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Invitation to the Symposium “Jinmonkom 2024” on December 7–8

Invitation to the Symposium “Jinmonkom 2024”

From December 7 to 8, Tohoku University will host the symposium "Jinmonkom [ Symposium of the IPSJ SIG Computers and the Humanities ]  2024" on humanities informatics. The theme of this year's event is "Digital Archives Connecting MLA (Museums, Libraries, and Archives)."

Two of the sessions are related to our “Tohoku University Digital Archive”(ToUDA) project and are open for public participation (free of charge). We look forward to your participation!

Event Details

  • Date and Time: December 7, 2024 (Sat) 9:30–17:50, December 8, 2024 (Sun) 9:00–17:50
  • Venue: Lecture Hall Complex, Kawauchi South Campus, Tohoku University, and Tohoku University Main Library
  • Theme: Digital Archives Connecting MLA
  • Symposium Website: https://jinmoncom.jp/sympo2024/
    *Note: Participation in sessions other than public sessions requires a fee.*
  • Organizers: Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), IPSJ SIG Computers and the Humanities (SIG-CH)
  • Co-Organizers: Center for Northeast Asian Studies Tohoku University, Tohoku University Digital Archive Management Committee, Center for Academic Resources and Archives, Tohoku University Library

Public Sessions (Free of Charge)

How to Apply: Please register via the application form.

Deadline: December 6, 12:00 noon

(1) December 7 (Sat), 13:35–15:35

  • Theme: Toward a Construction of an International Network of Tripitaka Study via Digital Humanities
  • Keynote Speech: Performative Functions and Historical-Philological Values of the sDe-dge Xylographic Edition of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon
    Prof. Dr. Dorji Wangchuk, Institute for Asia Africa Institute, University of Hamburg
  • Speakers:
    • Kiyonori Nagasaki (Professor, Keio University): Digital Buddhist Studies Worldwide and the Efforts of the SAT Database Project
    • Shumpei Katakura (Specially Appointed Professor, Tohoku University): Derge Tripitaka: Metadata Organization for Digital Archiving
    • Ryuta Kikuya(Associate Professor, Koyasan University): A Current Research of Tibetology around Derge Tripitaka

(2) December 8 (Sun), 16:00–17:30

  • Theme: Digital Archive of Japanese Culture and Academic Resources, and International Expansion
    *This session commemorates the launch of the Tohoku University Digital Archive(ToUDA).*
  • Speakers:
    • Opening Remarks: Hiroaki Adachi (Director, The Center for Integrated Japanese Studies (CIJS),Tohoku University)
    • Satoshi Kato (Professor, The Center for Integrated Japanese Studies,Tohoku University)
    • Tomoe Hanzawa (Director of Information Service Division, Tohoku University Library)
    • (Video Presentation) Simon Kaner (Executive Director, The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, the University of East Anglia)
    • Ryoko Matsuba (Lecturer in Japanese Digital Arts and Humanities, The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, the University of East Anglia): Digital Technologies and the Future of Japanese Art

Participation in Other Sessions

Participation in sessions other than public sessions is available for a fee. For more details, please visit the symposium website.