globaloutlookdh-l January 2013

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Re: [globaloutlookDH-l] Translations?
by Timothy Thompson 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Has anyone translated the announcement into Spanish? Or other languages? Tim -- Tim A. Thompson Metadata Librarian University of Miami Libraries 1300 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33124 www.library.miami.edu (305) 284-1827 (office) (201) 423-9972 (mobile) www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson t.thompson5(a)miami.edu On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Anne Cong-Huyen <anne.conghuyen(a)gmail.com>wrote: > I've emailed a contact in Vietnam. Not sure what kind of DH activity is > going on there, but will find out! > > Anne > > > --- > Anne Cong-Huyen > Ph.D. Candidate, English > University of California, Santa Barbara > http://about.me/anneconghuyen > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Timothy Thompson <timathom(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> I myself just joined the list this morning and am very eager to get >> involved. Some of the IFLA e-mail lists would be a good place to post ( >> http://www.ifla.org/mailing-lists). I can post to the Latin American >> list this afternoon. I also have some contacts in Brazil that I will share >> with (namely the Brasiliana project at the University of São Paulo [ >> http://www.brasiliana.usp.br/en], which is active on social media). >> >> All best, >> Tim >> >> -- >> >> Tim A. Thompson >> >> Metadata Librarian >> >> University of Miami Libraries >> >> 1300 Memorial Drive >> >> Coral Gables, Florida 33124 >> >> www.library.miami.edu >> >> >> >> (305) 284-1827 (office) >> >> (201) 423-9972 (mobile) >> >> www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson >> >> t.thompson5(a)miami.edu >> >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Ernesto Priego <efpriego(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I made a post for the announcement on HASTAC: >>> >>> http://hastac.org/blogs/ernesto-priego/2013/01/15/global-outlookdigital-hum… >>> >>> We also linked to the site on the bilingual interview I did with Alex on >>> 4Humanities: http://4humanities.org/2013/01/interview-with-alex-gil/ >>> >>> I also posted it on the Knowledge Brokers' Forum which has a specialised >>> international development audience >>> http://www.knowledgebrokersforum.org/blogs/item/global-outlookdigital-human… >>> >>> >>> Hope that helps in any way. >>> >>> All the best >>> >>> Ernesto >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Neil Fraistat <nfraistat(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> This is all great. Are we reaching folks in Latin America (beyond >>>> Cuba), Africa, India, Eastern Europe, and the Mid-East, to name just a few >>>> regions we hope to interact with? >>>> >>>> Neil >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Daniel Sondheim <sondheim(a)uvic.ca>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I sent it to the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab list ( >>>>> etcl(a)lists.uvic.ca). >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Daniel >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-01-15, at 4:33 PM, Craig Bellamy <txt(a)craigbellamy.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Well done! Sent to our DH list in Aust/NZ, >>>>> >>>>> Craig >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 16/01/2013 8:27 AM, Daniel O'Donnell wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I sent the announcement to four lists: >>>>> >>>>> * dm-l(a)uleth.ca (digital medievalist), >>>>> * DIGITALCLASSICIST(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK (digital classicist), >>>>> * csdh-schn-members(a)lists.csdh-schn.org (CSDH-SCHN-- the Canadian >>>>> Society for Digital Humanities) >>>>> * TEI-L(a)LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU (tei-l) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> globaloutlookdh-l mailing list >>>>> globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca >>>>> http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> globaloutlookdh-l mailing list >>>>> globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca >>>>> http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Neil Fraistat >>>> Professor of English & Director >>>> Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) >>>> 0301 Hornbake Library North >>>> University of Maryland >>>> 301-405-5896 or 301-314-7111 (fax) >>>> http://www.mith.umd.edu/ >>>> https://twitter.com/fraistat >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> globaloutlookdh-l mailing list >>>> globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca >>>> http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Dr Ernesto Priego* >>> http://epriego.wordpress.com/ @ernestopriego<https://twitter.com/ernestopriego> >>> Coordinating Editor, The Comics Grid <http://www.comicsgrid.com/>: >>> http://www.comicsgrid.com/ >>> Editor and consultant, Networked Researcher >>> http://www.networkedresearcher.co.uk >>> Subscribe to the Comics Grid Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iOYAj >>> Please note that my old Yahoo email account is no longer in use. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> globaloutlookdh-l mailing list >>> globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca >>> http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> globaloutlookdh-l mailing list >> globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca >> http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > globaloutlookdh-l mailing list > globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca > http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l > >

