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DE Summer School 2019 (DISCo Conference)

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Digital Economy Summer School 2019:

The Interdisciplinary Digital Culture and Society Conference (DISCo) 2019

 

 

 

 

 

The Digital Economy Network is pleased to launch the preliminary details of the 2019 Digital Economy Summer School: The Interdisciplinary Digital Culture and Society Conference (DISCo), which will be held on 9-12 July 2019 in the Jubilee Conference Centre at the University of Nottingham. Annual DE Summer Schools have taken place since 2010 and are aimed at Digital Economy PhD/EngD/CDT students and Early Career Researchers.

The DE Summer School and DISCo 2019 will feature three main tracks – Digital Culture, Digital Society and Digital Futures.

Website: https://den-disco.com

#DISCO19

Key information:

  • Venue: De Vere Jubilee Conference Centre, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, NG7 2TU.
  • Confirmed dates: Tuesday 9 July (PM) – Friday 12 July 2019; duration 3 days.
  • Times: The event will start at approximately 2pm on Tuesday 9 July and finish by 1pm on Friday 12 July 2019.
  • Website: www.den-disco.com
  • Conference Organisers email: contact@den-disco.com
  • Delegate accommodation:  3 nights en-suite overnight accommodation will be provided for delegates on campus in the nearby Southwell Hall.
  • Registration fees: To be confirmed

Format and content:

  • Keynote talks aligned to the three conference tracks – Digital Culture, Digital Society and Digital Futures.
  • One day of workshops and masterclasses (full or half day can be considered)
  • Content on research in play and the importance of ‘play’ and wellbeing in research.
  • Poster exhibition and welcoming networking reception (poster abstract submission required)
  • Short and long paper presentations (via a peer-reviewed submission process)

Call for submissions:

The organisers will issue a call for submissions for DISCo, and the preliminary details of the process as follows:

Submissions will be peer reviewed and will be over two stages; the first stage will be 500 word abstract, following by an invitation for a full submissions for:

  • One or half-day workshops
  • Short paper: Extended abstract, 2 pages (1000 words) > Short presentation
  • Long paper: Maximum paper length 4000 words (excl. references) > long presentation
  • Posters: (abstract + poster) – Additional posters could also be considered for all submissions.

Call for support:

In order to ensure that DISCo is a highly valuable, beneficial, relevant and inclusive experience for all delegates and followers, the organisers are looking for vital support from the across the Network in the following areas:

  • Event delivery and logistics
  • Academic peer review of conference submissions
  • Digital Economy CDT/PhD students and staff to be advocates of the event, to be the ‘voice’ of their Centre, to help shape conference content and spread the word!
  • Event sponsorship – identifying potential opportunities, referrals, securing.

Further details will be announced shortly on www.den-disco.com and also on the DEN website at www.den.ac.uk.

 

 

Digital Economy Network (DEN) Annual Meeting for CDT Staff and Students

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The Digital Economy Network (DEN) Annual Meeting 2019 for Digital Economy CDT staff and CDT/PhD/EngD Research Students will be held on Monday 25 February 2019, from 10.30am – 3.00pm. You can register now at https://denannualmeeting2019.eventbrite.co.uk

Key details:

  • Venue: Franks & Steel Rooms, Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE
  • Date: Monday 25 February 2019
  • Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm (immediately followed by CDT Directors Meeting 3pm-3.30pm)
  • Cost: No registration fee
  • Registration: Now open: Please register here via eventbrite

Why should I attend?

The DEN annual meeting provides Digital Economy CDT Directors, Managers and CDT/PhD Students an annual opportunity to:

  • Hear about recent Digital Economy Network (DEN) events and initiatives that have been delivered for Digital Economy CDT/PhD students and associated staff.
  • Provide valuable input into discussions to help shape future Network (and related) training events and conferences.
  • Get an update from the EPSRC Digital Economy Theme on current and future research funding opportunities.
  • Meet with other colleagues and doctoral students from across the Network and share good practice

Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided.

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DEN Writing Retreat: Feb 2019

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Digital Economy Network 2-Day PhD Student Writing Retreat: February 2019

This event is now fully subscribed and a waiting list is in operation

*Free to attend for currently registered PhD/EngD students/those writing up thesis within the Digital Economy Network Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) and within Digital Economy related research groups/institutes at Universities*.

25 places are available for CDT students within the Digital Economy Network on this 2-day residential time-facilitated writing retreat, which will held on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 February 2019 at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor.

These very popular events provide doctoral students with an ideal environment and a beneficial opportunity to have dedicated time to specifically focus on writing or projects relating to their PhD/EngD, and in particular writing up their thesis or producing research/conference papers to publish their research.

Day 1 will start with a short discussion on writing objectives in pairs, and individuals will set their own short, medium and long-term writing goals, including what they want to achieve at the retreat over the time facilitated sessions.

Venue website: www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk

Registering doctoral researchers will need to be able to attend both days of the retreat, day delegates only welcome.

What is funded by DEN for CDT/PhD students attending the retreat:

  • A place on the facilitated writing retreat.
  • En-suite bed and breakfast accommodation at Cumberland Lodge for the nights of Monday 4 and Tuesday 6 February 2019.
  • Lunch and refreshments throughout the 2 days of the retreat.
  • Evening meal on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 February at Cumberland Lodge.

