[Afridig] Call for hosts DHASA 2027 conference

[Menno Van Zaanen]

Call for hosts DHASA 2027 conference

The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) Executive
committee (Exco) invites proposals to host the next DHASA conference in
2027.

The DHASA conference so far has been organized in 2017, 2019, 2021,
2023, and 2025.  We are currently moving from a biennial meeting to an
annual meeting, so the next DHASA conference will take place in 2026.
Information of the previous and current conferences can be found here:
https://dh2017.digitalhumanities.org.za
https://dh2019.digitalhumanities.org.za
https://dh2021.digitalhumanities.org.za
https://dh2023.digitalhumanities.org.za
https://dh2025.digitalhumanities.org.za
https://dh2026.digitalhumanities.org.za

The call for hosts is open, meaning that we invited bids from academic
institutions in Southern Africa.  The organization of the conference
typically occurs in collaboration with the DHASA Exco.


Conference information

The conference attracts approximately 100 attendees.  It consists of a
number of days, typically a week which includes panels, tutorials, and
presentations of (peer-reviewed) articles.  The articles are published
in the JDHASA journal (https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/dhasa).


Local organizers' responsibilities

Local Organizers are responsible for developing the contents of the
conference website, providing facilities, organizing a conference
banquet, and coordinating any other social events that the local hosts
think appropriate. The conference is entirely self-financed through
conference fees and any other financial contributions that DHASA or the
local organizer is able to arrange. DHASA provides partial financial
underwriting of the conference (and can, in certain circumstances,
advance small amounts of funds for expenses that need to be prepaid)
and works together with the local organizers to ensure that
registration fees and other income will support all conference
expenditures.  Plenary speakers are selected by the local organizers in
consultation with the DHASA Exco, and associated costs are funded from
the conference budget.  Participants of the conference will be
registered as members of DHASA.  Overall, the DHASA Exco will provide
guidance and advice.


Proposal process

Parties interested in organizing the next DHASA conference should
contact Menno van Zaanen <menno.vanzaanen at nwu.ac.za> to express
interest and request support as soon as possible.  A brief proposal
will be requested; a format for this will be provided.

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Prof Menno van Zaanen     menno.vanzaanen at nwu.ac.za
Professor in Digital Humanities
South African Centre for Digital Language Resources
https://www.sadilar.org
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