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Education Education
by Domenico Fiormonte 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Dear all, although apparently off-topic, I strongly suggest to watch this documentary about the Chinese university system. It shed light -- at least for me -- on a vastly unkown giant and raised many familiar questions to the Western educational system. http://youtu.be/BP61LwODTnY All the best Domenico

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Circulating announcement to other lists
by Daniel O'Donnell 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Hi all, ADHO chair Neil Fraistat posted an announcement about GO::DH to Humanist yesterday. This was very effective in getting word out and we had about 20 people join the list yesterday. Since this group is in part about crossing dividing lines, it might also make sense for our members to post the announcement to other relevant lists they know of, especially national, regional, or disciplinary lists. If we reported back the names of some of the lists we used, this would also be a good step in collecting a sense of how we can contact the global DH community. I'm copying Neil's announcement below. If you are posting to a non-English speaking list, please feel free to translate or paraphrase the more important parts if you think that would be useful. I'll post it now to digitalmedievalist (dm-l(a)uleth.ca) and the TEI lists. Dear all, On behalf of The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO), I'm delighted to announce the creation of our first Special Interest Group: Global Outlook::Digital Humanities (GO::DH) and to invite your participation. GO::DH is a Community of Interest whose purpose is to address barriers that hinder communication and collaboration among researchers and students of the Digital Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Heritage sectors across and between High, Mid, and Low Income Economies. The core activities of GO::DH are Discovery, Community-Building, Research, and Advocacy. Its goal is to leverage the complementary strengths, interests, abilities, and experiences of participants through special projects and events, profile and publicity activity, and by encouraging collaboration among individuals, projects, and institutions. It is founded on the principle that work is being done in many countries and regions and that we all have much to learn from each other. Participation in GO::DH is open to all who share its aims. If you are interested in participating in this initiative, you can visit the GO::DH website http://www.globaloutlookdh.**org/ http://www.globaloutlookdh.org/ , join the GO::DH mailing list (http://listserv.uleth.ca/**mailman/listinfo/** globaloutlookdh-l http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l ), or follow it on Facebook or Twitter (@globaloutlookdh). Best, Neil -- Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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Fwd: Annonce de la création de GO::DH
by Aurélien Berra 17 Jan '13

17 Jan '13

Dear all, I just sent the message to the French "Digital Humanities" list (https://groupes.renater.fr/sympa/info/dh), together with a quick translation (see below). Best wishes, Aurélien --- Aurélien BERRA http://u-paris10.academia.edu/berra http://philologia.hypotheses.org @aurelberra --------- Begin forwarded message: From: Aurélien Berra <aurelien.berra(a)gmail.com> Subject: Annonce de la création de GO::DH Date: 17 janvier 2013 16:17:08 UTC+01:00 To: "dh(a)groupes.renater.fr dh(a)groupes.renater.fr" <dh(a)groupes.renater.fr> Bonjour, Pour le cas où certains d'entre vous n'auraient pas vu cette annonce, je transmets le message qui présente la création de "Global Outlook::Digital Humanities". Il me semble qu'il n'y en avait pas encore de traduction française. J'en ai rapidement proposée une ci-dessous, avant de copier le message d'origine de Neil Fraistat. Amitiés, Aurélien --- Chers tous, Au nom de l'Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO), j'ai le plaisir d'annoncer la création de notre premier *Special Interest Group*, "Global Outlook::Digital Humanities" (GO::DH), et de vous inviter à y participer. GO::DH est une communauté fondée sur des intérêts partagés qui a pour objet les barrières empêchant la communication et la collaboration entre les chercheurs et les étudiants travaillant dans les domaines des arts numériques, des sciences humaines et du patrimoine culturel, dans tous les pays, quel que soit leur niveau de développement économique. Les activités fondamentales de GO::DH sont l'inventaire, le développement d'une communauté, la recherche et la promotion. Son but est de réunir les forces, les intérêts, les compétences et les expériences des participants en organisant des projets et des événements spécifiques, en soutenant des activités de promotion et de diffusion et en encourageant la collaboration entre individus, entre projets et entre institutions. Ce groupe a pour principe fondateur que des travaux sont menés dans de nombreux pays et de nombreuses régions et que nous avons tous beaucoup à apprendre les uns des autres. Tous ceux qui partagent ses objectifs peuvent librement participer à GO::DH. Si vous souhaitez vous joindre à cette initiative, vous pouvez consulter le site de GO::DH (http://www.globaloutlookdh.org/), vous inscrire à sa liste de diffusion (http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l) ou suivre ses activités sur Facebook ou sur Twitter (@globaloutlookdh). Amitiés, Neil -- 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 ——— Message d'origine ——— Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:44:11 -0500 From: Neil Fraistat <fraistat(a)umd.edu> Subject: Announcing GO::DH Dear all, On behalf of The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO), I'm delighted to announce the creation of our first Special Interest Group: Global Outlook::Digital Humanities (GO::DH) and to invite your participation. GO::DH is a Community of Interest whose purpose is to address barriers that hinder communication and collaboration among researchers and students of the Digital Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Heritage sectors across and between High, Mid, and Low Income Economies. The core activities of GO::DH are Discovery, Community-Building, Research, and Advocacy. Its goal is to leverage the complementary strengths, interests, abilities, and experiences of participants through special projects and events, profile and publicity activity, and by encouraging collaboration among individuals, projects, and institutions. It is founded on the principle that work is being done in many countries and regions and that we all have much to learn from each other. Participation in GO::DH is open to all who share its aims. If you are interested in participating in this initiative, you can visit the GO::DH website (http://www.globaloutlookdh.org/), join the GO::DH mailing list (http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l ), or follow it on Facebook or Twitter (@globaloutlookdh). Best, Neil -- 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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Announcement sent to digital medievalist, digital classicist, tei, and csdh-schn
by Daniel O'Donnell 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

