Fwd: [RNLD] Fwd: Registrations are open for Hack for Language at UQ, Brisbane (27-30 January 2015), a free workshop for programmers interested in language apps, taught by Google.

[Nick Thieberger]

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From: Ruth Singer <ruth.singer at gmail.com>
Date: 19 January 2015 at 09:04
Subject: [RNLD] Fwd: Registrations are open for Hack for Language at UQ,
Brisbane (27-30 January 2015), a free workshop for programmers interested
in language apps, taught by Google.
To: "r-n-l-d at lists.unimelb.edu.au" <r-n-l-d at lists.unimelb.edu.au>


Hi everyone,

I am forwarding this message on behalf of Janet Wiles - great opportunity
those in Australia or those nearby to get involved in designing language
apps

Cheers,

Ruth
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From: Janet Wiles <janetw at itee.uq.edu.au>
Date: Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:14 PM
Subject: Registrations are open for Hack for Language at UQ, Brisbane
(27-30 January 2015), a free workshop for programmers interested in
language apps, taught by Google.
To: Ruth Jennifer Singer <rsinger at unimelb.edu.au>
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*Registrations are open for Hack for Language, at UQ*

*Presenter:* Craig Cornelius, Software Engineer, Google California.
*Dates:* Tuesday 27th January - Friday 30th January 2015 (participants are
expected to attend for all 4 days).
*Time:* 9.30am - 4.30pm each day.
*Location:* Room 217, GP-South (building 78), 1 Staff House Road,
University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus.
*Registration: **https://eventbrite.com/event/15323419761/*
<https://eventbrite.com/event/15323419761/>
*Cost:* free.
*Facebook:* *https://www.facebook.com/groups/coedlmakercommunity/*
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/coedlmakercommunity/>

*Overview:* Over the first two days Craig will run a workshop on Creating
Apps with Android Studio. The next two days will consist of a studio hack
where you can work with other Software Engineers, Designers, Interaction
Designers, Multimedia Designers, and Linguists to create an Android App to
help with our understanding of indigenous language.
Craig and other mentors will be available to help you throughout the
process.

*Who should attend:* Anyone who wants to learn Android Studio and create a
language-related App. Background skills could be in software engineering,
multimedia, interaction design, information systems, computational
linguistics and more. You could be undergraduate and postgraduate students,
researchers, or professionals. People from CoEDL, UQ and the wider
community are welcome. *Level of expertise:* Basic experience with object
oriented programming is required (Java would be an advantage).

Sponsored by the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
(CoEDL) *www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au*
<http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au> and the School of Information
Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) at the University of
Queensland.

Professor Janet Wiles
Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language,
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering,
The University of Queensland | Cricos Provider: 00025B
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