VKS LAUNCH

[Paul Wouters]

Apologies for cross-postings

Invitation

Dear colleagues,

The Virtual Knowledge Studio requests the pleasure of your company at the Launch 
of our research programme on October 11, 2006 in the Trippenhuis, Royal 
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Kloveniersburgwal 29, 1011 JV 
Amsterdam. The Launch will be the occasion to take stock of the state of the art with 
respect to e-research in the humanities and social sciences and new research 
practices. You will be able to meet with scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well 
as specialists from the creative industry. You will have the occasion to get acquainted 
with their work in a series of special events in the Research Gallery which we will 
host for the first time during this launch.

The programme:

13.00			Arrival and coffee

13.30 - 13.40		Welcome by artist and television host Bart Peeters

13.40 - 14.00		Introduction of the Studio by dr. Paul Wouters

14.00- 15.00	Panel discussion hosted by Bart Peeters, with prof. dr. Frits 
    van Oostrom (president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of 
    Arts and Sciences), prof. dr. Eep Talstra (chair of the Scientific 
    Advisory Board of the VKS), prof. dr. Nina Wakeford 
    (INCITE, University of Surrey, UK), Marie-José Klaver (NRC 
    Handelsblad), and prof. dr. Seamus Ross (HATII, University 
    of Glasgow, UK)

15.15 - 16. 30		Research Gallery:

*   Web, Digital Media and Virtual Ethnography
*   Institutions, Governance and Culture
*   Web Archiving, Communities and Collaboration
*   Simulation, Annotation and Metaphors
*   Arts, Languages, and Sound

16. 30			Opening of the VKS by prof. dr. Frits van Oostrom

17.00- 18.30	The Benjamin Herman Trio and dr. Henkjan Honing (Music 
    Cognition Group, University of Amsterdam)

18.30			Reception

We hope that you will be able to join us in this event. My colleagues and I are 
looking forward to meeting you at the Launch,

Yours sincerely,
Paul Wouters
Programme Leader VKS

RSVP: Could you please confirm your participation by email to 
jeannette.haagsma at vks.knaw.nl and indicate in which gallery event you are 
especially interested?

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Paul Wouters

Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cruquiusweg 31
1019 AT Amsterdam, NL
T: +3120 850270
F: +3120 8500271
www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl 
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