Accommodations and tentative schedule for SCLC 34

[Rory Larson]

I agree.  Thanks very much to Meredith, Bryan and Matea for all their work in organizing this conference.  I know Bob was really looking forward to attending it.  And Jill, thank you for the proposal that we do a Festschrift for Bob.  I think that's an absolutely wonderful idea, and I hope you will be active in shepherding it along.  :)

Best,
Rory


From: Siouan Linguistics [mailto:SIOUAN at listserv.unl.edu] On Behalf Of David Kaufman
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:36 PM
To: SIOUAN at LISTSERV.UNL.EDU
Subject: Re: Accommodations and tentative schedule for SCLC 34

I must echo Catherine's sentiments.  Although Bob's passing is a loss to us all, he would have tried to be at the conference if he still could, and, in spirit, he will still be there.  The conference would be a good opportunity for all of us to talk about memories of Bob and to perhaps plan a Festschrift in his honor as Jill proposed.

As a former SCLC organizer, I also want to commend the work that the three organizers are doing.  It is not easy getting everything organized and keeping everyone happy, so I can sympathize with the work they have ahead of them.  Bob welcomed newcomers, including younger people, who will be the future of Siouan linguistics.  Meredith, Bryan, and Matea are young newcomers and have taken on a big responsibility in organizing this year's conference.  Let's hope we have even more newcomers who are as dedicated and committed to Siouan linguistics as they are!

Things will get worked out.  Hope to see all of you in May!

Dave

David Kaufman
Linguistic Anthropology PhD candidate, University of Kansas
Director, Kaw Nation Language Program

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Catherine Rudin <CaRudin1 at wsc.edu<mailto:CaRudin1 at wsc.edu>> wrote:
The link works fine for me.

Jill, I certainly share your sense of loss, but it seems to me the last thing Bob would have wanted is for folks to not attend the conference because he won't be there.  Let's all go honor his life by continuing the work he loved.

Meredith, Bryan, and Matea THANK YOU for an outstanding job organizing so far -- I've been delighted to see timely information and reminders not only on the Siouan list but also on LinguistList.  The SCLC has varied widely over the years -- each organizer does it a little differently, and that's fine.  I don't see anything closed or unfriendly in using an online system for submitting abstracts.  I'm not planning on giving a talk this year (alas, too overbooked to get around to writing anything up) -- but I definitely plan to attend and am looking forward to it.

Catherine

>>> Meredith Johnson <majohnson25 at WISC.EDU<mailto:majohnson25 at WISC.EDU>> 3/19/2014 11:52 AM >>>
Hi again all,

Hmm, that's strange. All three of the organizers tried it, and several people have successfully uploaded abstracts. I'm guessing Linguist List was just updating the website. If you have trouble, I would suggest trying it again a little later. If anyone has continual trouble, please let me know, and I'll contact Linguist List.

Best,
Meredith
On Mar 19, 2014, at 7:49 AM, Jimm Goodtracks <jgoodtracks at GMAIL.COM<mailto:jgoodtracks at GMAIL.COM>> wrote


For your information, I was unable to connect with the link below on conference program -   http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/SCLC34

From: Meredith Johnson<mailto:majohnson25 at WISC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:01 AM
To: SIOUAN at listserv.unl.edu<mailto:SIOUAN at listserv.unl.edu>
Subject: Re: Accommodations and tentative schedule for SCLC 34

Hi all,

A couple of quick responses to Jill's questions, which I am responding to on list in case others are interested.

Dorm space: to the best of our knowledge, there is no available dorm space. The conference venue is also on the edge of campus, and all dorms would actually be further away than the hotel. Having the conference in an urban setting unfortunately has its drawbacks: we could either choose a convenient hotel to get a block of rooms in, or a somewhat cheaper one that would require a long bus ride for participants.

As for going through linguist list: We certainly were not trying to be formal; there are just three organizers and we all would like access to all abstracts submitted. I have accepted abstracts that were e-mailed to me, and if anyone else would prefer to do that, I will happily accept them and pass them on to the other organizers. All other correspondence will be done "person-to-person."

Of course, if there are any suggestions as to how we can maintain the "generously open and friendly tone of the conference", don't hesitate to e-mail me on or off-list. If we have done anything else to offend anyone while trying to organize this conference, drop me a line.

Best,
Meredith
On Mar 19, 2014, at 12:40 AM, "Greer, Jill" <Greer-J at MSSU.EDU<mailto:Greer-J at MSSU.EDU>> wrote


Dear Meredith, Bryan, and Matea,

A couple of questions/comments:  Is there no possibility of less expensive dorm space?  A shorter walk and/or less expense might make the conference more friendly to a larger number of folks.  Also,  it seems a little formal to be going through linguist list rather than directly to the organizer's emails,  regardless of links provided.  Yes,  I'm sorry to sound like a grumpy old Luddite,  but surely  linguists of all people ought to be cognizant of the meta-communicative message of relying on 3rd party providers for 'ease' , so to speak, rather than actual person-to-person correspondence?

Forgive me for the complaints.  This meeting date is a bit early in the summer for my calendar,  and I'm not really sure I'm up to going to a Siouan conference without Bob just yet anyway.  No doubt everyone is still reeling under that weight, too.  Perhaps the proceedings could be shared with the list?  Rory was the only  one kind enough to actually share his paper from last summer's meeting.

But for future collegiality with fellow Siouanists,  perhaps I'm not too far out of line to request that the generously open and friendly tone of the conference not be replaced with the rather frenzied pace of the "standard"  linguistics meeting.

In the meantime,  thank you for the willingness to host,  and I hope that perhaps the beginning of some kind of Festschrift for Bob could begin to emerge from the group sorrow.

Sincerely yours,
Jill Greer















On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:41 PM, Meredith Johnson <majohnson25 at WISC.EDU<mailto:majohnson25 at WISC.EDU>>
wrote:


Dear all,

We have a couple of updates about the upcoming 34th Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference, to be held Friday, May 23 to Sunday, May 25 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The conference will be held at Memorial Union, which is on the University of Wisconsin campus in downtown Madison. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn, which is the closest hotel to the conference site (less than a 10 minute walk away). The special conference rate is $119/night for a double room from May 22-25. The rate is available until April 22, and you can access this rate from the following link: http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/M/MSNBJHX-ALC-20140522/index.jhtml

If you're on a tighter budget, we suggest finding a hotel on the west side of Madison and taking a bus to the conference. Bus schedules and Google transit planner are available here: http://www.cityofmadison.com/metro/ Please note that there are different schedules for the work week and weekend.

Please see attached for a (very) tentative schedule. If you'd like to secure one of the spots on this schedule, remember to submit an abstract online at http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/SCLC34 by this Sunday, March 23! :)

Lastly, we hope to have registration available shortly! We are still waiting for confirmation on our conference funding. If it comes through (fingers crossed!), registration will be free, and there will be a subsidized conference dinner. We will let you know as soon as we do!

We hope to have more info for you soon, but in the meantime, please feel free to e-mail with any questions. Also check our new website https://sites.google.com/site/34sclc/accomodations for updates and additional information.

All the best,
Meredith Johnson
Bryan Rosen
Matea Schuck
SCLC 34 Organizers

<SCLC prelim schedule.pdf>



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