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DTSTAMP:20190117T121958Z
DTSTART:20190124T123000Z
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SUMMARY:Lives of Letters: READing and Transkribing Handwritten Documents
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DESCRIPTION:The Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents (READ) p
 roject aims to make archival material more accessible by training comput
 ers to read handwritten historical manuscripts. Join Dr Louise Seaward (
 UCL)\, coordinator of Transcribe Bentham\, part of the READ project\, to
  learn about the initiative and to work with Transkribus.\n12:30	Lunch (
 provided)*\n13:15	Presentation on READ project\n13:45	Transkribus worksh
 op\n15:45	Coffee break\n16:00	Discussion\n\nAll participants must bring 
 a laptop and download the Transkribus software in advance (instructions 
 will be sent after booking). When booking a place at this workshop\, you
  consent for your contact details to be shared with Louise so that she c
 an add you to a shared collection that we will be using in the workshop.
 \nThe event is currently fully booked\, but University of Manchester sta
 ff and students\, and NWDTP students\, can join the waitlist in case spa
 ces become available. Please sign up using your university email address
 .\nThis workshop is organised by the Lives of Letters group and funded b
 y a Collaboration Grant from the John Rylands Research Institute\, and i
 s presented as part of Digital Humanities Week.\n\n* The event will be c
 atered vegetarian. Please email naomi[dot]billingsley[at]manchester[dot]
 ac[dot]uk with any other dietary requirements.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Collab 1\, Kilburn Building\, Manchester
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