We are delighted to pre-announce the second U21 conference on Digital Humanities - Cultural Heritage and Technology, to be held at the University of Birmingham during 2010.

The meeting follows the extremely successful Digital Humanities conference hosted at Virginia during  2008. During that meeting the participants proposed the creation of a U21 network for Cultural Heritage and Technology (CHAT) which would provide a platform for the development of Culture and Heritage as a core research and teaching area for the U21 group.  The group will promote the  application of technology within these areas and the 2010 meeting will aim to define the potential for cross-institutional culture and heritage development including formal structures supporting shared teaching, educational resources and the opportunities for externally-funded research projects. 

Participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their own work in a multi-disciplinary context through oral and poster presentations. Coinciding with the conference, the city of Birmingham will be hosting the high-profile annual British Science Festival, with hundreds of events taking place at a variety of venues across the city and the region, from libraries and museums to shopping centres and bars. Events will include debates, talks, workshops, exhibitions and field trips, many of which with direct relevance to the conference topic.

Further details can be found at www.international.bham.ac.uk/partnerships/u21/Heritage_Conference.shtml