News and Announcements

Have you been longing for more Ohio-based THATCamp fun? Well, wait no more! THATCamp returns to Columbus in 2012 as THATCamp OSU. Learn more at: osu2012.thatcamp.org/

Much has happened in the intervening months since THATCamp Columbus was held.  This past weekend saw another successful regional camp in Great Lakes THATCamp, there have been announced upcoming camps in London and Paris, and yesterday the Center for History and New Media announced that Amanda French would be taking on a new role as […]

Hey, THAT Campers, looks like we’ll be meeting at India Oven tonight at 7:30pm. Here’s a link to India Oven’s website Here’s a link for directions And here’s the address: 427 East Main Street, Columbus, OH 43215-5349 Please leave a message in the comments or twitter (@thatcampcbus) so we can confirm the number who will […]

Acceptances for THATCamp Columbus have been sent!  We’ve got a wonderful mix of people and are looking forward to a great gathering of humanities folks on January 15th-16th, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio.  For you stragglers, we’ve reserved just a few extra spots and some more could open up due to cancellations, but you’ll need to […]

A common question for prospective THATcampers is what to propose.  While we offer some general guidelines on our home page, I thought it would be useful to share some of my experiences from this year’s THATcamp at George Mason to perhaps provide some more assistance. The most important thing I learned about THATcamp proposals, as […]

In the two years since it was established by CHNM, THATcamp has emerged as a phenomenon among tech-savvy and DIY-minded researchers, academics and professionals.  While there have only been two THATcamps at George Mason University, with four to five regional camps planned around the US, the event has had an impact that reaches beyond the […]

THATCamp (The Humanities And Technology Camp)  is a user-generated “unconference” on digital humanities inspired by the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University.  At the THATcamp 2009, CHNM floated the idea of holding regional camps around the country, an idea that quickly took hold, leading to events in Austin, Texas (THATcamp […]