From: "Joan K. Lippincott joan@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:08:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wonder-woman.cni.org (account joan@cni.org [192.100.21.33] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.1) with ESMTPSA id 33850159 for cni-announce@cni.org; Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:28:05 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_8B5079AD-9CA6-4CAF-9443-56B64CF777B5" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Triangle Scholarly Communication Institute 2018 Call for Proposals X-Original-Message-Id: <1CD43DBF-3496-4464-A267-7AEFBE81E38E@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 13:28:05 -0500 X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) --Apple-Mail=_8B5079AD-9CA6-4CAF-9443-56B64CF777B5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 You are invited to submit a team proposal to attend the Scholarly = Communication Institute in October, 2018 in Chapel Hill, NC. The model = described below should be a great participatory learning experience for = all of those involved. =E2=80=94Joan Lippincott, CNI -----------------------------=20 The Triangle Scholarly Communication Institute https://trianglesci.org/ = recently announced the Request for Proposals for SCI 2018, in = Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and invites you to join us! This year=E2=80=99s theme is "Overcoming Risk" raising questions such = as: What strategies can scholars, universities, funding agencies, libraries, = publishers and others use to promote positive change in scholarly = communications, and overcome the risks and disincentives to doing so? How do we help all participants to accurately calibrate the true level = of risk, so they are not inhibited from action by undue fear? What support structures can we put in place to reduce the real risks to = those whose voices are underrepresented or suppressed, or whose status = may be precarious =E2=80=93 to help them feel welcome and be safe, and = promote a greater diversity of perspectives and equitable access and = treatment for all who are willing to engage? What strategies can be employed to protect against the risk of vendor = lock-in, or corporate capture of essential infrastructure and content? How can scholarly communications practices encourage speed and openness, = while avoiding the risk of ephemerality? What models or practices could be developed to incentivize and reward = innovation and broader public engagement, and reduce the risk to those = who are seen to be breaking from traditional modes of professional = advancement? The Institute is a program that=E2=80=99s part retreat, part seminar, = and part unconference. Based on a theme that changes every year, = participants set their own agenda and define their own deliverables - = the Institute brings everybody together and supplies the environment and = a network of peers to help stimulate and develop creative thinking, and = provide a diversity of perspectives aimed at promoting positive change = in research methods, publishing, digital humanities, digital archives, = and other topics related to transformations in scholarly communication. Each year, about 30 people are invited to participate based on = successful responses to a request for proposals, and the Institute = covers all of their expenses to attend a 4-day program in Chapel Hill, = North Carolina, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. = At TriangleSCI, proposals are from teams rather than individuals, and we = typically invite 5 teams with 4 to 6 participants each. We ask you to = put together a working group that includes people who you may not = otherwise have the opportunity to interact with, and to use this as an = opportunity to launch new collaborations and projects. We especially = encourage you to build a team with participants from a variety of = backgrounds, disciplines, professions, and a broad diversity of = perspectives. You can read more about SCI 2018 in this announcement = https://trianglesci.org/2018/01/18/announcing-sci-2018-overcoming-risk/ = and also = find links to the request for = proposalshttps://trianglesci.org/2018-institute/rfp-2018/ = and an FAQ = https://trianglesci.org/faq/ = on the http://trianglesci.org = web site. Probably the best way to learn more about SCI is through the words of = people who participated in the past - you can find these on the = #TriangleSCI hashtag or @TriangleSCIhttps://twitter.com/TriangleSCI = or in this podcast interview (with transcript) = https://www.library.illinois.edu/scp/podcast/storytelling-and-the-triangle= -sci-conference/ = and links and photos from this post = https://trianglesci.org/2017/12/08/sci-2017-has-concluded-join-us-in-2018/= = = with a wrap-up of last year=E2=80=99s Institute. This year=E2=80=99s Institute will be held from October 7 through 11, = 2018, in Chapel Hill, NC: https://trianglesci.org/venue-and-logistics/ = The due date for proposals is April 23 - more information about how to = submit a proposal is in the RFP: = https://trianglesci.org/2018-institute/rfp-2018/ = =20 --Apple-Mail=_8B5079AD-9CA6-4CAF-9443-56B64CF777B5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
You are invited to submit a team proposal to attend = the Scholarly Communication Institute in October, 2018 in Chapel Hill, = NC. The model described below should be a great participatory learning = experience for all of those involved.
=E2=80=94Joan Lippincott, = CNI
----------------------------- 
The Triangle Scholarly Communication Institute https://trianglesci.org/ recently announced = the Request for Proposals for SCI 2018, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, = and invites you to join us!

This year=E2=80=99= s theme is "Overcoming Risk" raising questions such as:
  • What strategies can scholars, = universities, funding agencies, libraries, publishers and others use to = promote positive change in scholarly communications, and overcome the = risks and disincentives to doing so?
  • How do we help all participants to accurately calibrate the = true level of risk, so they are not inhibited from action by undue = fear?
  • What = support structures can we put in place to reduce the real risks to those = whose voices are underrepresented or suppressed, or whose status may be = precarious =E2=80=93 to help them feel welcome and be safe, and promote = a greater diversity of perspectives and equitable access and treatment = for all who are willing to engage?
  • What strategies can be employed to protect against the risk = of vendor lock-in, or corporate capture of essential infrastructure and = content?
  • How = can scholarly communications practices encourage speed and openness, = while avoiding the risk of ephemerality?
  • What models or = practices could be developed to incentivize and reward innovation and = broader public engagement, and reduce the risk to those who are seen to = be breaking from traditional modes of professional advancement?
The Institute is = a program that=E2=80=99s part retreat, part seminar, and part = unconference. Based on a theme that changes every year, participants set = their own agenda and define their own deliverables - the Institute = brings everybody together and supplies the environment and a network of = peers to help stimulate and develop creative thinking, and provide a = diversity of perspectives aimed at promoting positive change in research = methods, publishing, digital humanities, digital archives, and other = topics related to transformations in scholarly communication.

Each year, about 30 people are invited to = participate based on successful responses to a request for proposals, = and the Institute covers all of their expenses to attend a 4-day program = in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. = Mellon Foundation. At TriangleSCI, proposals are from teams rather than = individuals, and we typically invite 5 teams with 4 to 6 participants = each. We ask you to put together a working group that includes people = who you may not otherwise have the opportunity to interact with, and to = use this as an opportunity to launch new collaborations and projects. We = especially encourage you to build a team with participants from a = variety of backgrounds, disciplines, professions, and a broad diversity = of perspectives.

You can read more about = SCI 2018 in this announcement https://trianglesci.org/2018/01/18/announcing-sci-2018-overcomi= ng-risk/ and also find links to the request for proposalshttps://trianglesci.org/2018-institute/rfp-2018/ and = an FAQ https://trianglesci.org/faq/ on the http://trianglesci.org web site.

Probably the best way to learn more about SCI is through the = words of people who participated in the past - you can find these on the = #TriangleSCI hashtag or @TriangleSCIhttps://twitter.com/TriangleSCI or in = this podcast interview (with transcript) https://www.library.illinois.edu/scp/podcast/storytelling-and-t= he-triangle-sci-conference/ and links and photos from this = post https://trianglesci.org/2017/12/08/sci-2017-has-concluded-join-= us-in-2018/ with a wrap-up of last year=E2=80=99s Institute.

This year=E2=80=99s Institute will be held = from October 7 through 11, 2018, in Chapel Hill, NC: https://trianglesci.org/venue-and-logistics/

The due date for proposals is April 23 - more = information about how to submit a proposal is in the RFP: https://trianglesci.org/2018-institute/rfp-2018/ 

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