Hi everyone! Many of you are familiar with the THATCamp concept, but if you're not, The Humanities And Technology unconference is a user-generated conference (or powwow) in which folks from museums, archives, libraries, and all sorts of other digital humanities disciplines get together and talk shop, share new ideas, and make new friends. There's a more detailed about page here: http://www.thatcampbayarea.org/about which explains unconferences and THATCamp.
THATCamp is open to anyone with an interest in the humanities and technology, and is accessible to newbies as well as experienced hackers and professionals. For newbies, or those who want to brush up on their skills, a concurrent BootCamp will be run, and will provide an introduction to some of the tools, methods, technologies and standards used by researchers in the digital humanities. There's no formal agenda, so if there's something you'd like to hear about in BootCamp, list it on the application form. It will be held on Pier 38 at the Automattic Lounge (Automattic are the folks behind Wordpress, and they've graciously agreed to host THATCamp Bay Area), October 9-10, 2010. This is over near the Financial District (not near Pier 39!), and for folks coming in from out of town, there are a number of wonderful hotels in downtown San Francisco, all within walking or streetcar distance from Pier 38. Because space is tight, there is an application process. If you?re interested in attending THATCamp Bay Area just fill in the brief *application form*, which has space for a bio, session ideas you might propose, and skills you might want to learn or teach in BootCamp. Applications will be open from *August 1 to September 1, 2010 on the THATCamp Bay Area website: http://www.thatcampbayarea.org Participants will be notified by September 9th. The cost is cheap! *We?re asking for a $25 donation which helps cover some of the costs of coffee and breakfast snacks, lunch on Saturday, T-shirts, and drinks on Saturday night. Be sure to check back on the website for more information, and follow @THATCamp and #thatcamp on Twitter. Please let your friends know and feel free to share this with other listservs. Hope to see you there! ~Perian Perian Sully http://emphatic.org http://musematic.net http://mediaandtechnology.org Twitter: @p_sully
