1b Chicago Workshop Agenda

Thursday, 15 May, to Saturday, 17 May 2008

Host
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Goals

  • Introduce Bamboo and the community design process
  • Meet with colleagues who have a common interest in shared technology services in the arts and humanities
  • Discuss the future of disciplines and the impact of digital technologies
  • Develop a high-level list of scholarly practices related to arts and humanities
  • Provide input on the future of Bamboo
  • Refine the next steps toward Workshop 2, Exploring Scholarly Practices.

Institutions/Organizations Participating in the Workshop

  1. American Council of Learned Societies
  2. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  3. Brown University
  4. Carleton College
  5. Chicago State University
  6. Cornell University
  7. Dartmouth College
  8. Digital Library Federation
  9. Dominican University
  10. Eastern Kentucky University
  11. Eastern Michigan University
  12. George Washington University
  13. Lake Forest College
  14. National Endowment for the Humanities
  15. Northwestern University
  16. Purdue University
  17. University of California, Berkeley
  18. University of Chicago (Host)
  19. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  20. University of Louisiana, Lafayette
  21. University of Michigan
  22. University of Minnesota
  23. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  24. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  25. University of Toronto
  26. University of Virginia
  27. University of Wisconsin, Madison
  28. Willamette University
  29. William Paterson University of New Jersey

Agenda: Workshop Day 1, Thursday, May 15
Location: University of Chicago campus, Ida Noyes Hall, Theater (3rd floor)
1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60637

11:30 LUNCH
12:15 Bamboo Overview: Description, Approach, and Methodology
1:10 Welcome: Martha Roth, Dean, Division of the Humanities, Univ. of Chicago

1:30 BREAK

1:45 Workshop 1b and 18-Month Goals
2:15 Exercise 1: “Initial Impressions”
"What do you hope Bamboo will accomplish? What questions do you have regarding Bamboo?"

3:15 Logistics & Recap

3:30 BREAK/Transportation between Workshop and the Hyatt Regency

Agenda: Evening Day 1, Thursday, May 15
Location: University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza
The Gleacher Center is located across the Chicago River from the Hyatt Regency.

5:30 Meet in Hyatt Lobby to walk to Reception
6:00 Reception
6:30 Opening Remarks: Chris Mackie, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
6:45 Four/Six #1: Mark Olsen, Assistant Director, ARTFL Project, Univ. of Chicago
8:00 Reception Ends/End of Day 1

Agenda: Workshop Day 2, Friday, May 16
Location: University of Chicago campus, Ida Noyes Hall, West Lounge (2nd floor)
1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60637

7:45 Shuttle from the Hyatt Regency to Workshop (second shuttle at 8:30)
8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 Introductory Remarks
9:10 Day 2 Agenda & Logistics
9:20 Exercise 2: “Exploring Scholarly Practice”
“During a really good day, term, research cycle, etc. what productive things do you do in relation to humanities research?”

10:20 BREAK

10:35 Four/Six #2: Timothy Murray, Comparative Literature & English, Cornell University
10:50 Exercise 3: “Common and Uncommon”
“What are common themes that have emerged from your exploration of scholarly practices?”
“Based on your discussion of scholarly practices, what are two themes that piqued the curiosity of those at your table, or are uncommon?”
“What makes these themes common and uncommon?”
11:30 Group Sharing

12:00 LUNCH (provided)

12:45 Four/Six #3: John Laudun, English & Folklore, University of Louisiana - Lafayette
1:00 Exercise 4: ”Unpacking a Commonality”
2:00 Group Sharing

2:15 BREAK

2:30 Four/Six #4: Mark Williams, Department of Film and Television Studies, Dartmouth College
2:45 Exercise 5: “Unpacking the Uncommon”
3:45 Group Sharing
4:15 Questions & Feedback

4:45 BREAK/End of Day 2
5:00 Transportation from Workshop to Hotel (until 6:00)

Agenda: Evening Day 2, Friday, May 16
The evening of Day 2 is open for dinner with colleagues, teams, and friends. The workshop will reconvene in the morning at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza Ballroom.

Agenda: Day 3, Saturday, May 17
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Dr., Plaza Ballroom
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE

8:15 Continental Breakfast (provided)
9:00 Introductory Remarks: Greg Jackson, Vice President & CIO, Univ. of Chicago
9:20 Day 3 Agenda & Logistics
9:30 Exercise 6: “Identify Future Scholarly Practices”
“When you look at new-hires or up-and-coming graduate students, what practices do they use that are different from yours?”
“If you had a magic wand, what would make your day, term, research cycle more productive in relation to research?”

10:30 BREAK

10:45 Four/Six #5: Karen Brown, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Dominican University
11:00 Exercise 7: Opportunities for Bamboo - Future Practices
Discuss which future practices / activities you think would be best supported by a consortial effort like Bamboo and explain why.

12:00 LUNCH

12:30 Group Sharing
1:30 Next Steps: “How do we move forward as a consortial effort?”
1:45 Questions & Feedback

2:00 BREAK/Workshop Ends

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