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<P>Hello list,</P>
<P>yes the confrence in Maastricht. Sara and I have also handed in an abstract, but it's just for 15 minutes. We gave it to our the founder of our Bilingual school, Gerrit Loots, he will take care of it. So in march we know if Sara and I will be presenting a bit of SignWriting at this confrence. </P>
<P>Val, and all of those who are interested, check out <A href="http://www.iced2005.org">www.iced2005.org</A> ;)</P>
<P>Greetings Kathleen<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Ingvild Roald" <ingvild.roald@STATPED.NO>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
<DIV></DIV>>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
<DIV></DIV>>CC: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [sw-l] Teacher's Conference for SignWriting in Europe
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:23:17 +0100
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<DIV></DIV>>The BIG International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (iced 2005)
<DIV></DIV>>is to be held at Maastricht,the Netherlands, in the days 17-20 of July
<DIV></DIV>>this year. This conference is held every 4 (?) year somewhere in the
<DIV></DIV>>world. Last time was in Australia. Stefan is a keynote speaker this year,
<DIV></DIV>>on SignWriting. I have submitted an abstract for a paper, but not on
<DIV></DIV>>SignWriting.
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<DIV></DIV>>Ingvild
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<DIV></DIV>>sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu skriver:
<DIV></DIV>> >SignWriting List
<DIV></DIV>> >January 18, 2005
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> >Tell us about Maastricht, Ingvild...What is the conference about and
<DIV></DIV>> >where is Maastricht? Val ;-)
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<DIV></DIV>> >On Jan 18, 2005, at 3:29 AM, Ingvild Roald wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>> >> Maybe, if a number of us are going to the conference in Maastricht this
<DIV></DIV>> >> summer, we might meet just before or after that?
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<DIV></DIV>> >> Ingvild
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<DIV></DIV>> >> sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu skriver:
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Val,
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Now that’s a good idea re: the teacher's conference.
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Kathleen, what do you think - perhaps you and Kristof can get
<DIV></DIV>> >>> together and
<DIV></DIV>> >>> use somewhere in Brussels to host the one-day or two-day conference
<DIV></DIV>> >>> (the
<DIV></DIV>> >>> first one) then another place can host it so on?
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>> Someone has to start it off!
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<DIV></DIV>> >>> Shane
<DIV></DIV>> >>>
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> So I will write again when I post the new SignBank, and I look
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> forward
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> to jumping into this conversation, about a possible Teacher's
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> conference for SignWriting teachers in Europe? Maybe it could become
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> a
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> yearly event, located at a different school each year?...Afterall,
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> SignWriting is now taught in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium,
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> Ireland and in the past, in Denmark...and possibly in Norway? It
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> might
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> be beneficial for SignWriting teachers to get together to share
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> classroom experiences and to learn about new updates...And of course
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> Brazil and Nicaragua on the other side of the globe...It starts
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> getting expensive traveling so far, so we could try to also hold the
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> same workshop on the internet for those who cannot travel to the
<DIV></DIV>> >>>> actual seminar...
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