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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6>Hi Charles and
everyone,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6> Is the
abstract deadline for this call for papers September 1st,
2008?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=6></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6><FONT
color=#ffff00> </FONT><FONT
color=#ffff00>Regards,</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6><FONT
color=#ffff00> André</FONT></DIV></FONT></STRONG>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chazzer3332000@yahoo.com
href="mailto:chazzer3332000@yahoo.com">Charles Butler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
href="mailto:sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">SignWriting List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [sw-l] SignWriting
Linguistics Society Conference</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00
size=6></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
size=6></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
size=6></FONT></STRONG><BR></DIV>Dear friends,<BR><BR>I have decided to bite
the bullet and put together the SWLSC for October of 2009.<BR><BR>SignWriting
Linguistics Society Conference<BR>October 2009<BR>Kendall Conference
Center<BR>Gallaudet University, Washington, DC<BR><BR>To do so, we will need
approximately $7,000 for meeting space + around $5000 for interpreters. This
does not cover individual housing or travel. This covers two parallel
classes and room for poster presentations. <BR><BR>In order to produce this
conference, we will need a deposit of $2000.00 by the beginning of September
2008 for October of 2009. <BR><BR>We are setting the registration for
$120.00/person, not including housing (expected to be around $140/night/room
with two beds), and expect around 75 people, including presenters.
<BR><BR>I am looking for sponsors at $200 each who will be listed in the
program. Underwriters for $500 or more are also welcome.<BR><BR>This is
currently a private venture but is expected after this conference to be
applying for 501(c)3 educational status.<BR><BR>Registrations, sponsorships,
or underwriting can be sent to:<BR><BR>SignWriting Lingustics Society
Conference<BR>c/o Charles R. Butler III<BR>3205 Kimberly Road<BR>Hyattsville,
MD 20782<BR><BR>All moneys will be put in escrow and returned if the full
deposit is not achieved by the end of August 2008. I will be setting up
a web site specifically for this conference within the week.<BR><BR>My hope is
to have two tracks of presentation and one of posters.<BR><BR>1) SignWriting
for Everyday Use intensive. 2-day course in reading and writing sign
writing. Basic introduction. Primary language examples will be
ASL, but examples from other languages, such as LIBRAS, and British will be
included to show that any signed language can be written.<BR><BR>2) Linguistic
Examples from presenters: These are envisioned as 30-minute
presentations with 15 minutes for questions, and 15 minute break throughout
the day, starting at 10 am and ending at 6 pm. We will have room for 16
presenters.<BR><BR>3) Poster session to illustrate signwriting in linguistic
research and instruction. We will have room for between 12 and 18
posters (this is a space of 2 meters wide by 1 meter high, so up to about 4
panels.) <BR><BR>The Kendall Conference Center is located on the grounds of
Gallaudet University Campus in Washington,
DC.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><B><I></I></B><BR>
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