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Charles,<br>
<br>
Maybe this is being too picky but doesn't the 4th paragraph starting
with "Topics" negate the third paragraph, "Any signed language is
welcome to present using any subject matter"?<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
<br>
<br>
Charles Butler wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:130919.78014.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com"
type="cite">CALL FOR PAPERS: (Please post where appropriate) (Thank
you all).<br>
<br>
SignWriting Linguistics Society* in cooperation with the Center for
Sutton Movement Writing calls for papers on the use of SignWriting in
Lingustics. <br>
<br>
Any signed language is welcome to present using any subject matter. <br>
<br>
Topics for papers must be "SignWriting-related", including the use of <br>
SignWriting in linguistics, literacy, vocabulary acquisition, sign <br>
language instruction, deaf education, sign language research, and in <br>
the Deaf Community. All signed languages are welcome."<br>
<br>
Each presenter should include the following in bid:<br>
<br>
1) Name<br>
2) Address<br>
3) Contact Information<br>
4) Credentials<br>
5) Interpreting Needs (Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing, Hearing)<br>
6) Title of Presentation<br>
7) Abstract - Up to 300 words<br>
8) Length of Presentation - 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1.5 hours (maximum)<br>
9) AV Needs (PC portal, overhead projector, flip charts)<br>
10) Mobility needs (the hotel meeting space is flat and without stairs
or obstacles)<br>
<br>
In addition, Poster Sessions will also be available. If you have a
presentation that can best be done as a free-standing poster, let us
know. We have room for up to 12 poster sessions which will be up for
the duration of the conference.<br>
<br>
DEADLINE: Abstract Deadline for this first call is September 1, 2008.
There may be a second call. <br>
<br>
PURPOSE: Abstracts will be used to build a conference in late October
2008 or Spring of 2009 at Kellogg Center at Gallaudet University, in
Wasington, DC, USA.<br>
<br>
It is our intention that this conference will be open to all, and
especially to Gallaudet University students, faculty, and staff. <br>
<br>
Send abstracts to:<br>
<br>
Charles Butler<br>
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1211212596_0">3205 Kimberly Road<br>
Hyattsville, MD 20782</span><br>
<br>
*SignWriting Linguistics Society is a private venture formed for this
conference only. Send inquiries to Charles Butler at the address above
or call <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1211212596_1">(240) 764-5748</span>.<br>
<br>
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