HELDIG DIGITAL HUMANITIES SUMMIT 2017
First Call for Presentations and Participation
Oct 18, 2017, 9:00-18:00 (Wednesday)
University of Helsinki, Main Building, Small Hall (Pieni juhlasali), 4050
Fabianinkatu 33, Helsinki, FINLAND
Helsinki Centre for Digital Humanities (HELDIG) was launched by a kick-off symposium on Oct 6, 2016 that was attended by some 200 friends of Digital Humanities. HELDIG Digital Humanities Summit 2017 provides a snapshot of activities within the centre and its collaboration network after the first year of operation, facilitating networking and sharing results within the Finnish community of Digital Humanities research and education and beyond.
http://heldig.fi/summit-2017
Programme
After opening the Summit, the first presentation slot of the day contains talks from the seven faculties of the University of Helsinki involved in the HELDIG initiative. After this, presentations from collaborating organizations of the HELDIG network are heard. After the lunch, talks about projects, research, and applications underway are given (cf. Call for Presentations below). Finally, there is a networking event based on posters and demos in the lobby, with nibbles and cocktails served.
Call for Presentations, Posters and Demos
In addition to invited talks, HELDIG Digital Humanities Summit 2017 is open for proposals for short (max 10 min) presentations of research groups, projects, results, application demos, etc. The call is open not only for people already active in the HELDIG network but also for those interested in making new connections. The goal is to facilitate networking and new collaborations within the community.
To participate, send a max 2 page English abstract proposal to <mailto:> by Sept 24, 2017 latest indicating whether you would like to a) give a presentation in one of the sessions or b) present a poster or demo during the networking session. Accepted abstracts will be published on the HELDIG Summit 2017 website.
Registration
Participation in HELDIG Digital Humanities Summit 2017 is open and free, but registration is required for catering.
Register here: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/81397/lomake.html
To stay tuned on proceedings in HELDIG, it is advisable to join the open HELDIG Facebook Group of some 230 members:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1697627697233461/
All members there are able to use the group for sharing information.
Best regards – terveisin
Eero
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Prof. Eero Hyvönen, Director
Helsinki Centre for Digital Humanities (HELDIG)
University of Helsinki and Aalto University
phone: +358 50 384 1618
Heldig: Room A305, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Helsinki, http://heldig.fi<http://heldig.fi/>
Aalto: Room B128, Konemiehentie 2, Espoo, http://seco.cs.aalto.fi/
Homepage: http://seco.cs.aalto.fi/u/eahyvone/