LINGUIST List Special Issue: Fund Drive

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LINGUIST List Special Issue: Fund Drive 

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-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2011 08:51:12
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: LINGUIST Has Provided Me With Great Opportunities

Dear Subsribers and School Challenge Followers,

This weekend has seen a change in the lead of the gras
school challenge and the competition is heating up!

Ohio State University has passed the University of
Washington to be at the top with $615 so far. The
University of Washington is in second place with a
total of $420, followed by the University of Toronto
(Canada) with $335 and Cornell University with $300.

The University of Rochester is in 5th place, followed
by Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) and the University 
of Ottawa (Canada) tied in 6th place.

We have yet to see what happens in this challenge
this week. If you are in for some competition, make
sure that you contact students, faculty and staff
are your institution and coordinate donations so that
you can see your school featured on the LINGUIST
web site.

Donate at:
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

The LINGUIST Crew



-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2011 09:51:12
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: LINGUIST Has Provided Me With Great Opportunities

Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers,

I began at The LINGUIST List in September 2010 after being accepted 
into the graduate program in linguistics at Eastern Michigan University. 
Since then, LINGUIST has provided me with the opportunity to develop 
myself as a linguist while at the same time contributing to an essential 
service for linguists across the world. Please help us keep this service 
free for all users by donating:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

One of the projects that I have been involved in since I began is LL-MAP, 
a project that provides users with geographical maps upon which a variety 
of linguistic information can be combined with data from other physical 
and social sciences. In addition, LL-MAP also allows scholars to utilize 
our resources through the Scholar's Workbench and take the results of their 
research to create maps of their own. Although I did not begin at LL with 
much knowledge about computers, working on this project has provided me 
with a great means of learning more about the creative uses of technology 
in the distribution of scholarship throughout the field.

In addition to LL-MAP, I am responsible for the approvals of new members 
to our Directory of Linguists, a service that allows linguists to share 
information on their education, linguistic specialty, and scholarship 
with others throughout the field. On this task, I work towards adding 
new members to the directory, as well as maintaining and updating the 
information of over 25,000 linguists world-wide.

However, these opportunities and accomplishments are largely dependent 
upon your support. Through your donations and submissions to the LINGUIST 
List, we are able to offer a resource for linguists world-wide. 

Please continue your support by donating at:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Thank you,

Alison Zaharee 


-------------------------Message 3 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2011 12:13:54
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: I am Grateful for the Opportunity to Work at LINGUIST


Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers,

Hello! My name is Di Wdzenczny, and I work on the 
MultiTree project (http://multitree.org). MultiTree 
is free, searchable database which allows you to see 
graphical representations of language family trees, 
as well as compare hypotheses of language relationships. 
Working on this project has sparked my interest in 
several language families I didn't know previously 
existed (as well as develop my understanding of 
current genetic hypotheses in the field of historical 
linguistics!), and I hope one day to contribute to 
genetic hypotheses of under-researched and under-
documented families.

In addition to working on the MultiTree project, I am 
also the Conference Announcement's Editor for The 
LINGUIST List. Knowing how much I have learned about 
linguistic events and research from this area, I am 
grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this 
process. Please donate to help keep this service going:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Sincerely,

Di Wdzenczny 



-------------------------Message 4 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2011 16:09:37
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: It Has been a Wonderful Learning Experience


Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, 

My name is Joshua Thompson and I am one of the programmers at The 
LINGUIST List. This, like every year, has a been a busy year for me 
at LINGUIST, and I glad to have the opportunity to constantly develop 
my abilities through new projects and challenges. For example, I have 
worked hard this year updating LLMAP to improve both its appearance 
and overall functionality. One of the new features developed is the 
Scholar's Workbench, which allows our users to easily create their own 
digital maps through our interface. The LL-MAP project in particular 
has been a wonderful learning experience, without which I probably would 
not have had the opportunity to be exposed to GIS technologies such as 
ESRI. It has also helped me sharpen my "Web 2.0" skills, including the 
wonderful ExtJS toolkit. 

I also work on the main LINGUIST website, and have big ideas for it 
in the future. To make these a reality, we need your help. Thanks to 
your continued support, I have had the most enjoyable and most educational 
work experiences of my life, and I hope you will assist us in continuing 
it. 

Please donate today:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Thanks, 

Joshua Thompson
Software Developer
The LINGUIST List