On behalf of myself and Valerie, we’d like to thank everyone who came to THATCamp Southeast last weekend. We learned a lot, had a great time, and really appreciated all the enthusiasm and knowledge that you all brought with you.

If you would, please take a moment to fill out the brief THATCamp evaluation survey. It will help future TC organizers make their unconferences better.

We’ve got the following rooms available in the GSU Student Center at 44 Courtland Street: Room 262, the Dorchester Suite; Room 270, the Lanier; room 274, the Sinclair; and room 278, the Lucerne.

Here’s a floor plan of the second floor. We’ll have check-in in the Dorchester and coffee and bagels in the Sinclair first thing Saturday.

At some point on Saturday (tentatively at the end of the day, but of course subject to group decision), we’ll hold a “Dork Shorts” session, an informal THATCamp tradition.

What are Dork Shorts?

Dork shorts, known in some corners as “lightning talks,” are brief (2-minute or 3-minute) presentations in which attendees discuss current or upcoming projects, demonstrate new tools, or call for collaborators. Like most of THATCamp, Dork Shorts are meant to be as informal as possible. Although the concept might be unfamiliar to new THATCampers, veterans think it’s one of the most fun and useful parts of each meeting: Dork Shorts let you learn a lot in a little bit of time.

Do you have a cool project, tool, or other thing (yours or someone else’s) you want to share, but don’t want to make it a whole session? Is there something you’d like to hear another camper talk about? Post here, or bring your ideas on the first day of THATCamp SE!

I’ve prevailed on GSU Library’s Associate Dean for Public Services, Bryan Sinclair, to come by our THATCamp on Sunday afternoon to talk with us about CURVE, the research technology center opening in the Library later this year.

He’s calling the talk “A New Type of Digital Scholarship Center”:

Bryan Sinclair of the GSU Library will lead a discussion/information session about CURVE (Collaborative University Research & Visualization Environment), the Library’s new digital scholarship center opening later this year. CURVE will serve as a resource to connect researchers in all disciplines and at all levels – undergrads to faculty – with data, technology and expertise to accomplish new kinds of research.

Don’t worry — Bryan is unconference- and THATCamp-savvy, so this will not be a conference-type presentation! Bryan is very passionate about CURVE, so we can expect some interesting discussion.