“The unburdened creativity, the radical egalitarianism, the heartfelt spirit of openness and collaboration – these were able to flourish precisely because THATCamp was an artificial space, away from the structures and strictures of Real Life.” — Craig Boone retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/20/the…

“It is easy to underestimate how important it was that the founders of THATCamp prime responded to the idea of regional THATCamps with encouragement and support rather than circling the wagons around ‘their’ un-conference“ — ⁦John Theibault⁩ retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/21/ref…

“I saw little representation of the crit-code folks at THATCamps. Similarly with the ed-tech folks. I don’t really have an insight into how those opportunities were missed, but if I could go back, I’d try to rectify that” — ⁦@patrick_mj⁩ retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/18/319/

"If digital art history has reached a significant state of maturity in the short span of the past decade, THATCamp is to a significant degree responsible for that success. Thank you, THATCamp!” — Max C. Marmor retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/24/tha…

"Toward the end of the first day, one of the older scholars taking part came up to me and said, “I am having fun now!” And he was. He had a big smile on his face and was hustling off to another unstructured event…far from his comfort zone” — @EdwiredMills retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/25/i-a…

Terrific insight by Jeffrey McClurken: “THATCamp’s role always worked best (in my observations) as an introduction. I think that’s part of why it has run its course. … There wasn’t a clear next step for THATCamp to play in people’s own DH development.” retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/25/a-c…

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"In 2008, the opportunity to sit in a room of people who were interested in the overlap of technology and humanities was exciting.…There was not a lot of emphasis on the digital in my MLS program at UMD” -- Jeanne Kramer-Smyth retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/26/tha…

“THATCamp pushed back against the normal academic conference modes of panels and lectures, of “let me tell you how smart I am” pontificating, of questions that are actually overlong statements.” - Dan Cohen dancohen.org/2020/02/26/mor…

“What we need next is uncertain: stronger online communities, perhaps; ways to address our role as tech-focused humanists in climate change; and broader conversations about a frightening future for our universities” - @AnaSalter retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/26/pla…

“It was two years into Obama’s first term, and while the ‘hope and change’ wasn’t necessarily working out as planned, the rhetoric of ‘yes, we can’ still resonated. THATCamp was like that.” - @quinnanya retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/26/whe…

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"There’s a clear line from my first THATCamp to where I am now: Dad introduced me to THATCamp; THATCamp introduced me to RRCHNM and George Mason University; now I’m RRCHNM staff and a doctoral candidate at GMU” - Megan R. Brett, Ph.D. retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/26/jus…

“Content experts admitted they were tech novices. Attendees were encouraged to get up mid-session to try something else. The wifi wasn’t always strong, but it was always available.” - Sheila A Brennan retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/28/wel…

“THATCamp was our booster rocket, but now comes the much longer journey. So thank you, THATCamp, for being the kick I didn’t know I needed, at just the time that it could do the very most” - Dr. Matt Lincoln retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/02/28/apo…

Editors’ Choice: THATCamp Roundup digitalhumanitiesnow.org/2020/03/genera…

"Conversations at the 2012 THATCamp AHA gave me an opportunity to quit my industry job and work on DH full time, and–with encouragement from yet more THATCampers–I started a more meaningful career” - Ben W. Brumfield retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/03/02/gra…

"A collaborator [said] 'The Brumfields know everyone.' Yes, that’s part of consulting work, but you don’t build those relationships from selling people your time. You build them when you show up and work together on events like THATCamp” - Sara Brumfield retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/03/02/tha…

“I don’t know if I’d say that my THATCamp experiences have been non-hierarchical or fun. I will say that, at the 2013 session I just described and at the event at-large, folks were extremely generous and seemed less concerned with hierarchies” @JimMc_Grath retrospective.thatcamp.org/2020/03/03/tha…

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