[My-hm] 2015 conferences

[Martha Ratliff]

Dear Andrew and everyone,

First, it was great to hear from so many people!  The Hmong-Mien group is clearly alive and well.

We think that it is probably best not to propose a workshop for SEALS 25 — Hmong-Mien is one of the core SEASian language groups, so our papers belong on the main program there.  A pre-conference workshop at the Sino-Tibetan meeting makes more sense, since whether or not HM/MY is part of ST is an open question: we are more peripheral there.  Maybe we can discuss the possibility of organizing a workshop at a future SEALS meeting on a focused topic, like HM discourse, HM & language contact, or the like.  What do you think?

But the fact that some of us are planning to go to SEALS this year should encourage others to submit abstracts.  To follow up on what Nerida began, I think it would be very nice if we could organize an informal get-together while in Thailand, maybe a lunch or dinner together.

Best wishes to all,
Martha and Yoshihisa

On Dec 10, 2014, at 11:15 PM, Andrew Hsiu <andhsiu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Martha and Yoshihisa,
> 
> I will be attending both SEALS 25 and ICSTLL 48, and would be more
> than delighted if there would be a Hmong-Mien pre-conference workshop
> at any of those conferences.
> 
> In fact, for SEALS 25, I'm planning to submit an abstract on the
> classification of Na Meo, which is actually an East Hmongic (Qiandong
> Miao) language spoken in northern Vietnam. If you'd rather have me
> submit that for a SEALS workshop that you're planning instead, please
> let me know right away.
> 
> Thanks,
> Andy
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 5:28 AM, Martha Ratliff <ac6000 at wayne.edu> wrote:
>> Dear colleagues,
>> 
>> Is anyone planning to go to SEALS 25 at Payap University in Chiang Mai?  It will be held May 27-29:  http://li.payap.ac.th/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=41
>> 
>> Or how about the 48th Sino-Tibetan meeting at University of California Santa Barbara?  The place has just been decided, and there is no website yet, but it will be held this coming August 21-23.
>> 
>> We had a great time at the workshop organized by Nerida Jarkey at the Sino-Tibetan meeting in Singapore . . .  but that was back in 2012.
>> 
>> What do you all think?
>> 
>> Martha Ratliff & Yoshihisa Taguchi
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