We are pleased to announce that the Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures at Ritsumeikan University will sponsor the second Asia-Pacific DH centerNet Meeting to promote research networking among the region.
1. Goal
The goal of this meeting will be to present and discuss the following issues for promoting the collaboration among DH centers/institutions in Asia-Pacific.
- Current status of DH research and DH network in each country/region
- DH research activities in each center/institution
- Databases, (digital) archives, tools that we can share globally, or specifically in Asia-Pacific
- Educational resources (DH-related courses) that each center/institution is offering
- Conferences, Workshops, and Meetings, that each center/institution is able to host in the near future
- Funds for international collaborative research and education
In addition, we have been requested from centerNet, an international Network of Digital Humanities Centers, to discuss the following matters toward the centerNet summit in London.
- (First stage) committee members of Asia-Pacific centerNet
- Representatives from Asia-Pacific DH community to centerNet summit in London
2. Overview
Date: March 26 (Friday), 2010, 9:30-17:10
Place: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University (Kinugasa Campus)
Address: 56-1 Tojiiin-kitamachi, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8577, Japan
Phone: 075-466-3411 Fax:075-466-3415
Access to the campus:
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/eng/profile/visit_rits/index.shtml#kinugasa
Presenters：
- Prof. Jane Hunter, University of Queensland, Australia
- Prof. Jungyeoun Lee, Korea Nazarene University, Korea
- Prof. Byoung-il Choi, Duksung Women’s University, Korea
- Prof. Jieh Hsiang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Prof. Feicheng Ma, Wuhan University, P. R. China
- Prof. Kozaburo Hachimura, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
- Prof. Keiji Yano, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Commentators (tentative):
- Prof. Makoto Goto, Hanazono University, Japan
- Prof. Junko Iwabuchi, Keio University, Japan
- Prof. Kiyonori Nagasaki, International Institute for Digital Humanities, Japan
- Prof. Tomoji Tabata, Osaka University, Japan
- Prof. Haruko Takahashi, Osaka Shoin Women’s University
Local Organizer/Contact:
- Prof. Mitsuyuki Inaba, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
- Email: inabam [at] sps.ritsumei.ac.jp
3. Timetable
Opening:
9:30-9:40 Opening remarks
Session 1: DH and DH network in Asia-Pacific (1)
9:40-10:40 Japan
- Presenter and moderator:
- Prof. Kozaburo Hachimura, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
[10:40-11:00 coffee break & informal discussion]
11:00-11:30 Mainland China (presentation 20min. + Q&A 10min.)
- Presenter:
- Prof. Feicheng Ma, Wuhan University, P. R. China
11:30-12:00 Australia (presentation 20min. + Q&A 10min.)
- Presenter:
- Prof. Jane Hunter, University of Queensland, Australia
[12:00-13:30 lunch]
Short tour at ARC:
13:30-14:00
Session 2: DH and DH network in Asia-Pacific (2)
14:00-14:30 Korea (presentation 20min. + Q&A 10min.)
- Presenters:
- Prof. Jungyeoun Lee, Korea Nazarene University, Korea
- Prof. Byoung-il Choi, Duksung Women’s University, Korea
14:30-15:00 Taiwan (presentation 20min. + Q&A 10min.)
- Presenter:
- Prof. Jieh Hsiang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
[15:00-15:20 coffee break & informal discussion]
Session 3: Discussion
15:20-17:00 Discussion for centerNet summit@London
- Moderators:
- Prof. Kozaburo Hachimura, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
- Prof. Mitsuyuki Inaba, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Closing:
17:00-17:10
Reception:
18:00-20:00