On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, Katherine and Melody participated in the Pecha-Kucha presentations organized by the Digital Studio for the Public Humanities. This month, DSPH staff member Nikki Dudley uploaded the video recording of the PowerPoint and voice-over to YouTube. We’re sharing it here for those participants who may have missed attending the Pecha-Kucha in person.

Came across this blog post mourning The Death of the Unconference retweeted by the THATCamp Twitter account, and it was a great reminder for us to get another post up about what THATCamps are for. The tl;dr version worth highlighting here is that THATCamps thrive on the active participation of the people there. “Participants” are just that–they participate in the greatness of the event; they contribute to a productive outcome. The programming is not top-down, which means that you get out of it what you put into it.

As organizers, we want to provide the space, the technology needs (wifi, power outlets, projection capabilities), and sustenance (food and coffee). We encourage our participants to be open to new ideas, be flexible with their expectations, and to be vocal in the discussions.

We very much look forward to everyone being involved in the discussions!

Stumbled upon this video and love the introduction in the first couple of minutes. From those who have come before, we present to you the 3 ground rules of THATCamps!

The rules are written out on Tom Scheinfeldt’s Found History blog.