XLab Confab, Carlton University, April 2–3, 2024

The X-Lab at Carlton University will be hosting the XLab Confab, an unconference around the idea of the futures of cultural heritage informatics, on April 2nd and 3rd. The event will be hybrid, with remote participation possible.

Special guest: Dr. Ethan Watrall from Michigan State University

Day 1: Workshops on various cultural heritage informatics tools and approaches, with a focus towards small/medium heritage/collections holding institutions and projects. Workshops will be led by Dr. Ethan Watrall and members of the XLab.

Day 2: Unconference. The most interesting parts of a ‘regular’ conference tend to happen during the coffee break, when attendees gravitate to each other over shared interests and informal conversation. An unconference is a conference without the papers and presentations: all coffee break! After an address by Dr. Watrall, we will generate possible topics and a schedule on-the-spot for facilitated conversations. Sometimes folks even decide to make something there on the spot.