<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have been fascinated with China as long as I can remember. It has been a life long dream to actually GO there. Frankly, I always considered it a pipe-dream... ::smile::<br><br>cherie<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Valerie Sutton <signwriting@MAC.COM><br>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 9:26:29 PM<br>Subject: Re: [sw-l] Wikipedia American Sign Language<br><br><div>Maybe we can get the funding through Wikimedia or another group...who <br>knows...to help pay for your flight...no promises but we can try to <br>find the funding...<br><br>sounds like you really want
to go!<br><br>That is why we need to write this first article from Wikipedia, <br>translated into ASL..to show like a "proof of concept" that it can be <br>done, and then present that at the conference in Teipei...<br><br>Val ;-)<br><br>-----<br><br><br><br>On Apr 21, 2007, at 6:10 PM, Cherie Wren wrote:<br><br>> WOW! the conference registration fee is only $45, and accomodations <br>> (in the youth center I think) are only $35 a night. If only the <br>> flight was not over $2000...<br>><br>> cherie<br>><br>> ----- Original Message ----<br>> From: Valerie Sutton <signwriting@MAC.COM><br>> To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:54:45 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [sw-l] Wikipedia American Sign Language<br>><br>> SignWriting List<br>> April 21, 2007<br>><br>> Wikimania 2007, the third international Wikimedia conference, will be<br>> held
from August 3, 2007 to August 5 in Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.<br>><br>> The official website of Wikimania 2007:<br>><br>> <a target="_blank" href="http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page</a><br>><br>> Wikimania 2007, the third annual international Wikimedia conference<br>> will be held August 3-5 in Taipei, Taiwan at Chien Tan Overseas Youth<br>> Activity Center.<br>><br>> Both a scientific conference and a community event, Wikimania brings<br>> together members of various Wikimedia projects in order to exchange<br>> ideas, build relationships, and report on research and project <br>> efforts.<br>><br>> It also provides an opportunity for Wikimedians and the general<br>> public alike to meet and share ideas about free and open source<br>> software, free knowledge initiatives, and wiki projects worldwide.<br>><br>> --------<br>><br>><br>> On
Apr 21, 2007, at 5:48 PM, Cherie Wren wrote:<br>><br>> > For Taiwan, I would MAKE time! ::grin::<br>> ><br>> > cherie<br>> ><br>> > ----- Original Message ----<br>> > From: Adam Frost <icemandeaf@gmail.com><br>> > To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 6:50:00 PM<br>> > Subject: Re: [sw-l] Wikipedia American Sign Language<br>> ><br>> > I have to smile at that because I am basicably in the same boat.<br>> > (That and time.)<br>> ><br>> > Adam<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > -----Original Message-----<br>> > From: "Cherie Wren" <cwterp@YAHOO.COM><br>> > Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:46:18<br>> > To:sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> > Subject: Re: [sw-l] Wikipedia American Sign Language<br>> ><br>> > Oh I would LOVE to go to Taiwan. Unfortunately, the pocketbook<br>>
> disagrees... ::grin::<br>> ><br>> > cherie<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ----- Original Message ----<br>> > From: Valerie Sutton <signwriting@mac.com><br>> > To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 3:20:57 PM<br>> > Subject: Re: [sw-l] Wikipedia American Sign Language<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > SignWriting List<br>> > April 21, 2007<br>> ><br>> > Hello Everyone!<br>> > This is so inspiring to realize we are taking this first step<br>> > forward. Thank you for offering to write an article...the most busy<br>> > people have volunteered...but you are also those who know the issues<br>> > so well ...so maybe this is where we need to begin...to inspire<br>> > others to start writing too...<br>> ><br>> > This morning I had the pleasure of speaking for almost 2 hours on <br>> the<br>> > phone
with the Netherlands, with one of the Wikimedia languages<br>> > subcommittee members, whom I met, through email conversations<br>> > recently, and we talked about creating an SVG version of our IMWA<br>> > symbols, to enhance future computer programming...<br>> ><br>> > And I was also given support for the idea of experimenting with<br>> > writing our first encyclopedia articles in ASL, on our SignPuddle<br>> > site...the more writing the better...<br>> ><br>> > And I was informed about other Wikimedia events...such as the<br>> > Wikimania Conference 2007 in Taiwan, I believe? And I was asked if<br>> > someone would want to present SignWriting at that <br>> conference...Anyone<br>> > want to travel to Taiwan?<br>> ><br>> > I am going to step out in the beautiful Springtime air and be back<br>> > shortly -<br>> ><br>> > Val ;-)<br>> ><br>> >
-----------<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Apr 21, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Cherie Wren wrote:<br>> ><br>> > > I volunteer to help...<br>> > ><br>> > > cherie<br>> > ><br>> > > ----- Original Message ----<br>> > > From: Valerie Sutton <sutton@signwriting.org><br>> > > To: List SignWriting <sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu><br>> > > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:41:27 PM<br>> > > Subject: [sw-l] Wikipedia American Sign Language<br>> > ><br>> > > SignWriting List<br>> > > April 20, 2007<br>> > ><br>> > > Hello SW List Members!<br>> > ><br>> > > As you all know, recently there has been interest in creating a<br>> > > possible ASL Wikipedia, or at least, the beginning of writing an<br>> > > Encyclopedia in ASL...<br>> > ><br>> > > Since we are new to writing and posting documents
on the web, <br>> in our<br>> > > SignPuddle 1.5 Literature Puddle online, I realize that this is a<br>> > > very big leap forward, to start writing encyclopedia articles in<br>> > ASL!<br>> > ><br>> > > To write such an article, we would need to either choose an <br>> article<br>> > > already written in another encyclopedia, and then translate it <br>> from<br>> > > English to ASL and then write it in SignWriting in SignText...<br>> > ><br>> > > or...<br>> > ><br>> > > write it directly from our own knowledge of physics, or <br>> geography or<br>> > > whatever the article is about!<br>> > ><br>> > > This seems like a big new project, doesn't it?<br>> > ><br>> > > Sooo...here is my thought...<br>> > ><br>> > > Do we have volunteers to help us write one
test-article for a new<br>> > > encyclopedia written in ASL?<br>> > ><br>> > > It will be our FIRST article for an encyclopedia in ASL...like a<br>> > test<br>> > > drive. Then we can show the document to those at Wikimedia and to<br>> > > others too...It will be an historic and interesting adventure...<br>> > ><br>> > > I know many of you are already overloaded with projects, so only<br>> > > volunteer if you feel you have the time. We could create an<br>> > > Encylopedia team of writers, and each person could take a small<br>> > > section of the translation and writing...<br>> > ><br>> > > And there is no rush and no deadline.<br>> > ><br>> > > Plus we need to choose the one article we want to write...<br>> > ><br>> > > But before we choose the article, is there anyone interested in<br>> > > volunteering to write
an article for an Encyclopedia?<br>> > ><br>> > > Once we have a few volunteers, I will write to the Wikimedia<br>> > language<br>> > > committee to suggest that maybe they can choose one article for<br>> > us to<br>> > > translate from the Wikipedia in English online...<br>> > ><br>> > > Those are my thoughts...<br>> > ><br>> > > What are yours?<br>> > ><br>> > > Val ;-)<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?<br>> > > Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ----------------<br>> > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?<br>> > Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.: <<a target="_blank" href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/</a><br>> > evt=48245/*<a
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