Hi all, I sent the announcement to four lists: * dm-l(a)uleth.ca (digital medievalist), * DIGITALCLASSICIST(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK (digital classicist), * csdh-schn-members(a)lists.csdh-schn.org (CSDH-SCHN-- the Canadian Society for Digital Humanities) * TEI-L(a)LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU (tei-l) -- Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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Sending Announcement to ESU C&T (Leipzig)
by Sara Sikes 16 Jan '13

16 Jan '13

I will post the announcement on Elizabeth Burr's list for the participates of the 2012 European Culture and Technology Summer School in Leipzig. This will help get the word out to potential participants from Eastern Europe. Sara Message: 3 Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:20:11 -0500 From: Neil Fraistat <nfraistat(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [globaloutlookDH-l] Announcement sent to digital medievalist, digital classicist, tei, and csdh-schn To: A list for participants in the ADHO DH Global Outlook Community <globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca> Message-ID: <CA+VvnxnFx54W+Bo2rLPD=u+yH0zrkWnGH7TBP-Lo96defAYRLQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This is all great. Are we reaching folks in Latin America (beyond Cuba), Africa, India, Eastern Europe, and the Mid-East, to name just a few regions we hope to interact with? Neil -- Sara Sikes, Associate Editor for Digital Projects, The Adams Papers Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 Tel: 617-646-0553, Fax: 617-859-0074 www.masshist.org - America's Oldest Historical Society - Founded 1791 In Death Lamented: The Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry opens on 28 September 2012 and runs through 31 January 2013. The exhibition will be on display Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. More information is available at www.masshist.org/events/.

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Reminder: call for nominations/volunteers (chair and executive)
by Daniel O'Donnell 15 Jan '13

15 Jan '13

A quick reminder: as a new ADHO SIG, GO::DH has some administrative requirements, including the formation of an executive and election of a chair. We are currently have a call out for volunteers and nominations for each. There is no set limit at this moment on the number of positions on the executive: part of the task of this year's executive will be to draft formal by-laws to set numbers, term lengths, and perhaps constituency requirements. We'd originally indicated that we were hoping for an executive of 6-10 members; we are already past that, but, as always, would rather engage than turn away enthusiastic members or risk reducing diversity of opinion or experience. Given the numbers of volunteers, once the membership of executive is established, one of its first tasks will be to decide the most efficient way of working this coming year. If you would like to nominate somebody for the executive or chair, or nominate yourself (self-nominations are welcome), please contact Alex Gil (colibri.alex(a)gmail.com), who is acting as a returning officer. The deadline for nominations/volunteering is Thursday January 17. -dan -- Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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Re: globaloutlookdh-l Digest, Vol 5, Issue 5
by John Simpson 11 Jan '13

