Project Bamboo -- CSG Cyberinfrastructure Workshop

The workshop portion of the Common Solutions Group is usually divided into a day long ("Long") workshop and another half-day ("Short") workshop. At the Spring meeting in Ann Arbor, the Long Workshop was devoted to CyberInfrastructure.

The morning began with a presentation an a relatively nascent effort, called Project Bamboo. Bamboo focusses on providing a cyberinfrastructure for the Arts and Humanities. It was most recently funded by the Mellon Foundation. The project proposal is really an interesting read and this project shows lots of promise.

Chad Kainz from University of Chicago, one of the project PIs, explained some of the scenarios for Arts and Humanities CI. Bamboo Planning will begin with a series of workshops. Penn State and the Penn State Press will be represented in the July workshop on "The Planning Process & Understanding Arts and Humanities Scholarship."

This is one to keep an eye on.