Administrative – THATCamp Theory 2012

Rides to THATCamp Theory

Natalia Cecire — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:33:33 +0000

Folks! Many kind people have offered rides to Murray Hall on Saturday morning.

Super-local (from near Hwy 1): Patrick Murray-John

From Brooklyn/lower Manhattan: Kyle McAuley (see my earlier email or email thatcamptheory@gmail.com to be put in touch)

Alex’s car is full.

If anyone else would like to organize ride-sharing, please do so in the comment thread below, or email me to be put in touch with particular people.

Schedule!

Natalia Cecire — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:50:33 +0000

All room numbers are in the Plangere Writing Center, Murray Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. This information is also available on the Logistics page.

Wondering what goes in those [] boxes? That’s for you to decide during the scheduling session on Saturday. The scheduling session is very important! Be there!

Saturday 10/13
time	Rm. 302	Rm. 303	Rm. 305	Rm. 001	Rm. 002	Rm. 003	Collaboratory (038)
9:00-9:30 am	–	Sign in; coffee and pastries	–	–	–	–	–
9:30-10:30 am	Welcome Scheduling	–	–	–	–	–	–
10:30-11:45 am	–	–	[]	Workshop: Reimagining and Reconnecting Networks, led by Andrew Lison	–	[]	[]
12:00-1:00 pm	–	Lunch (provided) and Dork Shorts	–	–	–	–	–
1:00-2:15 pm	–	moar coffee!	[]	[]	[]	[]	[]
2:30-3:45 pm	–	–	[]	Workshop: Evaluation and Critique of DH Projects, led by Shannon Mattern	[]	[]	[]
4:00-5:15 pm	–	–	[]	[]	[]	[]	[]

Sunday 10/14
time	Rm. 302	Rm. 303	Rm. 305	Rm. 001	Rm. 002	Rm. 003	Collaboratory (038)
9:00-9:30 am	–	Coffee and pastries	–	–	–	–	–
9:30-10:30 am	–	–	[]	Workshop: Code Meets Item, led by Patrick Murray-John	[]	[]	[]
10:30-11:45 am	–	–	[]	Workshop: The Database as Theory, led by Jean Bauer	[]	[]	[]
11:55 am-12:15 pm	Conclusions/next steps/farewell	–	–	–	–	–	–

Cars, trains, lines of flight

Natalia Cecire — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:14:01 +0000

Hi everyone,

A few logistical details, mostly just re-linking from the logistics page (thanks for putting that together, Andrew):

I’ve had multiple panicked tweets from campers who fear that the train from [x] to New Brunswick does not run on the weekends. New Jersey Transit is your friend.* There is an 8:14 train from Penn Station that will put you in New Brunswick at 9:11, with plenty of time to walk to Murray Hall. (It’s like three blocks.) Sadly, if you’re coming from Philadelphia, you’ll need to take SEPTA to Trenton and transfer to New Jersey Transit there. This is not fast, but it does run on the weekend.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CARPOOL WITH OTHER CAMPERS: may I suggest posting to that effect on this here blog so that others might come out of the woodwork and contact you. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE, ditto.

You can find hotel information here. The Heldrich and the Hyatt are each in close walking distance to Murray Hall. [UPDATE: 9/30 I’m told the Heldrich and the Hyatt are both full up. Anyone staying at the Crowne Plaza Edison can get a ride in my tiny bean-car, assuming you are okay with showing up on the early side.] There will be parking available on campus (thanks to Meredith for setting that up).

For those of you who have asked me about scheduling details: I hope to have that for you soon.

Ok! More session ideas, y’all! And as always, email with questions or concerns: thatcamptheory@gmail.com.

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*Words I cannot believe I just wrote.

Donations by mail

Natalia Cecire — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:12:26 +0000

I was recently asked how to send in a donation by mail. It’s easy!

Checks may be made out to Bard College and mailed to:

THATCamp Theory, c/o Kimberly Alexander
Bard College
30 Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

Thanks to Bard College for handling our account.
If you use Paypal, use the “donate” button in the sidebar to the right.

Schedule details and other fine things are coming soon. In the meantime, post your session ideas!

Now accepting applications!

Natalia Cecire — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:28:53 +0000

Go here to apply to attend THATCamp Theory. It takes two minutes!

To have your spot confirmed by 9/14, please apply by 9/7. This will also improve your chances of getting a travel grant, if you need one.

And please, spread the word! You can download a cheesy flyer here [pdf], or you can make your own — email me at natalia.cecire@yale.edu for the logo.

THATCamp Theory approaches

Natalia Cecire — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:36:00 +0000

So… I know that if you went by the activity on this site, all summer long it looked like THATCamp Theory was going to be, er, purely theoretical. But secretly a bunch of us have been THATCamping like the wind, as it were. THATCamp Theory will be held October 13-14, 2012 in Murray Hall at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). It will include workshops led by Shannon Mattern, Jean Bauer, Patrick Murray-John, Wendy Chun, and Andrew Lison about which I am exceedingly stoked.

What else will it include? Well, that’s up to you.

I hope to post more in the coming days and weeks, but for now:

Thanks to support from Microsoft Research, Rutgers University, and Bard College, we have a little bit of funding for travel. We hope to turn this into a lot of funding, because we know there are people from all over who have things to say about theorizing digital humanities and digitizing theory. Details to come.
If you think your organization would be willing to donate travel funds, please drop me a line: natalia.cecire@yale.edu.
Registration will open no later than September 1.
WE WANT YOU! Start thinking about what you’d like to contribute, what you’d like to learn.