Welcome!
Welcome to the new and adapted Interfaces conference! It's a real shame that we weren't able to all meet in person in London as planned, but we hope that you enjoy the online sessions that we have planned over our three afternoons and get a chance to meet some other like-minded researchers.
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We are aware that attending an online conference will be quite a different experience to a usual conference, and that tuning in for long hours of back to back online sessions can be quite draining. Because of this, we decided to split the conference over three days with just one or two sessions running at a time. We hope that you will be able to pick as many or few of the sessions that you are interested in - please feel free to dip in and out of the programme to suit your interests and schedule.
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The only thing we ask is that where possible you pre-register for the sessions you are interested in by clicking the links on the programme page.
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This is how the online conference will work:
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Take a look at the programme and speakers to familiarise yourself with the sessions.
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You need to pre-register for individual sessions. On the programme, please click the relevant link for each session you would like to attend and register yourself.
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When you register for a session it will send you an email with a joining link and the password. When it is time for the session to start, you should follow this link to enter the Zoom meeting.
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We will also send out an email on each day of the conference with a reminder of sessions happening that day, including meeting links, in case you lose your original email.
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We will be finishing each day with a virtual drinks reception on Zoom so that you all get a chance to meet each other and chat more informally.
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Sessions will be held on Zoom, which is an easy to use video conferencing platform. Zoom works on phones, tablets and laptops/PCs so we hope it is accessible for everyone. If you haven't used Zoom before, please take a minute to download it before the conference.
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Please see here for our best practice advice on participating in Zoom conference sessions.
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If you have any questions or need any help please email Emma Ward at techne@rhul.ac.uk.
Hello from your Interfaces organising team!
KRISTIN O'DONNELL
Technē Student (University of Brighton)
Kristin O’Donnell’s research focuses on the intersections of history, memory, and art, with a particular focus on identity, and the politics of war commemoration. Kristin is currently working towards a PhD through a TechnÄ“ AHRC NPIF funded studentship entitled ‘Participatory Practices of Memory: Memorialising the Great War in Britain during the Centenary Moment’ at the University of Brighton in collaboration with Dover Arts Development. Although a cultural historian by discipline Kristin often collaborates with artists on performance-based projects exploring the relationship between memory, place, and identity. Kristin is the Programme Director for the NPIF Interfaces conference.
EMMA WARD
Technē Senior Administration Officer
Emma has been working for Technē since 2018, organising all of the training, events and conferences for Techne students and keeping everyone informed about what Techne has going on. Her favourite part of the job is organising conferences because she enjoys the challenge of spinning lots of plates at the same time! She also enjoys the opportunity to sit in on conference sessions and relive her academic days. Emma has a BA in English and an MA in Victorian Literature, Art and Culture from Royal Holloway.
