Re: [adhoc] every beginning...

I appreciate participation, but I do want to direct it to the questions
that are actually before us, namely (this week) the governance
protocol. We can return to the naming of the conference when we have
completed the logically prior tasks of agreeing on the governance
protocol, agreeing on the conference protocol, choosing the program
chair, as well as deciding on the long-delayed question of COCH-COSH
membership. As for the naming of the umbrella organization, I consider
that a question already decided, though if we could hear from Harold
how he would have voted on that question, it might lay to rest the
post-game analysis once and for all.

John

On Apr 14, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Julia Flanders wrote:

> While I agree that tying the conference name to that of the umbrella
> is desirable, I think the name HCA poses some significant problems:
> not least the fact that the term "humanities computing" is becoming a
> more and more limited term which only hails a subset of the community
> we'd like to embrace here. The phrase "digital humanities" has the
> merit of having no long-standing historical associations.
>
> In addition, to start the entire process of name consideration again
> (with the implication of going back to our executives for another
> round of discussion and voting) simply because we've had one more
> suggestion seems unreasonable. Why should we expect that HCA will
> magically appeal to everyone? it does not have any particular
> distinction that ADHO and ICHIO lack--it's just another alternative.
>
> At 8:23 PM +0100 4/13/05, Jean Anderson wrote:
>> I think Laszlo's suggestion of 'Humanities Computing 200x' has the
>> benefit of simplicity and clarity; it would be recognised both in USA
>> and Europe.
>>
>> I know the steering group conference call agreed to only ADHO or
>> ICHIO, but neither won a majority vote. We have all been waiting for
>> something better.
>> Lisa Lena's suggestion of 'Humanities Computing Associations (HCA)'
>> has the benefit of tying the umbrella organisation to the conference
>> - giving significant and positive publicity.
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