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Hello everyone, Great opportunity to attend a doctoral symposium in Chapel Hill, NC. Funding available for up to $800 for travel (with receipts). No registration fee required! This opportunity is for doctoral students and post-docs, regardless of institution or citizenship. If interested, you will need to submit an abstract (500 words max) for a poster on/by February 15, 2013. You will present the poster as part of the program on March 17th. Application details follow below, and the application is attached. Based on the abstracts, some students will be asked to participate in panels and all will participate in mentoring and discussion as well as the poster session. Abstracts are due Feb. 15th and applicants will be notified regarding funding quickly -- by February 18th. As shared by the organizer, Dr. Helen Tibbo at UNC-CH, "We are interested in submissions at any stage of the research process from idea proposal to completed projects with findings. No one interested in digital curation related research should hesitate to apply. Please distribute to your students and post docs." Please feel free to share the announcement with others. Cheers, Carolyn Curate Thyself: Defining and Cultivating an Academic Trajectory in Digital Curation Calling all doctoral students! Are you conducting or planning to conduct research on digital curation? Do you hope to pursue a career direction that focuses on digital curation? Then we have an event for you. Come to Chapel Hill to share ideas, strategies and advice about research and academic life. Present your work to colleagues and faculty. Receive mentoring and advice from a set of internationally-recognized experts, and cultivate your social network in this increasingly important area of research and professional practice. The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be hosting “Curate Thyself” on March 17 (8:30 AM – 7:00 PM) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Faculty participants will include: * Ian Anderson, University of Glasgow * Costis Dallas, University of Toronto * Wendy Duff, University of Toronto * Tula Giannini, Pratt Institute * Carolyn Hank, University of Tennessee * Ross Harvey, Simmons College * Cal Lee, University of North Carolina * Helen Tibbo, University of North Carolina This day-long Symposium, followed by a Digital Curation Education Experts Meeting mark the closing of almost 7 years of funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for DigCCurr (Digital Curation Curriculum) projects at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at UNC-Chapel Hill. The DigCCurr team of faculty and Ph.D. Fellows will lead the symposium that will provide an opportunity for current PhD students interested in digital curation research to collaborate, connect, and develop shared resources for research and education. The symposium will provide mentoring and advice on research processes and products. All students will contribute by participating in a poster session highlighting their research (in progress or completed). Some students with participate in panel presentations on their research and their path to conducting that research. Instructional sessions will focus on developing and strengthening a digital curation research agenda. Participants will also discuss strategies for collaboration, publishing, and seeking funding as well as teaching strategies, developing and implementing course materials, characterizing your teaching to employers, and developing programs and curricula. Students will create and share their own plans for further development of their research. Participants will be encouraged to stay in Chapel Hill on March 18 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) for a Digital Curation Educator Experts Meeting. Participants will include: Peter Botticelli, Univ. of Arizona Seamus Ross, Univ. of Toronto Tula Giannini, Pratt Institute Ross Harvey, Simmons College Kathy Wisser, Simmons College Caroline Hank, Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville Nancy McGovern, MIT Paul Marty, Florida State Univ. Bill Moen, Univ. of North Texas Carole Palmer, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Suzie Allard, Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville Wendy Duff, Univ. of Toronto Paul Conway, Univ. of Michigan Costis Dallas, Univ. of Toronto Ciaran Trace, Univ. of Texas Ian Anderson, Glasgow Univ. Karen Gracy, Kent State Univ. Richard Pearce Moses, Clayton State Univ. Doctoral students may apply for travel support up to $800 to the program by: 1. Completing the attached form 2. Providing an up-to-date Curriculum vitae 3. Submitting an abstract (500 words maximum) for a poster submission. Agenda for Ph.D. Symposium: 8:30 Coffee and pastry 8:45 Introductions - Faculty, Fellows, Participants 9:00 Keynote I: Overview of the Current State of Digital Curation Research and Key Challenges (Costis Dallas) 9:30 Student Panel - Successful Paths to the Dissertation) 11:00 Break 11:15 Collaboration/mentoring session 12:15 Lunch 1:15 Keynote II: Developing a personal research agenda (Carolyn Hank) 2:00 Student Panel -Research in a Larger Context: Establishing a Program of Research and Connecting with Relevant Research Communities 3:30 Break 3:45 Collaboration/Mentoring Session 4:30 Closing Thoughts/Next Steps 5:30 – 7:00 Poster Reception with light hors d’oeuvres Contact for more information: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 Tel: 919-962-8063<tel:919-962-8063> Fax: 919-962-8071<tel:919-962-8071> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> --- Carolyn Hank, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee 420B Communications Building 1345 Circle Park Drive Knoxville TN 37996-0341 865-974-4049 (office) 865-242-7170 (mobile) [log in to unmask] (email) carolyn.hank (Skype) http://www.sis.utk.edu/users/carolyn-hank