[tei-council] next council meeting: Ireland needs a reply

Peter Boot pboot at xs4all.nl
Thu Nov 29 03:48:28 EST 2007


I could attend. And I've got a brand new passport.
Peter

> I'd be free during that time period. And would be happy to attend a
> meeting in Galway. Assuming, that is, that the backlog for US passport
> renewals is in fact no worse than the 8-12 weeks I've heard; mine had
> expired and I sent off a renewal application last week largely with an
> eye toward TEI meetings next year.
>
> DS
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, Arianna Ciula wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I sent an email just after the TEI members meeting about the next
>> council meeting, but I don?t think the new members were registered on
>> the list yet.
>>
>>
>> While discussing informally the date and venue of the next council
>> meeting in Maryland, Malte Rehbein, Marie Curie Research Fellow at the
>> Moore Institute of National University of Ireland in Galway
>> (http://www.nuigalway.ie/mooreinstitute/), proposed to host the meeting
>> at his institution.
>>
>> Some members of the council welcomed the idea on this list. Although I
>> do realize it may seem early to make any decisions about the future
>> work of the council, Malte needs a reply rather soon and has now
>> written to me asking whether we can confirm the following proposal:
>>
>> - host and venue: The Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities
>> and Social Studies at NUI, Galway
>> - date: 26 - 28 March 2008 (the week after Easter)
>> - with a public conference on the 26th and the meeting itself on the
>> 27/28th.
>> - for the conference:
>>    * they would like for two or three Council members to give a paper
>> about some ?cool? TEI related stuff, if possible
>>    * in addition to that there will be some papers or presentations
>> from people around Ireland about TEI / encoding projects
>>    * maybe one keynote speaker
>> - they would also like to publish the conference proceedings
>> - for the Council meeting itself:
>>    * we could use the seminar room of the Moore Institute which
>> provides space, access to a terrace and a view over the River Corrib
>> (he added a smile here?)
>>    * WIFI will be available
>>    * they can offer coffee and snacks
>>    * and can arrange accommodation in a hotel nearby or in the city
>> centre (but of course the expenses will need to be covered by the
>> consortium a usual)
>>
>> They have also discussed the possibility of having a pre-workshop on
>> the Tuesday afternoon for an introduction to TEI, but have decided
>> that it isn?t feasible.
>>
>> They need confirmation on the date as soon as possible (possibly
>> within the next week or maximum two weeks), since they would like to
>> send a call for papers etc.
>>
>> I don?t know what is the best way to decide on the matter (especially
>> given the delicate moment of transition and holidays ongoing or coming
>> up), but for sure we need to reply to him, so unless someone else
>> wants to do it, please express your opinion and let me know what I
>> should tell him.
>>
>> Best,
>> Arianna
>>
>>
>> --
>> Arianna Ciula
>> arianna.ciula at kcl.ac.uk
>>
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