1c Paris Workshop Agenda

Monday, 9 June, to Wednesday, 11 June 2008
The workshop will begin at 14:00 on Monday, 9 June, and end by 15:00 on Wednesday, 11 June. The outline of the agenda is listed below, along with suggestions for hotel accommodations.
Host
University of Chicago Paris Center
Paris, France
6, rue Thomas Mann
75013 Paris, France
Telephone: 01 53 94 78 80
Métro: Bibliothèque F. Mitterand
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. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  2. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  3. Arts and Humanities Research Council
  4. British Library
  5. Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
  6. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
  7. Fabula
  8. Humanities Serving Irish Society (HSIS)
  9. Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
  10. Loyola Marymount University
  11. The Open University
  12. Technische Universität Darmstadt
  13. Université François Rabelais, Tours
  14. Université Paris IV - Sorbonne
  15. Université Paris X - Nanterre
  16. University of California, Berkeley
  17. University of Cambridge
  18. University of Chicago (Host)
  19. University of Edinburgh
  20. University of Melbourne
  21. University of Oxford

Agenda: Workshop Day 1, Monday, 9 June
Location: University of Chicago Center in Paris, 13th arrondissement

  • 14:00 - Registration
  • 14:00 - Welcome: Jan Goldstein, Director of the Paris Center and Professor of History, University of Chicago
  • 14:10 - Bamboo Overview: Description, Approach, and Methodology
  • 15:00 - Questions
  • 15:30 - Workshop 1c and 18-Month Goals
    • The flow of the seven exercise process
    • The flow of the five workshop process
    • How to involve other participants unable on the wait list
  • 15:45 - BREAK
  • 16:00 - Exercise 1: “Initial Impressions”
    • Introductions: name, either research interests or how your work interacts with humanities research
    • We are gathering together representatives from a range of backgrounds -- scholars, libraries, IT staff, presses, funding agencies -- around the theme of how technology can better serve arts and humanities research. Based on what you have heard at the table and read from the proposal, what one or two questions, observations and hopes would your table like to share with the group?
  • 17:00 - Group sharing
  • 17:45 - Logistics & Recap
  • 18:00 - BREAK

Agenda: Evening Day 1, Monday, 9 June
Location: Le Train Bleu restaurant

  • 19:30 - Reception
  • 19:45 - Opening Remarks: Greg Jackson, Vice President/CIO, University of Chicago, and Co-PI of the Bamboo Planning Project
  • 20:00 - Dinner
  • 22:00 - Reception Ends/End of Day 1

Agenda: Workshop Day 2, Tuesday, 10 June
Location: University of Chicago Center in Paris, 13th arrondissement

  • 10:00 - Introductory Remarks
  • 10:10 - Day 2 Agenda & Logistics
  • 10:20 - Exercise 2: “Exploring Scholarly Practice”
    • As a researcher, librarian, IT professional, computer scientists, etc.: “During a really good day, term, research cycle, etc. what productive things do you do in relation to humanities research?”
    • How do you accomplish that task/practice?
    • Attempt to break efforts into discrete practices
  • 11:15 - BREAK
  • 11:30 - 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?”
    • Up to three of each before the sharing
  • 12:15 - Group Sharing
  • 12:45 LUNCH - (provided)
  • 14:00 - Four/Six #1: Fotis Jannidis, German Literature, Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • 14:15 - Exercise 4: ”Unpacking a Commonality”
    • What discrete practices are involved in this theme?
    • What outstanding issues need to be addressed in regards to this theme?
  • 15:00 - Group sharing
  • 15:45 - BREAK
  • 16:00 - Four/Six #2: John Wolffe, Religious Studies, The Open University
  • Exercise 5: “Unpacking the Uncommon”
    • For whom/which disciplines or areas of study is this theme helpful
    • What discrete practices are involved in this theme?
    • What outstanding issues need to be addressed in regards to this theme?
  • 17:00 - Group sharing
  • 17:30 - Questions & Feedback

Agenda: Evening Day 2, Tuesday, 10 June
The evening of Day 2 is open for dinner with colleagues, teams, and friends. The workshop will reconvene in the morning at the University of Chicago Center in Paris.
Agenda: Day 3, Wednesday, 11 June
Location: University of Chicago Center in Paris, 13th arrondissement

  • 10:00 - Introductory Remarks
  • 10:10 - Day 3 Agenda & Logistics
  • 10:20 - 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?”
  • 11:10 - BREAK
  • 11:30 - Four/Six #3: Amy Friedlander, Council on Library & Information Resources
  • 11:45 - 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.
  • 13:00 - LUNCH
  • 14:00 - Next Steps: “How do we move forward as a consortial effort?”
  • 14:30 - Questions & Feedback
  • 15:00 - BREAK/Workshop Ends

Hotels
Through the generous funding of the Mellon Foundation, Project Bamboo will cover the cost of two nights’ lodging (9 and 10 June). Attendees should book their own accommodations in Paris and retain the hotel receipt, and reimbursement information will be distributed at the workshop.
May we suggest the following hotels, chosen for their convenience to the Paris Center or the Métro:

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