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Dear all, I am writing to announce a further extension of the abstract submission deadline the AIUCD 2019 Conference, to November 12, 2018, 11:59 PM. Abstract and bibliography should be submitted according to the recommendations in http://aiucd2019.uniud.it Like in previous AIUCD annual conferences, contributions on general DH topics are also welcome, in addition to the specific focus of this year's conference. All best, Paolo Monella On behalf of the AIUCD 2019 Scientific Committee Il 23/10/18 15:08, Paolo Monella ha scritto: > Dear all, > > I am writing on behalf of the Scientific Committee of the AIUCD 2019 > Conference, to announce that the deadline for submitting abstracts has > been postponed to November 5, 2018 at 11:59 PM. > > All best, > Paolo Monella > > > Il 18/09/18 15:46, Paolo Monella ha scritto: >> Dear all, >> >> AIUCD2019, the yearly conference of AIUCD (Associazione per >> l'Informatica Umanistica e la Cultura Digitale), will be held in >> Udine, Italy, from the 23th to the 25th January 2019. The hosting >> institution is the Dipartimento di Studi umanistici e del Patrimonio >> culturale (DIUM) of the Università degli Studi di Udine. >> >> Further information is available in the conference website >> https://aiucd2019.wordpress.com/ >> >> An Italian version of the call for papers below is available in >> https://aiucd2019.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/ >> >> Feel free to circulate widely, and apologies for cross-posting. >> >> All best, >> Paolo Monella >> >> --- >> >> # Call for Papers >> >> The main topic of the AIUCD 2019 Conference is ‘Pedagogy, teaching, >> and research in the age of Digital Humanities’. The conference aims at >> reflecting on the new possibilities that the digital yields for >> pedagogy, teaching, and scholarly research: how will these transform >> teaching in the humanities? What contributions can humanistic cultural >> critique offer to the digital revolution? What is the connection with >> the digitization plan for Universities outlined by the Ministry? It >> also concerns the Digital Humanities as a new discipline, and this >> brings forward further considerations: how can the new professional >> figure of the digital humanist be developed? Which areas of knowledge >> define the Digital Humanities as a subject of study, research, and >> teaching? How can we recognise, classify, describe, and evaluate >> research efforts in the Digital Humanities? >> >> While open to other topics related to Digital Humanities, proposals >> for contributions are particularly encouraged on the following: >> >> General questions: >> * the epistemological positioning and area of knowledge of DH in >> relation to the systems of Academic Research Areas (Settori >> Scientifico-Disciplinari) and Recruiting in Italy; >> * the positioning of DH in the European and International academic >> systems; >> * the evaluation of research in DH beyond traditional publications; >> * dissemination, public history, and crowdsourcing within research >> projects; >> * the role of inter(multi-trans-cross)-disciplinary DH research in >> European projects, enquiry, and teaching. >> >> Pedagogy and teaching questions: >> * teaching DH: which models, technologies, and methods? >> * teaching the humanities in secondary schools and universities with >> DH tools; >> * teaching DH at the University: how is it taught today? >> * DH and media: production, dissemination, and analytical prospects >> * teaching history and DH; >> * DH and didactic strategies; >> * DH and hands-on teaching practices; >> * DH and primary source teaching; >> * Big Data methodologies and technologies in DH research and teaching. >> * Questions concerning research efforts: >> * statistical and quantitative research methods and their teaching >> applications; >> * Data Science and the role of DH in the definition of new knowledge; >> * Information science and DH: meeting points and methodological >> integration; >> * cultural and social impact of humanities research with computational >> methodologies; >> * Semantic web technologies and linked open data in the humanities; >> * models and tools for knowledge representation in the humanities and >> the cultural heritage sector; >> * visualization methodologies and technologies and their significance >> for humanities and cultural heritage knowledge and information; >> * Natural Language Processing methodologies and applications for the >> humanities; >> * digitization methodologies and technologies for the production, >> preservation, and promotion of digital cultural heritage. >> >> # Deadlines >> >> The deadline for submitting proposals is the 25th October 2018 (h. >> 23.59 CET). >> >> Notifications of acceptance will be sent to the authors by 15th >> December 2018. >> >> The official languages of the Conference are Italian and English. >> However, it is possible to present in other languages if English >> slides are provided. >> >> # Proposal categories and submission >> >> Proposals must be sent in the form of an extended abstract (see below >> for details), using the ConfTool conference management system, >> accessible at: http://www.conftool.net/aiucd2019 >> >> The Conference provides the following proposal categories: >> >> 1. long proposal (30 mins: 20 mins + 10 mins for for questions and >> answers): it should discuss innovative methodologies and their >> theoretical foundations, experiences of analysis and applications that >> are methodologically significant within a discipline; presentations >> devoted to presenting a specific tool or resource are acceptable only >> if they include a thorough critical discussion of the methods used >> and/or a theoretical evaluation of the results obtained; >> 2. short proposal (20 mins: 15 mins + 5 mins for questions and >> answers): it must present