FINAL REMINDER
Call for Panelists for three DM-sponsored sessions at IMC Kalamazoo 2011:
1. A Close Look at Recent Work in Digital Medieval Studies:
A Poster Session and Reception (co-sponsored with the Medieval Academy of America's Digital Initiative Advisory Board): This session is open to anyone who is presenting a paper at the conference. If you plan on presenting a paper on a digital topic at the conference and you would like to present a poster as well, please contact Dot Porter at dot.porter@gmail.com
2. Linguistic Tools for the (Digital) Medievalist (A Panel Discussion):
This session will be an opportunity for experts in the field of medieval linguistics, and others who are interested in the topic, to discuss the issues raised by the use of linguistics tools. What is the minimal level of knowledge mandatory to use linguistic tools in one's research? How does software currently available fulfil the needs of the community? How is it possible to assess the various methods and algorithms behind the software?
3. More of What Every (Digital) Medievalist Should Know (A Panel Discussion):
This sessions continues previous years' Digital Medievalist reformulation of Jim Marchand's famous 'WEMSK' series. The panel focuses on questions concerning the benefits digital technology to all kinds of medievalist, and which digital skills are crucial for the modern medievalist. As technology continues to change at a rapid pace which innovations will time-strapped medievalists find benefit their research and teaching the most? What possibilities and problems come from adopting new technology-based methodologies?
Please send your submission to James Ginther (ginthej@slu.edu). Please complete the “Participant Information Form” and send it as an attachment. In the paper-title text box, simply put [panelist]. The form is available at:
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/Assets/pdf/congress/PIF2011.pdf
Remember, The IMC permits participants to participate in a panel discussion in addition to presenting a paper. So if you are planning to be at Kalamazoo 2011 for a paper, consider being a panelist too! Or, just come and be a panelist,
Deadline is 15 Septemer 2010.