[Sw-l] Announcing the SignWriting Symposium 2024

Tue Jul 4 15:30:33 UTC 2023

Sounds good to me
On 7/2/2023 3:14 PM, Valerie Sutton wrote:
> SignWriting List
> July 2, 2023
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> The tentative dates of July 15-18, 2024, for the SignWriting Symposium 
> 2024, seem like good dates because there are no religious holidays at 
> that time. I just checked and Ramadan and other religious holidays 
> seem to be in March and April or at other months but not those dates -
>
> How is July 15-18, 2024 for all of you?
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> Val ;-)
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> Valerie Sutton
> sutton at signwriting.org
> SignWriting.org
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>> On Jul 2, 2023, at 1:02 PM, Steve Slevinski <slevin at signpuddle.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jonathan and SW-List,
>>
>> I'm still in the early stages of deciding dates and formats.  I'm 
>> open to suggetions.  I know my part will be on Zoom and video 
>> releases on youtube.  The sutton-signwriting.io website will 
>> coordinate the event(s) when it's ready.
>>
>> Tentatively, July 15-18, 2024, I will be scheduling zoom meetings 
>> with presenters and contributors.  If anyone wants to have an event 
>> that same week, I'd be happy to appear at their event via zoom or 
>> other platform to discuss and share.
>>
>> I am still working on the website rewrite, but the symposium idea has 
>> helped tie it together.  I will have the first rewrite available soon 
>> with email and whats app integration.  After that, I'll continue work 
>> on the Amazon Web Services platform rewrite.
>>
>> All SignWriting related information is welcome and can be submitted 
>> to the SignWriting Symposium 2024 and/or to the Sutton-SignWriting.io 
>> website.
>>
>> Work in progress,
>> -Steve
>>
>>
>> On 7/2/23 2:24 PM, Jonathan Duncan wrote:
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>>> Hi Steve,
>>>
>>>     It will be a very interesting symposium. Have you decided on any 
>>> dates yet?
>>>
>>> On 7/2/2023 12:35 PM, Steve Slevinski wrote:
>>>> Hi SignWriting list at linguistlist.org,
>>>>
>>>> Now that I'm posting to the right list...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Announcing: SignWriting Symposium 2024!
>>>> **Details to follow on sutton-signwriting.io*
>>>>
>>>> *Four tracks*:
>>>>
>>>>     1) Growth
>>>>     2) Technology
>>>>     3) Data
>>>>     4) Platforms
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Fifteen subtracks*:
>>>>
>>>> *Growth:
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>>     *i. Students*
>>>>     *ii. Teachers*
>>>>     *iii. Writers*
>>>>     *iv. Researchers*
>>>>     *v. Other*
>>>>
>>>> *Technology:
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>>     *vi. Fonts*
>>>>     *vii. Software*
>>>>     *viii. Machine Learning/AI*
>>>>     *ix. Other*
>>>>
>>>> *Data:
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>>     *x. Character Encodings*
>>>>     *xi. Schemas*
>>>>     *xii. Datasets*
>>>>     *xiii. Other*
>>>>
>>>> *Platforms:
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>>     *xiv. Sutton SignWriting Resources*
>>>>     *xv. Wikimedia*
>>>>     *xvi. Other*
>>>>
>>>> Participation will be by country and language.
>>>>
>>>> We are reaching out to invite all interested individuals—educators, 
>>>> researchers, developers, and enthusiasts—to share their work, 
>>>> thoughts, and innovations in the form of URLs, documents, code, 
>>>> data, and video presentations ranging from 5 to 30 minutes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Your Contribution, Your Voice*
>>>>
>>>> We encourage submissions that approach these topics from various 
>>>> angles:
>>>>
>>>>     *Applications*: Share unique, inspiring, and practical
>>>>     applications of SignWriting across diverse contexts.
>>>>
>>>>     *Vision for the Future*: Envision the future of SignWriting.
>>>>     What new directions and developments could emerge?
>>>>
>>>>     *Success Stories*: Share your inspiring stories of success and
>>>>     breakthroughs with SignWriting.
>>>>
>>>>     *Research Potential*: Explore potential research areas that
>>>>     could bring about new insights and revelations in the field of
>>>>     SignWriting.
>>>>
>>>>     *Alternative Designs*: Propose and discuss innovative
>>>>     alternative designs that could redefine the field.
>>>>
>>>>     *Criticism*: Share your constructive criticism of Sutton
>>>>     SignWriting's current state.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Join us in examining the current state of Sutton SignWriting and 
>>>> collaboratively shaping its future.
>>>>
>>>> At the Sutton SignWriting Symposium 2024, every voice matters in 
>>>> the journey of refining and revolutionizing sign language 
>>>> documentation and representation. We look forward to your unique 
>>>> contributions and to driving thoughtful, productive discussions.
>>>>
>>>> If you are interested in participating, registration will soon be 
>>>> open on sutton-signwriting.io
>>>>
>>>> Let's together chart the future of sign language at the SignWriting 
>>>> Symposium 2024!
>>>>
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