<html><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><META name="Author" content="Novell GroupWise WebAccess"></head><body style='font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; '>I like both Anthony's and Johannes' festschrift suggestions. Including some of Bob's work is a fine idea; there are many such papers and it would be a fitting tribute. We'd need permission, of course. Basing the festschrift around the old comparative Siouan project is also a great idea; I would love to see that planned volume finally come to pass, or at least a volume that included some of the papers intended for it.<br><br>If a festschrift is to become a reality there are a lot of practical matters to address ... finding a publisher, setting up a system for soliciting, accepting, and editing papers, etc. It's probably a project best accomplished by a small group of people rather than by whole-list discussion, once it gets past about the stage we're at now. May I suggest that we pick 2 or 3 people for this job? I'd be willing to be one of them, though if other folks volunteer I'd also be happy to step aside and let someone else do it.<br><br>Catherine<br><br>>>> Anthony Grant <Granta@EDGEHILL.AC.UK> 03/20/14 7:41 AM >>><br>Could I suggest that the festschrift contain some of Bob's inedita - conference papers he wrote up but didn't publish? He did one or two of these on Quapaw, I believe, and there must be others.<br><br>Anthony<br>________________________________________<br>From: Siouan Linguistics <SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu> on behalf of Johannes Helmbrecht <Johannes.Helmbrecht@SPRACHLIT.UNI-REGENSBURG.DE><br>Sent: 20 March 2014 08:46<br>To: SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu<br>Subject: Antw: Re: Accommodations and tentative schedule for SCLC 34<br><br>Dear Siouanists,<br><br>I strongly agree with Cathrin and Gill that we should honor Bob's work by<br>continuing our research on Siouan languages and by producing a festschrift. One<br> idea in this direction could be that we put together the papers we had<br>produced for our Comparative Siouan Grammar project. I know that Bob loved this<br>project although we never managed to compile a volume.<br><br>All the best<br>Johannes<br><br><br>--<br><br>Professor Dr. Johannes Helmbrecht<br>Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft<br>Fakultät für Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften<br>Universität Regensburg<br>Universitätsstrasse 31<br>D-93053 Regensburg<br><br>Tel. 0941/943-3388<br>Tel. 0941/943-3387 (Sekretariat)<br>Fax. 0941/943-2429<br><br>Website:<br>www-avs.uni-regensburg.de<br><br>E-mail:<br>johannes.helmbrecht@sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de<br><br><br><br><br>>>> Catherine Rudin <carudin1@WSC.EDU> schrieb am 20.03.2014 um 01:51:<br>> Festschrift is a great idea. Let's do it!<br>> Catherine<br>><br>>>>> Rory Larson 03/19/14 3:18 PM >>><br><br>I agree. Thanks very much<br>> to Meredith, Bryan and Matea for all their work in organizing this<br>> conference. I know Bob was really looking forward to attending it. And<br>> Jill, thankyou for the proposal that we do a Festschrift for Bob. I<br>> think that*s an absolutely wonderful idea, and I hope you will be active<br>> in shepherding it along. :)<br>><br>> Best,<br>> Rory<br>><br>><br>> From: Siouan Linguistics [mailto:SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu]On Behalf Of<br>> David Kaufman<br>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:36 PM<br>> To: SIOUAN@LISTSERV.UNL.EDU<br>> Subject: Re: Accommodations and tentative schedule for SCLC 34<br>><br>><br>> I must echo Catherine's sentiments. Although Bob's passing is a loss to<br>> us all, he would have tried to be at the conference if he still could,<br>> and, in spirit, he will still be there. The conference would be a good<br>> opportunity for all of us to talk about memories of Bob and to perhaps<br>> plan a Festschrift in his honor as Jill proposed.<br>><br>><br>> As a former SCLC organizer, I also want to commend the work that the<br>> three organizers are doing. It is not easy getting everything organized<br>> and keeping everyone happy, so I can sympathize with the work they have<br>> ahead of them. Bob welcomed newcomers, including younger people, who<br>> will be the future of Siouan linguistics. Meredith, Bryan, and Matea<br>> are young newcomers and have taken on a big responsibility in organizing<br>> this year's conference. Let's hope we have even more newcomers who are<br>> as dedicated and committed to Siouan linguistics as they are!<br>><br>><br>><br>> Things will get worked out. Hope to see all of you in May!<br>><br>><br>><br>> Dave<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> David Kaufman<br>><br>> Linguistic Anthropology PhD candidate, University of Kansas<br>><br>> Director, Kaw Nation Language Program<br>><br>><br>><br>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Catherine Rudin <CaRudin1@wsc.edu><br>> wrote:<br>> The link works fine for me.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Jill, I certainly share your sense of loss, but it seems to me the last<br>> thing Bob would have wanted is for folks to not attend the conference<br>> because he won't be there. Let's all go honor his life by continuing<br>> the work he loved.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Meredith, Bryan, and Matea THANK YOU for an outstanding job organizing<br>> so far -- I've been delighted to see timely information and reminders<br>> not only on the Siouan list but also on LinguistList. The SCLC has<br>> varied widely over the years -- each organizer does it a little<br>> differently, and that's fine. I don't see anything closed or unfriendly<br>> in using an online system for submitting abstracts. I'm not planning on<br>> giving a talk this year (alas, too overbooked to get around to writing<br>> anything up) -- but I definitely plan to attend and am looking forward<br>> to it.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Catherine<br>><br>><br>>>>> Meredith Johnson <majohnson25@WISC.EDU> 3/19/2014 11:52 AM >>><br>> Hi again all,<br>><br>><br>><br>> Hmm, that's strange. All three of the organizers tried it, and several<br>> people have successfully uploaded abstracts. I'm guessing Linguist List<br>> was just updating the website. If you have trouble, I would suggest<br>> trying it again a little later. If anyone has continual trouble, please<br>> let me know, and I'll contact Linguist List.