a mature research product or a research >> project; >> 3. panel (90 or 45 mins, including questions and answers): a series of >> presentations (maximum 6) should describe, from a theoretical and >> methodological point of view, a specific topic or a critical >> presentation of the grounding, methods and results of a big project; >> 4. poster: must primarily address the progress of an ongoing project >> or the technical details of a tool or of a digital resource; >> 5. workshop and tutorial: in the two days prior to the Conference, one >> or two workshops or tutorials on topics or tools of interest to the DH >> community will be accepted. >> >> Proposals will be evaluated through double-blind peer review by >> scholars in the Humanities, Computer Science and/or Digital >> Humanities. The proposal evaluation will be carried out based on the >> following criteria: >> >> * Relevance to the topic of the conference; consistency with the >> Digital Humanities and Digital Culture domains. >> * Originality, relevance, or innovative approach. >> * Methodological rigour, accurate description of the methodology; the >> research presented should be reproducible >> * Adequacy of the theoretical and conceptual approach to the reference >> domain. >> * Consistency of arguments; clear definition of the objectives; >> coherence between objectives and results. >> * Critical analysis of the literature; a bibliography >> * Quality of any technical solutions proposed within the reference >> domain. >> * Good balance between the Humanities and Computer Science components >> of the research. >> * Structure of the text; quality of writing; ease of understanding; >> explanations of scientific language. >> >> At the end of the evaluation process, the Program Committee may decide >> to move an accepted proposal to a different category of presentation. >> >> To submit a proposal, please sign into ConfTool >> (http://www.conftool.net/aiucd2019). When submitting a proposal, >> authors must specify keywords from those suggested by the platform in >> order to facilitate the review process. >> >> # Proposal structure and formats >> >> Proposals must clearly present the goals of the contribution, provide >> a brief overview of current research in the field, specify and discuss >> the methodology adopted and, where appropriate, the results obtained >> or expected. The abstracts will be published in a book with an ISBN >> identifier. The most promising contributions will be selected for >> publication as full articles in the AIUCD Umanistica Digitale journal >> (https://umanisticadigitale.unibo.it). Proposals must also include a >> short bibliography. Figures or tables may be included. The length of >> the proposal varies depending on the type of proposal: >> >> * Long paper proposal should be 1500-1800 words in length (including >> footnotes but excluding the bibliography); >> * Short paper and poster proposals should be 800-1000 words in length >> (including footnotes but excluding the bibliography); >> * Panel proposals should be 800-1000 words in length plus 200-250 >> words for each single presentation, (including footnotes but excluding >> the bibliography); >> * Workshop or tutorial proposals should be at least 1000 words and >> include: a title and a short description of the content and its >> relevance to the conference and the DH community in general, complete >> information of all tutors with a brief description of their research >> interests and previous experience, requests for technical support at >> the conference, and whether the workshop will have its own Call for >> Participation. >> >> When submitting the proposal, ConfTool also requires the provision of >> a short abstract (300 words). Proposals should be drafted according to >> the templates available at: >> >> * Word: >> https://aiucd2019.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/template-abstract-aiucd2019-en.doc >> >> * ODT: >> https://aiucd2019.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/template-abstract-aiucd2019-en.odt >> >> >> which also includes editorial specifications. Valid formats are DOCX, >> DOC, and ODT. >> >> The official languages of the AIUCD 2019 Conference are Italian and >> English, but it is possible to submit a proposal also in the following >> languages: French, German and Spanish. In these cases, it is mandatory >> to provide a short abstract in English in ConfTool. >> >> Posters should be written in Italian or English. Posters will also >> need to clearly present the objectives of the project, provide a brief >> overview of the state of the art and the methodologies adopted and, >> where appropriate, the results obtained or expected. They must also >> contain a short bibliography. The format is portrait A1 (841x594 mm). >> Posters will be displayed in a dedicated space at the Conference >> venue. Display panels will be provided. Please bring your poster >> already printed, as we are unable to provide a printing service. >> Personal laptop computers may be used in the poster exhibition area. >> If your presentation includes a laptop, please inform the organising >> committee on acceptance of your proposal. Specific poster slam >> sessions will be scheduled in the Conference programme to give authors >> the opportunity to briefly introduce (max 2 minutes) their poster. >> >> ######################################################################## >> >> To unsubscribe from the DIGITALCLASSICIST list, click the following link: >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=DIGITALCLASSICIST&A=1 > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the DIGITALCLASSICIST list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=DIGITALCLASSICIST&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the DIGITALCLASSICIST list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=DIGITALCLASSICIST&A=1