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On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Sam Kome <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks Wayne and kudos to UVa on the inclusivity statement.
>
> I would be interested to know who attends; that call* looks like a pretty
> fine filter.  If the list is ever made public I will immediately follow
> them all on [SocialMedia].
>
> *http://codespeak.scholarslab.org/#call-for-participants
>
> Sam Kome | Assistant Director, R&D |The Claremont Colleges Library
> Claremont University Consortium |800 N. Dartmouth Ave |Claremont, CA  91711
> Phone (909) 621-8866 |Fax (909) 621-8517 [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Graham, Wayne (wsg4w)
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 1:41 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] "Speaking in Code" summit, UVa Library Scholars' Lab
>
> (Please excuse cross-posting, and help us get the word out about this
> opportunity for digital humanities software developers!)
>
> We're pleased to announce that applications are open for "Speaking in
> Code," a 2-day, NEH-funded symposium and summit to be held at the UVa
> Library Scholars' Lab in Charlottesville, Virginia this November 4th and
> 5th.
>
> http://codespeak.scholarslab.org/
>
> "Speaking in Code" will bring together a small cohort of intermediate to
> advanced digital humanities software developers for two days of
> conversation and agenda-setting. Our goal will be to give voice to what is
> almost always tacitly expressed in DH development work: expert knowledge
> about the intellectual and interpretive dimensions of code-craft, and
> unspoken understandings about the relation of our labor and its products to
> ethics, scholarly method, and humanities theory.
>
> Over the course of two days, participants will:
>
> * reflect on and express, from developers' own points of view, what is
> particular to the humanities and of scholarly significance in DH software
> development products and practices;
>
> * and collaboratively devise an action-oriented agenda to bridge the gaps
> in critical vocabulary and discourse norms that can frequently distance
> creators of humanities platforms or tools from the scholars who use and
> critique them.
>
> In addition to Scholars' Lab staff (Jeremy Boggs, Wayne Graham, Eric
> Rochester, and Bethany Nowviskie), facilitators include Stephen Ramsay,
> William J. Turkel, Stéfan Sinclair, Hugh Cayless, and Tim Sherratt. A
> limited number of need-based travel bursaries are available to
> participants. The SLab particularly encourages and will prioritize
> participation of developers who are women, people of color, LGBTQ, or from
> other under-represented groups. See "You Are Welcome Here" for more info:
> http://codespeak.scholarslab.org/#inclusivity
>
> This will be the first focused meeting to address the implications of
> tacit knowledge exchange in digital humanities software development. Visit
> the Speaking in Code website to register your interest! Apply by September
> 12th for best consideration.
>