this session.
The session organizer will be responsible for scheduling the order of presentations and presiding over the session. If you are interested in submitting a session proposal, please access to our online submission system
(http://www.caa2010.org/ocs/index.php/caa2010/sessionproposals/presenter/submit?requiresPresenter=1).

CALL FOR ROUND TABLES PROPOSALS
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Round tables are special sessions where selected researchers propose and discuss in a more dynamic manner a very specific subject. Attendees to round tables will be able to participate and share their knowledge and opinion to enrich the final conclusions of each round table.

Round table organizers should provide before December 31st 2009:

- an invitation of 300 to 500 words introducing the discussion topic.
- a list of six to eight panel members (names, e-mails and affiliations) from at least three different countries. The round table organizer must ensure that the panel members agree to attend the conference and take part in the round table. The round table organizer is the chairperson and acts as moderator. A time slot of 90 minutes will be allocated to each round table discussion. All round table proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee for their quality and relevance.

If you are interested in submitting a round table proposal, please access to our online submission system (
http://www.caa2010.org/ocs/index.php/caa2010/roundtables/presenter/submit?requiresPresenter=1
)

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
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A workshop typically consists of a software and/or hardware demonstration in which the audience can actively participate. The proposal must include:
- title and description of the topic of the workshop,
- information on the workshop’s duration,
- the experience level and prerequisites of the targeted audience ,
- maximum number of participants,
- a list of the presenters and their affiliations

A list of interesting topics, among others, may include:
- open source software tools for Archaeologists
- demos of laser scanner devices
- short tutorials of specific software tools
- quantitative methods for archaeological research

The deadline for workshop proposals is January 31st 2010.

If you are interested in submitting a workshop proposal, please access to our online submission system ( http://www.caa2010.org/ocs/index.php/caa2010/workshops/presenter/submit?requiresPresenter=1 )

Organization
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Fco. Javier Melero, (Univ. Granada), CAA2010 Chair
Juan Carlos Torres (Univ. Granada)
Francisco Contreras ( Univ. Granada)
Mercedes Farjas (Univ. Pol. Madrid)
Alejandro León ( Univ. Granada)
Jorge Revelles (Univ. Granada)
Domingo Martín (Univ. Granada)
Rosana Montes (Univ. Granada)
Alfredo Grande (Univ., Sevilla)
Francisco Lamolda (Patronato de la Alhambra y el Generalife)
Pedro Cano (Univ. Granada)
Juan A. Barceló (Univ. Aut. Barcelona)

Sincerely yours,
Javier Melero
Chair, CAA 2010 Scientific Committee

The Center For Hellenic Studies will conduct a one-day workshop at the Center’s Washington, D.C., campus, on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, with the  subject: “Host your texts on Google in one day”. Bring one or more XML texts to the workshop in the morning, and leave in the afternoon with a running Google installation of Canonical Text Services serving your texts to the internet (http://chs75.chs.harvard.edu/projects/diginc/techpub/cts).

For more information, including how to apply, please see http://chs75.harvard.edu/CTSWorkshop.html.

Feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested.

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Digital Humanities 2010 Conference.

Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations Digital Humanities 2010
Call for Papers
Abstract Deadline: Oct. 31, 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 Oct. 31th, 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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Digital Humanities 2010
https://secure.digitalhumanities.org/

With the advent of the CD-ROM edition of the great Berichtigungsliste der Griechisen Papyruskunden aus Ägypten, all the scholarship in the field, meticulously assembled over eighty years, is instantly accessible using a wide range of quick-search criteria. There is no better, faster, more satisfactory way to ensure a solid grounding in the corrections of readings and datings, as well as supplementary information, as this work has appeared in a wide spectrum of publications.

A license for the CD-Rom costs €149.00 / US$209.00 for an individual user; €395.00 / US$549.00 for an institutional license (1-3 users). I’m not entirely clear whether the purchase of one license lasts for life, or whether it needs to be renewed periodically as with the TLG (if the former, then presumably updated CD-ROMs would need to be purchased anew in future).

I’m curious to know, from anyone who has seen this resource, or who has access to it in their institutional library, what sorts of research question one can ask of the BL database that could not also be answered by Open Access resources such the Papyrological Navigator, for example (or the various other papyrological metadata databases at Heidelberg, Leuven, etc.). The Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri includes some readings and corrections from BL, although presumably not all. I’d be interested if any papyrologist could give us a brief review of the value of this new resource.

University of Washington researchers have developed a computer system to combine tourist photos lifted from the Flickr.com photo-sharing site into a 3D digital model.  Using advanced techniques, they were able to ‘build’ a model of Rome from photos tagged with Rome or Roma in just 21 hours.

Read an article about it  here, and visit the project’s web page here.

“We’re starting the serious work now,” Seales said. “In a few weeks, we should know whether we’ll be able to tease out some of the writing. Seeing the text is going to be the trick, but we have some tricks of our own that we think will help.”

The story links to an informative video on YouTube, entitled “Reading the Unreadable,” apparently published in January of this year.