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Best,<br>><br>> Meredith<br>> On Mar 19, 2014, at 7:49 AM, Jimm Goodtracks <jgoodtracks@GMAIL.COM><br>> wrote<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> For your information, I was unable to connect with the link below on<br>> conference program - http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/SCLC34<br>><br>><br>><br>> From:Meredith Johnson<br>><br>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:01 AM<br>><br>> To:SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu<br>><br>> Subject: Re: Accommodations and tentative schedule for SCLC 34<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Hi all,<br>><br>><br>> A couple of quick responses to Jill's questions, which I am responding<br>> to on list in case others are interested.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Dorm space: to the best of our knowledge, there is no available dorm<br>> space. The conference venue is also on the edge of campus, and all dorms<br>> would actually be further away than the hotel. Having the conference in<br>> an urban setting unfortunately has its drawbacks: we could either choose<br>> a convenient hotel to get a block of rooms in, or a somewhat cheaper one<br>> that would require a long bus ride for participants.<br>><br>><br>><br>> As for going through linguist list: We certainly were not trying to be<br>> formal; there are just three organizers and we all would like access to<br>> all abstracts submitted. I have accepted abstracts that were e-mailed to<br>> me, and if anyone else would prefer to do that, I will happily accept<br>> them and pass them on to the other organizers. All other correspondence<br>> will be done "person-to-person."<br>><br>><br>><br>> Of course, if there are any suggestions as to how we can maintain the<br>> "generously open and friendly tone of the conference", don't hesitate to<br>> e-mail me on or off-list. If we have done anything else to offend anyone<br>> while trying to organize this conference, drop me a line.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Best,<br>><br>> Meredith<br>><br>> On Mar 19, 2014, at 12:40 AM, "Greer, Jill" <Greer-J@MSSU.EDU> wrote<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Dear Meredith, Bryan, and Matea,<br>><br>><br>><br>> A couple of questions/comments: Is there no possibility of less<br>> expensive dorm space? A shorter walk and/or less expense might make the<br>> conference more friendly to a larger number of folks. Also, it seems a<br>> little formal to be going through linguist list rather than directly to<br>> the organizer's emails, regardless of links provided. Yes, I'm sorry<br>> to sound like a grumpy old Luddite, but surely linguists of all people<br>> ought to be cognizant of the meta-communicative message of relying on<br>> 3rd party providers for 'ease' , so to speak, rather than actual<br>> person-to-person correspondence?<br>><br>><br>><br>> Forgive me for the complaints. This meeting date is a bit early in the<br>> summer for my calendar, and I'm not really sure I'm up to going to a<br>> Siouan conference without Bob just yet anyway. No doubt everyone is<br>> still reeling under that weight, too. Perhaps the proceedings could be<br>> shared with the list? Rory was the only one kind enough to actually<br>> share his paper from last summer's meeting.<br>><br>><br>><br>> But for future collegiality with fellow Siouanists, perhaps I'm not too<br>> far out of line to request that the generously open and friendly tone of<br>> the conference not be replaced with the rather frenzied pace of the<br>> "standard" linguistics meeting.<br>><br>><br>><br>> In the meantime, thank you for the willingness to host, and I hope<br>> that perhaps the beginning of some kind of Festschrift for Bob could<br>> begin to emerge from the group sorrow.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Sincerely yours,<br>><br>> Jill Greer<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:41 PM, Meredith Johnson <majohnson25@WISC.EDU><br>><br>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Dear all,<br>><br>><br>><br>> We have a couple of updates about the upcoming 34th Siouan and Caddoan<br>> Languages Conference, to be held Friday, May 23 to Sunday, May 25 at the<br>> University of Wisconsin-Madison.<br>><br>><br>><br>> The conference will be held at Memorial Union, which is on the<br>> University of Wisconsin campus in downtown Madison. We have reserved a<br>> block of rooms at the Hampton Inn, which is the closest hotel to the<br>> conference site (less than a 10 minute walk away). The special<br>> conference rate is $119/night for a double room from May 22-25. The rate<br>> is available until April 22, and you can access this rate from the<br>> following<br>><br>link:http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/M/MSNBJHX-ALC-2014<br><br>> 0522/index.jhtml<br>><br>><br>><br>> If you're on a tighter budget, we suggest finding a hotel on the west<br>> side of Madison and taking a bus to the conference. Bus schedules and<br>> Google transit planner are available here:<br>> http://www.cityofmadison.com/metro/ Please note that there are different<br>> schedules for the work week and weekend.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Please see attached for a (very) tentative schedule. If you*d like to<br>> secure one of the spots on this schedule, remember to submit an abstract<br>> online athttp://linguistlist.org/confcustom/SCLC34 by this Sunday, March<br>> 23! :)<br>><br>><br>><br>> Lastly, we hope to have registration available shortly! We are still<br>> waiting for confirmation on our conference funding. If it comes through<br>> (fingers crossed!), registration will be free, and there will be a<br>> subsidized conference dinner. We will let you know as soon as we do!<br>><br>><br>><br>> We hope to have more info for you soon, but in the meantime, please feel<br>> free to e-mail with any questions. 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