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If the conference is next spring, then how will a workshop next fall get people to attend because they are in the area anyway??<br><br>Ingvild
<br><br><br><br>> From: sutton@signwriting.org<br>> To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>> Subject: Re: [sw-l] Hello from Portugal!<br>> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:55:25 -0700<br>> <br>> SignWriting List<br>> September 11, 2009<br>> <br>> This sounds excellent, Charles!<br>> <br>> Setting up a SignWriting workshop, at the same time, or near the same <br>> time, with a well-known conference on sign language-related topics, is <br>> a great way to get participants to attend both events in the same area <br>> while they are there anyway, to attend the conference...That is what <br>> happened in Portugal...The University set up SignWriting workshops <br>> once they knew that Adam was coming to present at the Linguistics <br>> conference anyway...and in this case we were fortunate that funding <br>> was found in Portugal and all was done by the University...<br>> <br>> Val ;-)<br>> <br>> --------<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On Sep 11, 2009, at 4:55 AM, Charles Butler wrote:<br>> <br>> > I am so excited that there were friends from Brazil. I worked with <br>> > them and they have been such pioneers in SW throughout the world. I <br>> > am so glad that your class was succesful. Perhaps we can build on <br>> > that success here. I am talking to a linguist next weekend who is <br>> > working on a major database that we hope to present at a conference <br>> > next Spring, and I hope we can build on that for a Sign Writing <br>> > conference here in the Washington DC area next fall.<br>> ><br>> > Charles<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --- On Fri, 9/11/09, Adam Frost <icemandeaf@gmail.com> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > From: Adam Frost <icemandeaf@gmail.com><br>> > Subject: Fwd: [sw-l] Hello from Portugal!<br>> > To: "Sign List" <sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu><br>> > Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 7:10 AM<br>> ><br>> > Forgot to send this to the list as well.<br>> ><br>> > Adam<br>> ><br>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>> > From: Adam Frost <icemandeaf@gmail.com><br>> > Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:08 PM<br>> > Subject: Re: [sw-l] Hello from Portugal!<br>> > To: Valerie Sutton <sutton@signwriting.org><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Well, the workshops (there were more than one!) are now done. All <br>> > together I would say that there were about 50-60 people, most of <br>> > which were Deaf. It was great. I have added their sign for Portugal <br>> > which is nothing like what we have been talking about. But I´m not <br>> > that surprise about that.<br>> ><br>> > It was really interesting to have it go from ASL to LGP as well as <br>> > Portugese. So all together there were three interpreters(!) I tried <br>> > to cover as much as I could as well as answer their questions. In <br>> > fact, the morning group seemed to be curious about your life in <br>> > general since you were in Denmark, but are an American. So I went to <br>> > your valeriesutton site and they were even more amazed that you had <br>> > health issues growing up, but worked to be a dancer. They thought <br>> > that it was interesting that you pushed through challenges even as <br>> > they have to. For that they have a lot of respect for you. (Amilcar <br>> > who is one of the deaf interpreters for me wanted to make sure I <br>> > remember to tell you that. SMILE)<br>> > I have told the two groups about the SW list, so I hope that they <br>> > will post introductions and questions. I know that several of them <br>> > are afraid of their English, but I told them they can write in <br>> > Portugese -- or even have a video clip of them signing, but most don <br>> > ´t have webcams with their computer.<br>> ><br>> > Adam<br>> > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:48 AM, Valerie Sutton <br>> > <sutton@signwriting.org> wrote:<br>> > SignWriting List<br>> > September 8, 2009<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Adam Frost (from Portugal) wrote:<br>> > I just wanted to let you all know that I am in Portugal safe and <br>> > sound. The people here are very interested in SignWriting, and we <br>> > have some here from Brazil. Tomorrow is the first workshop. <br>> > Actually, now looking at the time it is after midnight, so it is <br>> > today. It seems so weird since it is still Tuesday afternoon back <br>> > home in the States. I guess I better get to bed so that I am not <br>> > drooping while I am giving a workshop. Hope to drop a line now and <br>> > then. Thinking of all my SignWriting friends. Good night.<br>> > Adam<br>> ><br>> > Good night, Adam!<br>> ><br>> > And thank you for this message...it is so amazing to think of you <br>> > writing from Lisbon, Portugal...<br>> ><br>> > Have a wonderful workshop tomorrow (or today ;-)...<br>> ><br>> > Please send our best wishes to everyone there...<br>> ><br>> > If participants want to post a message to the SignWriting List, they <br>> > are very welcome to do so...<br>> ><br>> > Val ;-)<br>> ><br>> > PS. I had fun trying to write the sign for Portugal...the one that <br>> > rubs down the center of the face is a unique sign and I ended up <br>> > putting six different ways to write the sign in the Portuguese <br>> > SignPuddle Dictionary...take a look:<br>> ><br>> > Portuguese SignPuddle<br>> > http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=33<br>> ><br>> > Here is one that I like, but I look forward to finding out how <br>> > people in Lisbon would prefer to write it...<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br>> ><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>> ><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>> <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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