Bentham Hackathon

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<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal"><I>‘Many hands make light work. Many hands together make merry work‘</I></H2>
<H2 CLASS="MsoNormal">Jeremy Bentham, 1793</H2>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">UCL have teamed up with IBM to hack the writings of the philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832). Bentham wrote on a vast array of subjects including democratic reform, religion, crime and economics and his ideas on education inspired the founders of UCL.</P>
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">£1000 prize to be won for the winning teams</H3>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN><A HREF="http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/transcribe-bentham/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Transcribe Bentham</A>, part of the <A HREF="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/bentham-project" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bentham Project</A> at UCL, is a digital humanities crowdsourcing initiative which asks members of the public to transcribe material written by Bentham.  Transcripts produced by volunteers are made freely available online and are used by the Bentham Project in the production of the definitive edition of Bentham’s <I><A HREF="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/bentham-project/publications/collected-works" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Collected Works</A>.</I></SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Digital humanities projects like this bring new tools to the study of the humanities, making new kinds of research possible and contributing to an enhanced understanding of our cultural heritage.</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Transcribe Bentham is working with IBM to explore the following question at the Bentham Hackathon:</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>How can digital technologies help us to research Bentham’s philosophy?</STRONG><BR></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Join us for an intense and fun weekend of hacking and problem solving as we apply the best of IBM’s innovative technology to a vast and unparalleled dataset of Bentham’s manuscripts.</P>
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">Prizes</H3>
<P>IBM are sponsoring a £1000 prize for the winning teams</P>
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">Catering</H3>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Food and drink will be provided throughout the weekend</P>
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">When</H3>
<P>Friday, 5pm-8pm</P>
<P>Saturday 10am-8pm</P>
<P>Sunday 10am-6pm</P>
<H3 CLASS="MsoNormal">Where</H3>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">UCL BaseKX</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">103c Camley Street</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">London</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">N1C 4PF</P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Data Protection</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><I><SPAN>The registration information provided will be held on UCL databases. You may be contacted about other UCL activities in the future. By submitting this information you agree that your details may be used for this purpose. Your details will not be passed on to any third parties</SPAN></I></P>
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