If you have any queries about this retreat, please contact Felicia Black, Digital Economy Network Manager at felicia.black@nottingham.ac.uk.

Increasing research writing productivity at Beamish Hall

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PhD students from across multiple EPSRC-supported Digital Economy Centres for Doctoral Training and relevant research groups recently benefited from a two-day residential facilitated writing retreat, which was held at Beamish Hall in County Durham on 27-28 November 2018.

The aim of the residential retreat, which was attended by 28 PhD students from across 10 Universities, was to create a positive, quiet and productive environment in order to maximise writing productivity via eight time-facilitated sessions over the two days.

When registering for the event, attendees were required to specify what they would be using the retreat for, and they also discussed their short, medium and longer term writing goals in pairs at the start of Day One.

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PhD students at various stages of their programmes, from across the following nine EPSRC-supported Digital Economy Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)/relevant research groups benefited from this event:

  • Cloud Computing for Big Data (Newcastle University)
  • Digital Civics (Newcastle University)
  • Embedded Intelligence (Loughborough University)
  • Healthcare Innovation (University of Oxford)
  • HighWire (Lancaster University)
  • IGGI: Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence (Goldsmiths)
  • Media and Arts Technology (Queen Mary University of London)
  • Web Science (University of Southampton)
  • The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Loughborough University London)
Above: The Beamish Hall venue, County Durham

The majority of PhD students present were concentrating on writing or editing their thesis, although other writing goals included drafting conference papers or journal articles, literature reviews, preparing for an annual review and coding.

Student feedback included the following:

“During this writing retreat I wrote an abstract for a conference. The DEN retreat helps create an ideal environment for producing quality writing material” (PhD Student – 2016 cohort, Embedded Intelligence CDT, Loughborough University)

“I set a challenge of writing the introduction to my thesis over the first day. The writing sessions helped me to focus on the goals and made the writing more manageable. I was able to achieve my goal of writing my introduction” (PhD Student – 2015 cohort), Digital Civics CDT, Newcastle University)

The feedback from the PhD student attendees indicated that they  also specifically valued the opportunity to talk and network with peers over the breaks and dinner, share common research interests and expertise, as well as providing and receiving advice. This retreat provided an opportunity to meet with other CDT students they may not have necessarily have met, would it not been for an event such as this.

#DENWritingRetreat       #WriteDEN

DEN CDT Managers & Administrators Meeting

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  • Digital Economy Network (DEN) CDT Managers/Administrators Meeting
  • Wednesday 7 November 2018
  • 10.30am – 2.30pm (including lunch)
  • Meeting Room C5 (William Booth Room), TheWesley, London, NW1 2EZ

The next bi-annual DEN CDT Managers/Administrators Meeting will be held on Wednesday 7 November 2018, from 10.30am to 2.30pm at TheWesley, 81-103 Euston Street, London.

Refreshments and pastries on arrival will be provided, along with a buffet lunch.

Please see TheWesley location map for details of the venue and directions.

Join the DEN mailing list to stay in the loop

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We are aware that the Digital Economy Network (DEN) PhD Student community is ever changing, with new CDT students joining the EPSRC-supported Centres to embark on their PhD journey, as well as graduates and alumni moving on to their postdoc career destinations.

DEN keeps your CDT Managers and Administrators informed on all the Network’s relevant events and activities that are taking place that will be beneficial and of interest to you, but new doctoral students can also join the DEN mailing list via the sign up form below, so that you can also be informed directly of any DEN opportunities.  You can also choose to unsubscribe from the list at any time.

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Digital Economy Summer School 2018: Inspire, Programme, Develop

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Sunday 1 July – Tuesday 3 July 2018, Poole/Bournemouth

Hosted by the  EPSRC Centre for Digital Entertainment – Bournemouth University & University of Bath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer School Venue: The Italian Villa, Compton Acres, Poole (Near Bournemouth), Dorset, BH13 7ES

Start time:  The Summer School programme will start with a networking/social evening with a BBQ, drinks and nibbles at Urban Reef Seafront Restaurant and Beach Bar in Bournemouth at 7.00pm on Sunday 1 July .

Finish time: The event will close at  5.00pm on Tuesday 3 July 2018.

Visit the Summer School  2018 webpage for more details.

Registration page – now sold out: Summer School 2018 registration

The Digital Economy Summer School 2018 for DEN CDT Students will be hosted by the EPSRC Centre for Digital Entertainment of Bournemouth University and the University of Bath.

Overnight accommodation (single occupancy, bed and breakfast) for the nights of 1 & 2 July 2018 has been organised for attendees at the Ramada Encore Hotel in central Bournemouth, which is located within walking distance of Bournemouth Train Station.  Coach transport will be arranged by the organisers to take delegates to and from the hotel to the Summer School venue.

Above: The Italian Villa  – Summer School venue

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEN CDT Managers & Administrators Meeting

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Wednesday 16 May 2018, 10.30am to 2.30pm

ATC Boardroom, Aerospace Technology Centre, University of Nottingham, Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham,  NG7 2TU

The bi-annual Digital Economy Network (DEN) CDT Managers/Administrators Meeting will be hosted by the Horizon CDT in My Life in Data at the University of Nottingham.

The meeting will start at 10.30am, and finish by 2.30pm.  Refreshments and lunch will be provided.