March 2012

Tomorrow is the excursions day at #caasoton so the main conference has finished. It has been an extraordinary few days. Overwhelmingly the response to the conference has been very positive, and delegates seemed happy with the many different things we tried. From the videos to the website to the social media to the rather tasty selection of pastries :-) We have all met some fantastic people over the last four days and we wish all of them a safe journey home. Continue reading →

You will recognise the SUSUtv guys from their lovely lime-green shirts!  For the CAA Conference which is running this week they are producing highlights packages of each day’s events, as well as, for example, more specific videos for the Day of Digital Humanities and Personal History conference themes. Continue reading →

The first day of CAA2012 has been a great success. Lots of happy people at the workshops and lots of happy online chatter. The plenaries are about to begin and then its the opening reception, first at Highfield and then in the Old Town. Add your photos to our Flickr group:http://www.flickr. Continue reading →

To mark the launch of the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute  on Tuesday we will be showcasing a range of sotonDH Maritime Digital Humanities projects. We have converted one of the multitouch systems installed around the University to show a series of interactive demos. Continue reading →

The Connected Pasts symposium has universally been acclaimed as a fantastic success. Many congratulations to the organisers. Lots of activity in the twittersphere via #connectedpast #connectedpast Afternoon session on Personal Political & Migration networks starts with marriage network of Europes ruling families — John Layt (@odysseus_nz) March 25, 2012 Impressed by diversity and scope of #connectedpast papers. Excellent atmosphere for discussion. Continue reading →