budget accommodation tips
The registration for DH 2012 will be opened soon – it’s time to start planning your trip to Hamburg! In order to simplify matters, we now provide detailed information about budget accommodation for you, ranging from backpacker hostels to young design hotels and short-term led apartments. Apart from the conference hotels where we hold a contingent, you can find a list of budget accommodation here.
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student assistant bursaries – new deadline
Similarly to the bursary scheme of the DH2010 in London, and in the spirit of our conference theme, we are offering student assistant bursaries. These bursaries will enable up to 12 international students to participate in the DH2012 at the University of Hamburg. Attention, please: In response to the large number of requests from the community, we have decided to postpone the deadline for submitting the applications to March 25, 2012. You find further details here.
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programme
Our Call for Papers for the DH2012 attracted a record number of submissions (393, to be precise), which is why we decided to expand to 5 strands this year. However, irrespective of the increased number of available ‘slots’ the programme committee, after detailed and careful deliberation of multiple reviews received for every of the 393 proposals, could in the end only accept a selection of contributions. Notifications for Long paper, Short paper, Panel and Poster submissions have now been sent out, congrats to all! You can book your accommodation for the conference via the online hotel booking form.
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dh summer schools
Making your plans for summer? DH “youngsters”, please keep the following dates in mind (in addition to the DH2012, of course!): The Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria in British Columbia/Canada will take place from the 4th to the 8th of June 2012. The European Summer School “Culture & Technology“ at the University of Leipzig/Germany will take place from the 23rd to the 31st of July 2012 – following the conference in Hamburg.
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twitter hashtag
Our former twitter hashtag #dh12 has been hijacked by sporting enthusiasts, relating to the nickname of the NBA basketball player Dwight Howard. To avoid any competition with this huge guy and his fan crowd, we call a strategic hashtag withdrawal. So, Digital Humanities Folk: We are de-camping from #dh12 to #dh2012!
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