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The Global DH Symposium is a gathering place for a global community. In that mindset, the Symposium encourages organizers in gathering their communities to participate in the Symposium through watch parties. A watch party provides a fun, communal space where remote Global Digital Humanities Symposium sessions can be streamed live for community members to participate together in-person in your city or nearby.
This year, the Symposium is providing support for watch parties. All watch parties that register with the Symposium by 23 March will be recognized during opening remarks, receive a Digital Kit for promotion and activities during the event, and be included on the Symposium Watch Party Schedule below. Watch Party Marathons–watch parties that last at least one full day of the Symposium or come together for at least 8 hours across the four days–are eligible to apply for $100 USD reimbursement of room rental, catering, supplies, or other costs.
Scheduled Watch Parties
University of Guelph – Watch Party Marathon!
THINC Lab
- Tuesday 14 April, 11:00am-6:15pm EDT
- Wednesday 15 April, 9:00am-4:00pm EDT
Contact: Kim Martin, kmarti20@uoguelph.ca
University of Victoria – Watch Party Marathon!
KULA Lounge, McPherson Library
- Monday, 13 April: 9:45 am to 2 pm (Pacific)
- Tuesday, 14 April: 9:30 am to 3:15 pm (Pacific)
- Wednesday 15 April: 9:30 to 1 pm (Pacific)
Contact: Alan Colin-Arce alancolinarce@uvic.ca
University of Mississippi – Watch Party Marathon!
University of Mississippi Libraries
- All days of the Symposium, CT
Contact: Abbie Norris-Davidson, abigailn@olemiss.edu
DH-WoGeM (Digital Humanities Women & Gender Minorities)
Virtual on Zoom
- Wednesday, April 15, 4PM EDT
Contact: theresa.avila@csuci.edu
Pennsylvania State University
Digital Liberal Arts Research Initiative | Burrowes 101
- April 13, 14, 15 EDT
Contact: Jennifer Isasi, j.isasi@psu.edu
University of Michigan
Room 3020D, Shapiro Undergraduate Library
- Tuesday, April 14th, 4:30PM-6:30PM EDT
Contact: Lavinia Dunagan, Nasanbayar Ulzii-Orshikh (nulziior@umich.edu), and Ali Bolcakan (bolcakan@umich.edu)
University of Southern Mississippi
Center for Digital Humanities
- Monday, April 13 9:30-2:30pm CT
- Tuesday, April 14 10am-3:00pm CT
Contact: Jen Andrella (jennifer.andrella@usm.edu), Katherine Frisch (katherine.frisch@usm.edu), and Christian Singletary (christian.singletary@usm.edu)
Bina Nusantara (Binus) university, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Wednesday, April 15, 9:15-10:15AM Eastern / 10:15pm Indonesia time – Minimal Computing Approaches
Contact: Irfan Rifai, irifai@binus.edu
Registration for Watch Parties is Now Closed!
How to Register Your Watch Party
Fill out this form by 23 March with the following details:
- Contact info of person(s) who will organize the watch party (preferably two contacts, to be safe)
- The date(s) and times of the sessions you will be watching together
- Approximately how many attendees you expect
- Whether you are requesting funding
All Watch Parties receive:
- Promotion
- The Global DH Symposium will promote your watch party so you can connect with other watch parties, or with those who would like to join yours.
- Watch Party Digital kit
- Watch Party How-to Guide
- Flyer/poster template
- 16:9 Digital Signage
- Certificate template
- Sign in sheet
- Data Visualization Coloring Sheet
- Recognition during welcoming remarks on the day of the Symposium that your watch party tunes in
- Pre-Symposium Watch Party Prep Meeting
- Post-Symposium Watch Party Debrief Meeting
In addition to the above, Watch Party Marathons receive:
- Opportunity for funding support up to $100USD
- Conference swag
Don’t forget you can engage with the broader MSU Global DH audience on Mastodon and/or on Bluesky using the hashtag #MSUGlobalDH
Tips for Hosting a Successful Watch Party
- Register as a Watch Party!
- Reserve a room, preferably with a large screen for shared viewing and microphones. We recommend testing the technology ahead of time.
- Make a plan for how your watch party will participate in the Symposium. During the Virtual Symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday, watch parties can participate on Zoom or on the YouTube livestream. On Monday and Friday, only the YouTube livestream will be available.
- Promote your watch party to interested members of your community. Check out our Digital Kit for templates!
- Designate one person in the room to manage chat communication. We welcome questions during Q&A from Zoom chat, voiced on Zoom, or in the livestream chat.
Plan discussions, networking and any social activities. Check out our data visualization coloring sheet!