SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT
With apologies for cross posting.
InterFace 2011 -- 27-29 July 2011, University College London
InterFace is a symposium for humanities and technology. In 2011 it is
being jointly hosted by colleges across London and will be an
invaluable opportunity for participants to visit this active hub of
digital scholarship and practice.
The symposium aims to foster collaboration and shared understanding
between scholars in the humanities and in computer science, especially
where their efforts converge on exchange of subject matter and
method. With a focus on the interests and concerns of Ph.D students
and early career researchers, the programme will include networking
activities, opportunities for research exposition, and various
training and workshop activities.
A core component of the programme will be a lightning talks session
in which each participant will make a two-minute presentation on their
research. The session will be lively and dynamic. Each presentation
must be exactly two minutes long, making use of necessary,
interesting, appropriate, or entertaining visual or sound aids, and
condensing a whole Ph.D's worth of ideas and work into this short
slot.
Participants will be able to join workshops in:
* social network analysis;
* bibliographic software;
* data visualisation;
* linked data.
There will be talks on:
* user studies and social research;
* discourse analysis in science and technology;
* how to get your work published;
* how to apply for research funding.
There will also be two keynote talks given by speakers whose work
marks the leading edge of technology in scholarship and practice. The
speakers will be:
* Steven Scrivener (University of Arts London)
Design research and creative production
* Melissa Terras (UCL)
Digitisation of cultural heritage and image processing
Finally, the symposium will conclude with an unconference; a
participatory, collaborative, and informal event in which the form and
content is decided on by participants as it unfolds and in which
discussion and production is emphasised over presentation and
analysis. Participants may wish to share their own skills, learn a new
skill, establish and develop a collaborative project, or hold a
focused discussion.
We are now seeking applications for participation in
InterFace. Applications are encouraged from Ph.D students and early
career researchers in all humanities and computing disciplines. The
key component of your application will be a 150-word abstract for your
proposed lightning talk.
You can submit your application here:
http://www.interface2011.org.uk/submit
The deadline for applications is Friday 25 February 2011.
The committee will select participants from among the applications
received and successful applicants will be informed on Monday 4
April 2011. If your application is accepted, you will then be invited
to register. A participation fee will be charged to cover costs of
lunches, refreshments, venue, and speakers. This fee will be £35.
Key Dates:
* Friday 25 February Deadline for applications
* Friday 1 April Notification of successful applications
* Monday 18 April Deadline for registration for successful applicants
* Monday 27 July InterFace 2011 begins
We look forward to receiving your application.
The InterFace 2011 Committee
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http://www.interface2011.org.uk/
(enquiries /at/ interface2011.org.uk)
