DrupalDownunder 2012

DrupalDownunder 2012 will take place in Melbourne from 14 to 15 January. Mark your diaries now!

http://kattekrab.net/drupaldownunder-2012

THATCamp Melbourne, 25-26 March 2011

Tomorrow and Saturday I will be at the first THATCamp Melbourne. THATCamp – The Humanities and Technology Camp – is a kind of BarCamp or unconference focused on the intersection of humanities and computing/technology.

I haven’t been to a THATCamp, BarCamp or unconference of any kind. Some of the published session proposals look more detailed than I would have expected for an event like this, but perhaps that’s because the THATCamp tends to draw more academics than other kinds of unconference.

I will probably go ahead with my proposal for AwesomeChix or something similar. It may not be as theoretical or data-driven as some of the other proposals, but my interest in the digital humanities has always been focused on the public, collaborative space, on using technology to enable more people outside the academy to contribute to conversations about history and society.

Watch the hashtag #thatcamp for more.

THATCamp Melbourne Proposal: AwesomeChix

A proposal for THATCamp Melbourne, inspired and encouraged by kattekrab and Kathy Reid. Ideas and suggestions welcome!

AwesomeChix is the working title of a project to document achievements of Australian women in traditionally male-dominated fields. A few women involved in Australian LinuxChix have begun compiling a list [1], drawn primarily from science, technology, and politics. I would like to explore ways for the project to grow: technically, e.g. by implementing this in Drupal; and in scope, by inviting more submissions of women from non-technical fields. At THATCamp Melbourne, we could start a discussion of how we could implement and promote this project, and perhaps begin building a website for the project.

[1] http://wiki.cc.com.au/AwesomeChix

Resolutions?

I could make a resolution to blog more in 2011, but that may be setting myself up for failure.

Founders and Survivors version 1.0?

I said that I would write more about the new incarnation of the Founders and Survivors website, but I have not had the time or mental space to reflect on the development process. So, for now, please just feast your eyes on the new site, which was developed with the help of Robin Petterd from Sprout Labs in Hobart.