Digital Humanities Institute – Beirut 2017

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There will be a workshop at the American University of Beirut from 10-12 March 2017 called ‘Digital Humanities Institute – Beirut 2017‘.

The Workshop is aimed at teachers, researchers, librarians and others interested.

 

The Programme:

Thurs 9 March Fri 10 March Sat 11 March Sun 12 March
8:00-8:45
Registration
&
Light breakfast
(Van Dyke courtyard)
9:00 – 9:30
Opening words Dean Nadia  Cheikh (FAS)
Yousif Asfour (IT)
Elie Kahale (Library)
Jeff Gima (AMICAL)(Boustani Auditorium, Van Dyke)
8:30-9:15Light breakfast
(Van Dyke courtyard)
830-915Morning Coffee
(Fisk Building)
9:30-11:00
KEYNOTE:
David Joseph Wrisley
Digital Humanities in the Arab World: Current Context
and Future Perspectives(Boustani Auditorium, Van Dyke)
9:30-11:00KEYNOTE:
Ghassan Mourad

التعرف الآلي على أسماء العلم باللغة العربية؟ 

(Boustani Auditorium, Van Dyke)

930-1030
Poster session
(Fisk 102 lab)
11:00-13:30
SESSION 1:
OCR Arabic (1) Jafet E-classroom
Sound (1) Fisk 209
Python (1) Van Dyke Public Computer Lab
Drupal (1) IT Acad Computer Lab
Plain Text (1) Bldg 37
Game Design (1) Fisk 204 lab
11:00-13:30
SESSION 3:
OCR Arabic (3) Jafet E-classroom
Sound (3) Fisk 209
Omeka (2) FHS Computer Lab Van Dyke
Python (3) Van Dyke Public Computer Lab
Drupal (3) IT Acad Computer Lab
Editing (1) Fisk 204 lab
Mapping (1) Fisk 337
Pedagogy (1) IT helpdesk
1030-1300DH project life Fisk 102 lab

Voyant Tools Fisk 204 lab

Sketchup Fisk 337

1330-1430LUNCH
(Ada Dodge,
Faculty Lounge)
13:30-14:30LUNCH
(Ada Dodge, Faculty Lounge)

AMICAL cohort meeting

(Ada Dodge, AMICAL cohort meeting)

1300-1400LUNCH
(Fisk, Faculty Lounge)
1430-1700SESSION 2

OCR Arabic (2) Jafet E-classroom
Sound (2) Fisk 209
Omeka (1) FHS Computer Lab Van Dyke
Python (2)  Van Dyke Public Computer Lab
Drupal (2)  IT Acad Computer Lab
Plain Text (2) Bldg 37
Game Design (2) Fisk 204 lab

1430-1530Lightning talks
(Bldg 37)
1430
Closing of DHI-B 2017 Bldg 37
After 12arrivals   15:30-18:00SESSION 4

OCR Arabic (4)  Jafet E-classroom
Sound (4)  Fisk 209
Omeka (3)  FHS Computer Lab Van Dyke
Python (4) Van Dyke Public Computer Lab
Editing (2)  Fisk 204 lab
Mapping (2) Fisk 337
Pedagogy (2) IT helpdesk

Excursion(optional)

afternoon departures

1400-1700registration Van Dyke Court Yard
VIP dinner
(by invitation)
1900-No host Informal dinner