SCLC 2007

[ROOD DAVID S]

I definitely prefer 24-25, but it's not absolutely certain that I can
come.
	David

David S. Rood
Dept. of Linguistics
Univ. of Colorado
295 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0295
USA
rood at colorado.edu

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Marino wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I now know the intentions of about 16 people (including myself) with regard
> to attending the 2007 Siouan/Caddoan Conference.   Eight people plan to
> attend, 4 definitely are not coming, and 4 are undecided.  A couple of the
> 'maybes' say that it depends upon the dates.  Two possible dates are under
> consideration:  24-25 May and 30-31 May, with 26-29 May being the dates of
> the Canadian Linguistics Association Meeting, which is also taking place in
> Saskatoon.  Two people definitely favour the 24th and 25th.  Those dates
> seem preferable to me, because people could then stay on and attend the CLA
> if they so wish, and we could also find time while the CLA conference is
> going on to hold a Workshop, if we decide to do that.  At this point, two
> days seems ample for the number of papers that we are likely to have.  But
> there could be more.  Anyway, I would like a vote on the dates at this
> time:  24-25 or 30-31?  Please let me know if your attendance crucially
> depends upon which dates are chosen.
>
> Also, do you want to have a Workshop?  If not, do you want to have some
> other meeting in which last year's conversation about a comparative grammar
> volume or volumes can be resumed?  Could we have both "workshop" papers (if
> there are any) and ordinary papers during the two scheduled days?
>
> I hope soon to have a preliminary CLA program to send out (I am doing local
> arrangements - the Program Chair is somebody else).
>
> Best,
> Mary
>