Hi all,
A call from ADHO chair Neil Fraistat for new Special Interest Groups. Global Outlook was the prototype for this initiative, which gives you a sense of the type of thing they are looking for. What is neat about the idea is that it provides an alternate way of understanding ADHO (and DH) which is different from both national and disciplinary models.
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Dear all,
The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) invites its members to propose a Special Interest Group (SIG). By forming a SIG, those with similar professional specialties, interests, and aptitudes can exchange ideas, stay current, and mobilize to pursue common goals across the boundaries of ADHOs individual Constituent Organizations.
For example, ADHOs first SIG, Global Outlook::Digital Humanities http://www.globaloutlookdh.org/(GO::DH), aims to reduce barriers to communication and collaboration among researchers and students of the Digital Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Heritage sectors in High, Mid, and Low Income Economies by promoting discovery, community-building, research, and advocacy.
To propose a SIG http://adho.org/administration/steering/draft-protocol-adho-special-interest-groups-sigs, an elected or appointed contact person should submit a description of the group to ADHOs Chair, currently Neil Fraistat mailto:nfraistat@gmail.com. Please see theSIG protocol http://adho.org/administration/steering/protocol-adho-special-interest-groups-sigsfor directions about producing the SIG proposal, a model proposal, and further information.
If you will be attending DH 2013, we invite you to a SIG Slam, where those interested in starting a SIG can do one-minute pitches about them and meet with others who share their interests. The SIG Slam will take place during the joint ADHO/centerNet General Members meeting at lunchtime on Friday, July 19th.
Best,
Neil