I assume the open slots are mostly for people based in the US, but if
you're interested in crowdsourcing in cultural heritage, it's worth a look
at this event and the wider Crowdsourcing Consortium
http://www.crowdconsortium.org.
Cheers, Mia
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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:26:09 -0500
From: Neil Fraistat <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Engaging the Public
Dear all,
We are pleased to issue an open call for applications to “Engaging the
Public: Best Practices for Crowdsourcing Across the Disciplines.” This
workshop, to be held at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, on
May 6-8, 2015, is being led by Dartmouth College and the University of
Maryland, with the support of the National Endowment of the Humanities, the
Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the Sloan Foundation.
The aim of the workshop is to culminate and then broaden the conversations
from a series of regional meetings and webinars taking place through the
auspices of Dartmouth’s 2014-15 IMLS-funded National Forum in Crowdsourcing
for Libraries and Archives: Creating a Crowdsourcing Consortium (CCLA), to
help advance a truly cross-disciplinary agenda (see:
http://www.crowdconsortium.org). A capstone for this process, our 2 ½ day
event will bring together 50 scholars and practitioners from several
disciplines, spanning the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, as
well as representatives from 10 funding agencies.
Through a mix of formal and informal presentations combined with
facilitated breakout sessions, we will focus on questions concerning how
researchers and institutions might best leverage crowdsourcing strategies
for increasing public engagement, integrating data into existing
collections, and improving knowledge production in a variety of domains.
If you believe that you could make an important contribution to this
conversation, please do apply for one of the 15 open slots in the workshop
by filling out the online application form
<
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14HASCdLPi_1raUyg70iZE31aiMxb5Vu4qHXe_DTjFnI/viewform
>
and following the accompanying instructions. Applications are due by
Monday, March 2; decisions will be made by Monday, March 16. All workshop
participants will receive support for travel, lodging, and meal expenses.
Co-Directors: Mary Flanagan, Neil Fraistat, and Andrea Wiggins
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Neil Fraistat
Professor of English & Director
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH)
University of Maryland
301-405-5896 or 301-314-7111 (fax)
http://www.mith.umd.edu/
Twitter: @fraistat
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