Θράκης 17
2112 Αγλαντζιά-Λευκωσία
From Wednesday 31st October to Friday 2nd November 2018, an exciting transcription marathon will take place during the EUROMED 2018 Conference in Nicosia, Cyprus. At the Transcribathon Cyprus, participants will compete in teams of three to four to transcribe and annotate specially-assigned documents from the First World War. Cypriot and international teams have 2 days’ time to complete as much work on their documents as they can. On the last day, Friday 2nd November, a jury will award winners in the categories transcription, annotation and presentation. Two members of the winning team will win a trip to attend the European Transcribathon in Brussels on 26th -27th November 2018!
The Transcribathon Cyprus will be held at the Filoxenia Conference Center, Nicosia, Cyprus and is organised by Europeana, Facts & Files, the UNESCO CHAIR on Digital Cultural Heritage, the Cyprus University of Technology and the EU H2020 Virtual Multimodal Museum Project, in cooperation with the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, the National Library of Cyprus, the National Committee on Digital Cultural Heritage and the Digital Champion and ICOMOS Cyprus.
Registration is free via Eventbrite and closes on Monday 29th October 2018 »
Take part and join us to discover these hidden stories from 100 years ago!
Please also create an account on our website in advance: www.transcribathon.eu/register
For further inquiries, get in touch with us at team@transcribathon.eu