I am delighted to announce the following programme of activities for Ray Siemens's visit in the UK, funded by a Leverhulme Visiting Professorship.
Short bio: Ray is Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria, in English and Computer Science, and past Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing (2004-15); in 2019, he is also Leverhulme Visiting Professor at Loughborough U and Global Innovation Chair in Digital Humanities at U Newcastle (2019-22).
Ray Siemens is coming with several colleagues and team members from the University of Victoria. We look forward to welcoming them in Britain!
First Leverhulme Lecture in London: "Impactful by Design: Thoughts Toward Building a Research Project for Diverse Audiences"
Speaker: Ray Siemens
When? Wednesday 2 October, 4pm to 5.30pm
Where? Room LDN104, Lboro London campus
Register HERE
Masterclass and “surgery” in Loughborough: How to use and develop public tools and technologies under open licenses to promote wide access to research
Speaker: Luis Meneses and Ray Siemens
When? Monday 7 October, 12pm to 2pm
Where? Room CC110, James France building, Loughborough University
No registration needed
Practical session in London: Working in small groups, attendees will learn to develop open-access tools to widen access and education
Speakers: Luis Meneses and Ray Siemens
When? Tuesday 8 October, 11.30am to 2.00pm
Where? Meeting point: Info desk/ lobby, British Library, London
Register HERE
Register HERE
Talk in London: Development of University - Industry Partnerships in the Humanities/ Open Scholarship
Speaker: Lynne Siemens and Ray Siemens
When? Wednesday 9 October, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Where? IAS Forum G17, University College London (UCL)
Session in Manchester: Pragmatic Adventures in Open Scholarship
Speakers: Ray Siemens and Luis Meneses
When? Thursday 10 October, 2pm to 4.30pm
Where? Kilburn Building, Room G41, University of Manchester
Register HERE
Masterclass in London: Finding and Working with Open Access Cultural Data: How & Why
Speakers: Alyssa Arbuckle and Ray Siemens
When? Tuesday 29 October, 10am-1pm
Where? School of Advanced Study, University of London
Contact: Lise Jaillant, l.jaillant [at] lboro.ac.uk
Practical session in London: Creating and Interacting with Open Access Research and Data
Speakers: Alyssa Arbuckle and Ray Siemens
When? Tuesday 29 October, 2pm to 4pm
Where? Meeting point: Info desk/ lobby, British Library, London
Register HERE
"Surgery" [one-to-one advice session] in Loughborough
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"Surgery" [one-to-one advice session] in Loughborough
Speaker: Ray Siemens and Alyssa Arbuckle
When? Thursday 31 October, 10 to 10.30am and 12 noon to 12.30pm
Where? International House, Loughborough University
No registration needed
"Surgery" [one-to-one advice session] in Loughborough
Speaker: Alyssa Arbuckle
When? Monday 4 November, 12pm to 2pm
Where? Room CC110, James France building, Loughborough University
No registration needed
"Surgery" [one-to-one advice session] in London
Speaker: Alyssa Arbuckle
When? Tuesday 5 November, 2pm to 4pm
Where? School of Advanced Study, University of London
Contact: Lise Jaillant,
Second Leverhulme Lecture in Loughborough: Open Scholarship Foundations, Nurture and Sustenance: Establishing and Maintaining Structures for Productive Dialogue among Academics and between Academics and an Engaged Public
Speaker: Ray Siemens
When? Wednesday 20 November, 4pm to 5.30pm
Where? Room LDS107, Loughborough University
Register HERE
Session in Loughborough: Geovisualizing the Literary Space of Milton's Paradise Lost
Speaker: Randa ElKhatib
When? Monday 2 December, 12pm to 2pm
Where? CC110, James France building, Loughborough University
No registration needed
Open Scholarship Capstone Mini-Conference in Loughborough
Speaker: Randa ElKhatib
When? Monday 9 December, 12pm to 2pm
Where? CC110, James France building, Loughborough University
No registration needed