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Maybe the way to reach the non-list SignWriters, is to attach an ad on the home page of both SignWriting and SignBank. My guess is that most sign writers visit these sites occasionally, but often just in a cursory manner, and so they do not find or react to the link to the list. <br><br>Ingvild
<br><br><br><br>> From: sutton@signwriting.org<br>> To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> Subject: Re: [sw-l] WRITING SIGN LANGUAGES Workshop - Interest<br>> Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:42:17 -0700<br>> <br>> SignWriting List<br>> September 2, 2009<br>> <br>> On Sep 2, 2009, at 4:53 AM, Charles Butler wrote:<br>> > Is there interest in holding a Sign Writing conference on the East <br>> > Coast in the DC area. I'd love to hold it at Gallaudet, but that <br>> > may be prohibitive. We only got two people on this list expressing <br>> > interest before. If I get 6, then I will start exploring. As long <br>> > as it is in the DC area, then we may be able to get at least some <br>> > interest from Gallaudet and Maryland School of the Deaf.<br>> > Charles Butler<br>> <br>> Hello Charles!<br>> Thank you for this message. And thank you for your efforts to <br>> establish a course, workshop or presentation on SignWriting on the <br>> east coast of the United States...I sure wish that would happen too...<br>> <br>> There are only 135 members on the SW List right now, and most of them <br>> live and work outside of the United States. With only 135 members, <br>> there are representatives from around 20 countries...so you can see <br>> there are not that many located in the eastern part of the United <br>> States on the SW List.<br>> <br>> So how did the workshops (and yes, there will be several) on <br>> SignWriting get established in Lisbon, Portugal, next week? it was <br>> arranged by signwriters who are not on the SW List...Some of the <br>> coordinators of the SignWriting events next week had been in touch <br>> with me for years...maybe three or four years back...and now finally <br>> we are so blessed that one of the Universities involved was able to <br>> pay for Adam's way to Lisbon...without that financial aid we could not <br>> have sent Adam...so it is a miracle and we are all so happy!!<br>> <br>> So to establish some workshops or courses on SignWriting in the <br>> Washington DC area, we need to contact signwriters who live and work <br>> in the area...how to reach them is the question...but it can be done...<br>> <br>> There are more users of SignWriting off the List than on...most <br>> signwriters don't even know about the List is my guess...although I <br>> certainly do tell everyone about it...<br>> <br>> After Adam returns from Portugal on September 14th, maybe we can <br>> brainstorm more about the Washington DC area...<br>> <br>> I am preparing a new special feature on our web site about Adam's <br>> teaching next week in Lisbon...there will be a course and other <br>> presentations too in Lisbon next week...<br>> <br>> Val ;-)<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ____________________________________________<br>> <br>> SW-L SignWriting List<br>> <br>> Post Message<br>> SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> <br>> List Archives and Help<br>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<br>> <br>> Change Email Settings<br>> http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l<br>> <br></body>
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