Category: Other

These seminars assume a basic familiarity with TEI, and provide an opportunity
to explore specific encoding topics in more detail, in a collaborative workshop
setting. Each seminar will focus on one of two topics:

1. Manuscript encoding: focusing on the detailed challenges of encoding
   manuscript materials, including editorial, transcriptional, and
   interpretive issues and the methods of representing these in TEI markup.
2. Contextual information: focusing on TEI methods for formalizing and
   representing information about context: named entities such as people
   and places, thematic analysis and keywords, text classification,
   glossaries and annotations.

These seminars are intended to provide a more in-depth look at specific
encoding problems and topics for people who are already involved in a text
encoding project or are in the process of planning one. Each event will include
a mix of presentations, discussion, case studies using participants’ projects,
hands-on practice, and individual consultation. The seminars will be strongly
project-based: participants will present their projects to the group, discuss
specific challenges and encoding strategies, develop encoding specifications and
documentation, and create encoded sample documents and templates. We encourage
project teams and collaborative groups to apply, although individuals are also
welcome. A basic knowledge of the TEI Guidelines and some prior experience with
text encoding (e.g. an introductory workshop, job experience, etc.) will be
assumed.

The workshop schedule is as follows:

• University of California, Santa Barbara, September 14-16, 2009;
  application deadline: June 15, 2009. This workshop will focus on the
  encoding of contextual information.
• University of Maryland, College Park, January 20-22, 2010;
  application deadline: August 1, 2009. This workshop will focus on the
  encoding of manuscript materials.
• Brown University, April 8-10, 2010; application deadline: November 1,
  2009. This workshop will focus on the encoding of contextual
  information.
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, July 2010 (precise date and deadlines
  TBA). This workshop will focus on the encoding of manuscript
  materials.
• University at Buffalo, October 2010 (precise date and deadlines TBA).
  This workshop will focus on the encoding of manuscript materials.
• University of Maryland, January 2011 (precise date and deadlines
  TBA). This workshop will focus on the encoding of contextual
  information.