11 Jan '13

Hello Global DHers, I'd like to pursue an idea that came up in Havana that can be roughly summarized as "DH on a Stick". Roughly it would focus on the minimal tools and materials necessary to get started doing DH in environments that are less ideal. The core idea is to understand what software and materials could be loaded on a USB drive for distribution, taking into consideration space limitations, language constraints, processing power, end user needs/goals, etc. Building out from this are ideas having to do with new simple techs like Raspberry Pi. Beyond the practical value of linking the community together and enabling new members it would also have deep research value in creating discussions around what is essential. Various snapshots of stick flavours or versions taken over time would be valuable to analyze in the future. Here's a link to the summary that I wrote up after the INKE Havana Conference that is in my Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7tosulwfwwk5rgq/DH%20on%20a%20Stick%202012-12-14.… If the link doesn't work and you are interested then let me know and I'll send the file directly. -John On 2013-01-11, at 5:00 AM, globaloutlookdh-l-request(a)uleth.ca wrote: > Send globaloutlookdh-l mailing list submissions to > globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > globaloutlookdh-l-request(a)uleth.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > globaloutlookdh-l-owner(a)uleth.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of globaloutlookdh-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Executive and Chair Nominations/Volunteers (Daniel O'Donnell) > 2. Infrastructure discussion (Daniel O'Donnell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:44:11 -0700 > From: Daniel O'Donnell <daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca> > Subject: [globaloutlookDH-l] Executive and Chair > Nominations/Volunteers > To: A list for participants in the ADHO DH Global Outlook Community > <globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca> > Message-ID: <50EEFDEB.6080009(a)uleth.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed > > Hi all, > > As many of you will know, we received approval from the ADHO steering > Committee last week to be recognised as a formal Special Interest Group > (SIG). > > This brings with it some organisational and reporting responsibilities. > We must elect a chair and establish an executive that includes (in > addition to other volunteers or elected members) ex officio > representation from the various constituent organisations that make up ADHO. > > In order to set up our initial administrative structure, we ask you to > > a) Nominate or volunteer to be a candidate for chair. > > b) Nominate somebody or volunteer to be a member of our first year's > executive committee. This will be a group of 6-10 people that will help > with general administrative tasks, which include coordinating different > activities and regional efforts, administering and raising funds, > managing our web presence and outreach. The chair and executive will > also work this year on drafting bylaws for approval by the SIG and on > helping establish regional and project-oriented workgroups. We'd > especially like to ensure that we have a diversity of views, > experiences, languages, etc. on this, so if you have any interest at all > in the committee, please consider volunteering. > > If you would like to nominate or volunteer for either chair or executive > you can do so by writing to Alex Gil (colibri.alex(a)gmail.com) with the > subject line GO::DH Exec Council. Alex will coordinate the election of > the chair if required. If he receives a larger or smaller number of > volunteers for the executive than is manageable, he will return to the > list for advice. > > We'd like to have the executive and chair in place by the end of next > week, so nominations/self-nominations should be submitted to Alex no > later than next Thursday (January 17, 2013). > > In addition to the core council, we will be supporting working groups. > I've been discussing with Neil Fraistat, the ADHO chair, Alex Gil, and > Marcus Bingenheimer, who have been acting with me as (self-appointed) > co-chairs of the initial proposal, and we think that it might also be > useful to follow the following principles in structuring and staffing > these working groups: > > 1) That our core activities are Discovery, Community-building, and Research. > 2) That we seek always to ensure that perspectives from different > regions, types of economies, languages, ranks, and types of employment > are represented in our leadership, activities, and working groups > 3) That we support the use of multiple languages in our activities and > leadership as much as possible. > > We are also working hard on our web presence > (http://www.globaloutlookDH.org/) and we will have some news about that > shortly, including a list of current activities that fall under our purview. > > All the best, > > =dan > -- > Daniel Paul O'Donnell > Professor of English > University of Lethbridge > Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 > Canada > > +1 403 393-2539 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:05:10 -0700 > From: Daniel O'Donnell <daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca> > Subject: [globaloutlookDH-l] Infrastructure discussion > To: A list for participants in the ADHO DH Global Outlook Community > <globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca> > Message-ID: <50EF10E6.7090205(a)uleth.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed > > Hi all, > > One of the many exciting things that have been going on in the last week > is a discussion among a number of the Canadians who were at the INKE > meeting in Cuba last month picking up the question of computing > infrastructure, and working with minimal resources (this is a discussion > that was started in the Cuban meeting). > > Not everybody in the discussion was on the globaloutlook list at the > time, so it was happening off list. But since this is a topic on which > different perspectives are absolutely constructive, it would make a lot > of sense to move it here, at least initially, so that others who are > interested can get to know each other. > > We don't really have a model for conducting such discussions. Should > people work things out on this list, for example, or instead invite > people to participate off list and report back so as not to flood > people's inboxes? > > It seems to me that once the executive is established, we may find that > we want to set up working groups on specific projects and regions who > could initiate projects and report back periodically. Maybe this is one > of those. > > Anyway: I'll had the floor over to John Simpson at Alberta and Jentery > Sayers at UVic to explain more about the discussions they've all been > having on this topic. > > -dan > -- > Daniel Paul O'Donnell > Professor of English > University of Lethbridge > Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 > Canada > > +1 403 393-2539 > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > globaloutlookdh-l mailing list > globaloutlookdh-l(a)uleth.ca > http://listserv.uleth.ca/mailman/listinfo/globaloutlookdh-l > > > End of globaloutlookdh-l Digest, Vol 5, Issue 5 > *********************************************** >

