11th International Digital Storytelling Conference at UMBC

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:35:08 -0500

Greetings Storytellers, Facilitators, and Listeners!

Welcome to the 11th International Digital Storytelling Conference, June 20-23, 2023. Our conference is part of a multi-institutional, multinational, three-year process, organized by Loughborough University (UK),Montgomery College (US), Patient Voices (UK), Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology (US), StoryCenter (US) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US).

After an inspiring conference in Loughborough last summer, we are excited to share with you the preliminary details of our upcoming summer conference in Baltimore/Washington (USA) co-hosted by Montgomery College (MC), the Smithsonian Institution, StoryCenter and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Proposals are currently being accepted for the conference, Radical Listening: Stories for a Just Future. As a way to foreground collaboration and partnership, the conference will include community visits in Baltimore, museum experiences in Washington, and conference presentations. To make it easy to move between conference spaces, bus transportation will be provided.

Day 1: UMBC campus; followed by optional Baltimore site visits (limited seating) and workshop sessions

Day 2: Montgomery College campus; concurrent sessions

Day 3: Smithsonian Institution; Washington, DC

Day 4: Virtual Day; led by StoryCenter

For our Virtual Day, we welcome groups to submit panels collaboratively and are open to pre-recorded panels with live discussion, particularly to enable inclusive participation. MC will host a physical space for those attending the conference in person and who wish to attend the Virtual Day alongside other conference goers.

We strongly recommend staying at the conveniently located Marriott in Silver Spring, Maryland, down the street from MC campus, on the border with Washington, DC, and on the DC metro line. There will be a conference rate for the hotel.

For further information, we invite you to visit our conference website and to view the Call for Participation for this upcoming conference.

If you have questions, please reach out:

dst-2023@umbc.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in June!

The DST 2023 planning team