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It is our great pleasure to announce that the PNC 2022 Annual Conference and Joint Meetings (PNC 2022) will take place at the University of Arizona, USA from September 16-18, 2022. The main theme of PNC 2022 is The Digital World in an Age of Uncertainty: Humanizing Technology for Wellness, Resilience, and Creativity.
This event is hosted jointly by the College of Humanities of the University of Arizona and the Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC). The local organizers are the Center for Buddhist Studies and Department of East Asian Studies of the University of Arizona.
The online Call-for-Papers & Posters is now open. The deadline for submission is May 31, 2022. We sincerely invite you to participate in this event. For more information, please visit PNC 2022 website .
A Retrospective of PNC Keynote Sessions from PNC Annual Conferences
PNC 2021
Preserving the Narrative
Prof. Lewis Lancaster
The University of California, Berkeley
Designing for a Sustainable Future in Digital Heritage
Dr. Halina Gottlieb
Digital Heritage Center Sweden
Digital Social Innovation
Digital Minister Audrey Tang
Executive Yuan, Taiwan
PNC 2019
Digital Humanities and the Study of Singaporean Cultural History
Prof. Kenneth Dean National University of Singapore
Technology Enhanced Adaptive Learning in Taiwan
Prof. Bor-Chen Kuo Ministry of Education, Taiwan
Building Sustainable Society by Using Information and Communication Technology: Lessons from Disaster Management
Prof. Yue-Gau Chen Academia Sinica
Agriculture Biodiversity Challenge and Agro-Ecology for Climate Change Resilience and Food Security in ASEAN
Dr. The Anh Dao Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences
PNC 2017
Data-Informed Decision Making in Public Health: Case Study in Tainan
Dr. Huey-Jen Jenny Su National Cheng Kung University
The Amnesiac Civilization
Dr. David S. H. Rosenthal Stanford University Libraries
Tracking Social Interactions with Data from Sampling Surveys, Contact Diaries, and Social Media
Dr. Yang-Chih Fu Academia Sinica
Worlds Full of Places: Toward a Global Ecology of Historical Gazetteers
Prof. Ruth Mostern University of Pittsburgh
My Experience on the Application of 3D Digital Data on Cultural Heritage Cases in Taiwan
Prof. Min-Fu Hsu National Cheng Kung University
Making Sense of Internet of Things: Using AirBox as an Example
Dr. Ling-Jyh Chen Academia Sinica
PNC 2016
Data and the Construction of Reality
Prof. Michael K. Buckland University of California, Berkeley & Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
Are We Using Data Effectively to Connect Users to What They Seek?
Dr. Murtha Baca Getty Research Institute
Data Visualization: Interpretative Dimensions
Prof. Johanna Drucker University of California, Los Angeles
What Happens after the Scholarly Data Revolution and “Big Data”? Opportunities and Challenges in Knowledge Structures and New Forms of Scholarly
Dr. Clifford A. Lynch Coalition for Networked Information
Flying Spirit in Dunhuang: Immersive Experience on Virtual Touring of Mogao Caves
Prof. Yi-Ping Hung National Taiwan University & Academia Sinica
PNC 2015
Private Data, Public Goods
Prof. Peter K. Bol Harvard University
Disaster Risk Reduction Data, Challenges in Making Them Open
Prof. Jane W. S. Liu Academia Sinica
Computational Social Science: The Collaborative Futures of Big Data, Computer Science and Social Sciences
Dr. Sheng-Wei Chen Academia Sinica
What is the Big Idea Behind Big Data?
Prof. Lionel M. Ni University of Macau
PNC 2014
The Age of Experience: Cultural Heritage and the Future of Museums
Prof. Sarah Kenderdine UNSW Art & Design, City University of Hong Kong
Museum Using Digital Technology to Interact with Audiences: Some Practices in National Museum of History
Dr. Yui Tan Chang National Museum of History
Art of Calligraphy and Classic Chinese Literature Rejuvenated: Exhibition, Reflection, and Transformation on Outside Classroom Learning Activities
Prof. Hsianghoo Steve Ching City University of Hong Kong
Moore’s Law and the Future of Libraries
Prof. Michael Keller Stanford University
Beyond Borders: The Humanities in the Digital Age
Dr. James Cuno J. Paul Getty Trust
PNC 2011
Climate Changes and Water Resources in Taiwan History
Prof. Ts’ui-jung Liu Academia Sinica
Climate Change and Urban Flood Management
Dr. Zoran Vojinovic UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands
Interdecadal Variability of East Asian Summer Monsoon and Precipitation
Prof. Meigen Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
CyberInfrastructure for Service-Oriented Geospatial Science and Technology
Prof. Jianya Gong Wuhan University, China