TranscriboQuest 2025
- Date
- September 3 – 5, 2025
- Location
- Lyon, France
We are pleased to announce the second edition of TranscriboQuest, an event that is both intellectually stimulating and deeply rewarding. Join us for a transcribathon combined with a training session! Organized by ATRIUM and Biblissima+, this event offers a unique opportunity to work with historical sources while enhancing your skills in automatic text transcription under the guidance of expert trainers.
Event Overview
The transcribathon will span three days, comprising a mix of training sessions and hands-on transcription activities.
- Day 1: Accelerated Training on eScriptorium - Participants will kick off the event with a half-day training session focused on mastering the eScriptorium platform, a powerful tool for manuscript transcription.
- Days 2 and 3: Transcription Sessions - The bulk of the event will be dedicated to transcribing manuscripts across various languages and time periods. Teams of 4 to 5 individuals, formed based on interests and corpus preferences, will collaborate on transcribing documents ranging from medieval Latin sources to modern handwritten texts.
- Day 3: Reflection and Publication - The event will conclude with a half-day session for reflecting on the transcription process and a publication session.
Key Highlights
- Hands-on experience with historical sources in Latin, Arabic, and Greek scripts. Collaboration with expert trainers to refine transcription skills.
- Opportunity to propose documents for transcription, fostering participant engagement and contribution.
- Opportunity to publish an ATR training dataset Access to a dedicated mailing list and Discord channel for seamless communication and support throughout the event.
- Teaching provided in English, with support in French and Spanish.
Participant Allocation and Bursaries
- Local Participants: 10 places are allocated for local participants, which include dinner and lunch thanks to the Biblissima+ infrastructure.
- Participants working in France: 10 fully funded places are available for national participants, covering transportation, hotel accommodation, dinner, and lunch thanks to the Biblissima+ infrastructure.
- Participants working on European soil: 5 fully funded places are provided for European participants, covering all expenses, thanks to the ATRIUM project
- For participants not working on European soil: Extra-European candidates cannot receive travel reimbursements. However, they are eligible for “local” grants (excluding hotel) and national grants (including hotel). Please specify the targeted funding in the application.
Key Dates
📅 Dates: September 3, 4 and 5, 2025
📍 Location: ENS de Lyon, Descartes site
📝 Application deadline: May 30, 2025
📩 Selection results: June 15, 2025
These sessions are open to all students and research-affiliated staff, with priority given to doctoral candidates, permanent researchers and engineers . We also welcome second-year master’s students and postdoctoral fellows looking to deepen their knowledge.
More info on the TranscriboQuest website .
Organisation committee: Thibault Clérice (Inria) and Ariane Pinche (CNRS)
Trainers : Olivier Brisville, Thibault Clérice, Simon Gabay, Matthias Gille Levenson, Ariane Pinche, Marianne Reboul, Mathew Barber.