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Reclaiming the Past, Envisioning the Future

Program

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
3:00-6:00 pm

Library Room, UCI University Club

A celebration of the 37th anniversary of the TLG
honoring the memory of Theodore F. Brunner (1934-2007)

Welcoming remarks:
Michael Gottfredson, UCI Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
1972-2009 and beyond
Maria Pantelia, Professor of Classics, TLG® Director
37th Anniversary Video

How it all started

Luci Berkowitz, Professor Emerita of Classics
William Johnson, Professor of Classics, Duke University
Testimonials:
Samuel McCulloch, Professor Emeritus of History, Founding Dean, School of Humanities
Seymour Menton, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, Founding Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Dana Sutton, Professor Emeritus of Classics
Julian Feldman, Professor Emeritus of Computer and Information Science
William Lillyman, Professor Emeritus of German, former Dean, former Executive Vice Chancellor
Spencer Olin, Professor Emeritus of History, former Dean of Humanities
Frederic Wan, Professor of Mathematics, former Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
William Parker, Professor and Chair of Physics, former Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
David Tomcheck, Associate Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Business Services
Stephen Franklin, Director of Academic Outreach, Office of Information Technology
Helen Aguera, Senior Program Officer, Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanities
Donald Mastronarde, Melpomene Professor of Classics, UC Berkeley
Paul Workman, Chief, Laguna Beach Police Department
Theodore Brunner, in Memoriam

Guest speaker:

James O'Donnell, Georgetown University Provost
Reception to follow


Friday, Oct, 30, 2009
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
CalIt2 Auditorium, UCI

A conference on digital resources and the future of digital technologies

8:00- 8:45 am Breakfast

8:45 am Welcoming remarks, Susan V. Bryant, Vice Chancellor for Research

9:00-10:20 am
Panel I: Reconstructing the Past

Moderator: Helen Cullyer, Associate Program Officer in the Scholarly Communications Program at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Speakers:
William Johnson, Professor of Classics, Duke University
Donald Mastronarde, Melpomene Professor of Classics, UC Berkeley
Jack Miles, Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies, UCI

10:20-10:40 am Coffee break

10:40-12:00 noon
Panel II: Scholarly Collaboration

Speakers:
David Blank, Professor and Chair of Classics, UCLA
Diane Favro, Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design. UCLA
Ed Zalta, Senior Research Scholar at the Standord Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) and Principal Editor of the Stanford Encyclopdia of Philosophy
Gary Olson, Bren Professor of Information and Computer Sciences, UC Irvine
Lunch break: 12:00-1:30

1:30-1:35 pm Afternoon remarks, Stephen Franklin, UC Irvine

1:35-2:15 pm Afternoon Keynote

Ramesh Jain, Bren Professor of Information and Computer Sciences, UCI

2:15-2:30 pm Coffee break

2:30-5:00 pm
Panel III: The future of large digital collections: Issues and challenges

Moderator: Barbara Cohen, Founding Director of HumaniTech®, UCI

Speakers:
John King, William Warner Bishop Collegiate Professor of Information and Vice Provost for Academic Information, University of Michigan
Anthony Reese, Professor of Law, UC Irvine
Daniel Russell, Research Scientist, Google
Kate Wittenberg, Ithaka Project Director