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Infrastructure discussion
by Daniel O'Donnell 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Hi all, One of the many exciting things that have been going on in the last week is a discussion among a number of the Canadians who were at the INKE meeting in Cuba last month picking up the question of computing infrastructure, and working with minimal resources (this is a discussion that was started in the Cuban meeting). Not everybody in the discussion was on the globaloutlook list at the time, so it was happening off list. But since this is a topic on which different perspectives are absolutely constructive, it would make a lot of sense to move it here, at least initially, so that others who are interested can get to know each other. We don't really have a model for conducting such discussions. Should people work things out on this list, for example, or instead invite people to participate off list and report back so as not to flood people's inboxes? It seems to me that once the executive is established, we may find that we want to set up working groups on specific projects and regions who could initiate projects and report back periodically. Maybe this is one of those. Anyway: I'll had the floor over to John Simpson at Alberta and Jentery Sayers at UVic to explain more about the discussions they've all been having on this topic. -dan -- Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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Executive and Chair Nominations/Volunteers
by Daniel O'Donnell 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Hi all, As many of you will know, we received approval from the ADHO steering Committee last week to be recognised as a formal Special Interest Group (SIG). This brings with it some organisational and reporting responsibilities. We must elect a chair and establish an executive that includes (in addition to other volunteers or elected members) ex officio representation from the various constituent organisations that make up ADHO. In order to set up our initial administrative structure, we ask you to a) Nominate or volunteer to be a candidate for chair. b) Nominate somebody or volunteer to be a member of our first year's executive committee. This will be a group of 6-10 people that will help with general administrative tasks, which include coordinating different activities and regional efforts, administering and raising funds, managing our web presence and outreach. The chair and executive will also work this year on drafting bylaws for approval by the SIG and on helping establish regional and project-oriented workgroups. We'd especially like to ensure that we have a diversity of views, experiences, languages, etc. on this, so if you have any interest at all in the committee, please consider volunteering. If you would like to nominate or volunteer for either chair or executive you can do so by writing to Alex Gil (colibri.alex(a)gmail.com) with the subject line GO::DH Exec Council. Alex will coordinate the election of the chair if required. If he receives a larger or smaller number of volunteers for the executive than is manageable, he will return to the list for advice. We'd like to have the executive and chair in place by the end of next week, so nominations/self-nominations should be submitted to Alex no later than next Thursday (January 17, 2013). In addition to the core council, we will be supporting working groups. I've been discussing with Neil Fraistat, the ADHO chair, Alex Gil, and Marcus Bingenheimer, who have been acting with me as (self-appointed) co-chairs of the initial proposal, and we think that it might also be useful to follow the following principles in structuring and staffing these working groups: 1) That our core activities are Discovery, Community-building, and Research. 2) That we seek always to ensure that perspectives from different regions, types of economies, languages, ranks, and types of employment are represented in our leadership, activities, and working groups 3) That we support the use of multiple languages in our activities and leadership as much as possible. We are also working hard on our web presence (http://www.globaloutlookDH.org/) and we will have some news about that shortly, including a list of current activities that fall under our purview. All the best, =dan -- Daniel Paul O'Donnell Professor of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada +1 403 393-2539

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