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Latin American & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium: LAC DH Symposium

About the Symposium

The University of Florida, the University of North Florida, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito will host their second Latin America & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium at Universidad San Francisco Quito in Quito, Ecuador from Thursday, July 4 – Saturday July 6, 2024. This symposium will offer a mix of in-person and virtual sessions

Conference Venue:

All in-person sessions will take place at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)

Universidad San Francisco de Quito

(Diego de Robles S/N y Pampite, Cumbayá)

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How to get to campus?

USFQ is in Cumbayá, one of Quito’s valleys. Public transportation to Cumbayá is available from Río Coca Station or from la Vicentina park. 

Taxi, Uber, or Didi from Quito might cost between $6-12.

 

Symposium Organizers

Giulianna Zambrano, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Hélène Huet, University of Florida

Melissa Jerome, University of Florida

Clayton McCarl, University of North Florida

Anne Pfister, University of North Florida

Sarah Tew, University of Florida

 

Registration

Registration for attendees will go live soon! 

Funding is limited and food will not be provided during the conference (suggestions for food will be shared at a later time). We are happy to share, however, that there is no registration fee for the conference.  

Program

A draft program is available below. Please note, the sessions occurring during the first two days will be held in-person. The sessions on the third/final day will be held virtually. Conference times are listed in GMT (local time in Quito, Ecuador). We recommend using a time converter to confirm times for your local time zone, especially if you plan to attend virtually.  

 

Thursday, July 4, 2024  

All sessions will be held in-person at the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) during the afternoon 

  • USFQ campus tour   
  • Welcome & Keynote   

Friday, July 5, 204  

All sessions will be held in-person at USFQ  

  • 9-10a: tour of USFQ campus  
  • 10-11a: Conference sessions   
  • 11-11:15a: break  
  • 11:15a-12:15p: Conference sessions   
  • 12:15-1:45p: Lunch on own  
  • 1:45-3p: Conference sessions  
  • 3-3:15p: break  
  • 3:15-4:30p: Conference sessions   
  • 4:30-4:45p: break  
  • 4:45-6p: Conference sessions  

Saturday, July 6, 2024  

All sessions will be held virtually. Conference space used during the in-person sessions in Quito will be available for any attendees who wish to utilize these spaces to attend the virtual presentations  

  • 9-10a: tour of historic downtown   
  • 10-11:15a: Conference sessions  
  • 11:15-11:30p: break  
  • 11:30a-12:45p: Conference sessions  
  • 12:45-2:15p: Lunch on own  
  • 2:15-3:30p: Conference sessions  
  • 3:30-3:45p: break  
  • 3:45-5p: Conference sessions  
  • 5-5:15p break
  • 5:15-6:30p: Closing & Keynote  

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