Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing
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In order to further its aim of promoting and supporting the appropriate application of information and communication technologies in humanistic research, the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing (ALLC) has established a Workshop Support Programme.
Under this programme the ALLC provides planning, logistical and teaching support to local bodies, institutions, departments or individuals who wish to organise workshops or similar training events whose purpose is to disseminate expertise and good practice in the application of computing technologies to researchers and teachers in humanistic disciplines.
The ALLC is open to proposals for workshops of any appropriate kind. By way of general guidelines, it is envisaged that there may be at least three categories:
(i) A general introductory workshop which introduces participants to the main tools, techniques, and resources for humanities computing. This could be standardized so that it could be taught by a number of different scholars, and would typically last 2-3 days;(ii) Specialist workshops on a range of possible topics, which would need to be taught by experts in the field. Typical duration might be 2-3 days. Topics might include:
Workshops of types (i) and (ii) could probably be taught by 2-3 people, whilst those of type (iii) might need more.
A set of guidelines needs to be drawn up for potential workshop presenters, to which this draft protocol offers a start.
The programme operates on the basis of proposals made by local hosts. Local hosts will need to provide:
One person from the Association will be nominated to take responsibility for liaison with the local hosts; this will normally be someone who will be presenting at the workshop. S/he will also be responsible for liaison with the Association officers (in particular the Treasurer) and the other presenters. Workshops will be tailored as far as possible to meet local needs. In each case the detailed programme will be worked out in collaboration with the local hosts. There may be follow-up support and further visits after workshops, though this will not be funded by the Association under normal circumstances or as part of the Workshops Support Programme. All workshop participants will be asked to fill in an evaluation form so that the relevance and quality of the workshops can be monitored.
Presenters will provide detailed course notes for the workshops. The software needed for running demonstrations will be agreed with the local hosts who will have the responsibility for providing it. Care will be taken to ensure that workshops are run only using software which the local organization can readily obtain and which will be of use to them in the future.
The ALLC will make available up to GBP 2500 for each workshop. There are minimal preconditions - in general terms the details of how the workshop subsidy is to be spent will be determined in the negotiations with the local hosts. It is anticipated, however, that travel costs for presenters are likely to be the key costs covered by the contribution from the Association, but in some circumstances it may be possible to assist with other expenses. Where possible, the Association will provide assistance to help local hosts raise funds for local costs.
The Association will endeavour to support two workshops a year.
Application for an ALLC-assisted workshop involves a 2-stage process, whereby institutions wishing to host a workshop under this scheme submit an application form providing outline ideas prior to submitting a detailed proposal:
complete this application form, giving outline information in both sections ('Workshop Details' and 'Host Institution Details'). This application will form the basis for preliminary discussion with a nominated member of the ALLC. Please note that this application form is necessary only for the first stage of application.
if the stage 1 process, is successful, you will be invited to submit a full proposal.
Once a preliminary application has been submitted and approved, the Association will appoint a workshop co-ordinator, who will be responsible for detailed discussions with the local hosts over the schedule, timing, and financial planning. Together, they will construct a fully developed and costed proposal for final approval by the ALLC.