Digital Humanities 2008 Oulu, Finland June 25th-29th

The joint international conference is the oldest established meeting of scholars working at the intersection of advanced information technologies and the humanities, annually attracting a distinguished international community at the forefront of their fields.

Submissions are invited on all topics concerning digital humanities, e.g. text analysis, corpora, language processing, language learning, knowledge management for digital humanities resources, computer-based research in cultural and historical studies, computing applications for the arts, architecture, and music, research issues such as

• information design, modelling, and management
• the cultural impact of new media
• the role of digital humanities in academic curricula

Submissions may be of three types:

Papers. The submission should be of 1500 words maximum. The duration of the paper is 20-25 minutes. Submissions are peer reviewed.

Poster presentations and software demonstrations. This is especially suitable for work in progress to be discussed with delegates. Poster presentations will be reviewed on the same criteria as paper presentations.

Sessions. These can be either 3-paper sessions or panel discussions on a chosen topic. Sessions will be peer reviewed on the same criteria as paper presentations.

The deadline for submissions is November 18, 2007.

Presenters will be notified of acceptance February 13, 2008.

-- Main.JohnUnsworth - 21 Sep 2007