The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) seeks nominations for committed individuals who would like to actively help further DH in all its breadth and diversity on a global scale for the following positions:
- ADHO Executive Board Secretary
- ADHO Admissions Committee Chair
- ADHO Multilingualism/Multiculturalism Committee (MLMC) Chair
ADHO is governed by two boards: a Constituent Organization Board (COB) and an Executive Board (EB); all of these positions have a relationship to both Boards and include highly visible and necessary responsibilities for ADHO’s work internationally. If you’re interested in helping ADHO and the worldwide DH community become a more transparent, inclusive, and beneficial home for the many organizations and individuals that make up our community, then please consider becoming a candidate for one of these volunteer offices.
Terms will commence after the 2020 Digital Humanities Conference and will last for three years, ending after the DH conference in 2023. A description of the roles is below. All members of ADHO Constituent Organizations (COs) and Associate Organizations (AOs), listed below, are eligible.
- aaDH – Australasian Association for Digital Humanities
- ACH – Association for Computers and the Humanities
- AIUCD- Associazione Informatica Umanistica e Cultura Digital
- centerNet
- CSDH/SCHN – Canadian Society for Digital Humanities / Société canadienne des humanités numériques
- CzADH – Czech Association for Digital Humanities
- DHASA – Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa
- DHd – Digital Humanities im deutschsprachigen Raum
- DHN – Digital humaniora i Norden
- DH Russia – Russian Association for Digital Humanities
- EADH – European Association for Digital Humanities
- Humanistica, L’association francophone des humanités numériques/digitales
- JADH – Japanese Association for Digital Humanities
- RedHD – Red de Humanidades Digitales
- TADH – Taiwanese Association for Digital Humanities
Please nominate yourself or someone else for these roles by 19 July 2020 by sending an email to secretary@adho.org. If self-nominating, please send a brief statement of your expertise and motivation as well as a brief CV (2 pages). If you are nominating someone else, the ADHO Executive Board will contact them for the relevant materials.
ADHO Admissions Committee Chair
The Admissions Committee facilitates the process of organisations applying for admission to ADHO as Constituent Organisations or Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in conformity with ADHO’s Admissions and SIG Protocols. It also creates guidance and documentation for organisations with an interest in joining ADHO. The Chair steers the work of the Committee, presents candidate organisations to the Constituent Organization Board (COB), and advises the COB in its decision-making.
Experience of ADHO’s organisational structures is a prerequisite for this role. The Committee Chair is appointed for a term of three years by the COB and reports to the Executive Board (EB).
Responsibilities
- Communicate regularly with the COB and the EB about ongoing application processes
- Oversee the production and maintain relevant guidance and documentation by the Admissions Committee
- Answer questions from and advise representatives of potential Constituent Organizations or SIGs who are preparing applications
- Introduce the application of potential Constituent Organizations or SIGs to the COB at its annual meetings