SW Symposium in DC

Thu Jun 1 15:46:31 UTC 2006

SignWriting List
June 1, 2006

Hello Charles!
Sure. Good idea. If you can get a real working organizing committee  
to organize this, I am here to help the committee the best I can. I  
bet we can get a room to use at Gallaudet campus...if I know there  
are two or three people willing to commit time to be on the  
organizing committee, then I can contact the President's office at  
Gallaudet to see if it can be arranged for the space...the problem in  
the past is that I felt quite alone in it, and without a group to  
organize the event, it will not happen...

So Charles...do you want to be a member of the organizing committee?  
The President's office will need contact people for the organizing  
committee...people located in the DC area...

I had originally hoped to hold a Symposium after the NAD conference  
this summer, but I had no one to help me organize it...I can't do it  
alone...organizing symposiums or conferences takes a team of people...

Val ;-)

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On Jun 1, 2006, at 4:35 AM, Charles Butler wrote:

> I would like to propose putting together a SignWriting Educational  
> Symposium in DC for Summer of 2007 (July / August timeframe).
>
> Purpose: Showcase SignWriting in Education, Literacy, and  
> International communications.
>
> Delegates: All current SignWriting projects, particularly those in  
> the U.S., that are fostering the use of SignWriting in the  
> classroom, and also encouraging delegates from all other countries  
> (particularly South America), who are working with pilot projects.
>
> Focus 1: SignWriting and the Deaf - Why Use Sign Writing?  Deaf  
> presenters give their point of view with copies of the current  
> videotape library for sale.
>
> Focus 2: Current Educational Materials: ASL, Libras (Brazilian),  
> Norwegian, Czech versions of Sign Writing for Everyday Use, the  
> Spanish Sigh Language materials, Nicaraguan materials.
>
> Focus 3: Next Steps in Education: Chance to compare notes from  
> efforts around the world.
>
> Observations: Deaf Way II had very few opportunities to discuss any  
> sign languages other than ASL and its impact on education.  Holding  
> this conference with ASL and users of other Sign Languages will  
> have a high impact on the international Deaf community.  Holding it  
> near the Gallaudet Campus will encourage more Deaf and hearing  
> users.  Having delegates from all over the world will ensure that  
> Gallaudet has copies of the educational materials in its libraries  
> and bookstore so that people don't (as they often assume) that  
> SignWriting died about 25 years ago and hasn't been picked up since.
>
> Needs: Conference Committee - A Core Group to focus on obtaining  
> space, video equipment, contracting of ASL interpreters, and  
> communicating with delegates and interpreters of other Sign  
> Languages.  I'm willing to help Chair such an effort, but cannot do  
> it alone, and want Deaf partners from the very beginning.
>
> Costs: 1) Price of hotel (kept low to encourage participation),  
> seeking specific sponsorship of a non-profit group so that we can  
> apply for grants-in-aid to launch this effort.
>
> Do I have anyone currently on this list willing to help this happen?
>
> Charles Butler
> (user of SW since 1978).
>
>
> Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
> SignWriting List
> May 31, 2006
>
> Hello from Slovenia,
>
> I support the idea to have SW topic at this EFSLI conference. As a
> sign language interpreter in would be very interesting and  
> educational.
>
> All the best
> Matjaz juhart
> matjaz.juhart at zveza-gns.si
>
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>
>
>
> On May 31, 2006, at 8:58 AM, Honza wrote:
>
> > Hi Val,
> >
> > we didn't considered holding SW workshop yet. It didn't come to my
> > mind yet, but Val, if you or someone else come, we can put it on
> > program. But I don't feel skilled enough to lead international
> > workshop on SW.
> >
> > H
> >
> > I hope one day I'll be able to invite all of you to Prague for SW
> > symp.
> >
> > Valerie Sutton wrote:
> >> SignWriting List
> >> May 31, 2006
> >>
> >> The conference in Prague looks great! What a beautiful city Prague
> >> is!
> >>
> >> Thank you for informing us, Honza.
> >>
> >> Have you considered holding a SignWriting workshop at your
> >> conference?
> >>
> >> Val ;-)
> >>
> >> PS. Interpreters can use SignWriting...for example in Denmark,
> >> they learn SignWriting while they are in training as  
> interpreters...
> >>
> >> --------
> >>
> >> On May 31, 2006, at 6:10 AM, Honza wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> some time ago, I send you info about this conference.
> >>> This time website http://www.cktzj.com/efsli2006 is done for all
> >>> browser and you can see short info about conference also in
> >>> International signs, or CZJ ;)
> >>>
> >>> Honza
> >>>
> >>> -----------------
> >>>
> >>> I would like to invite you to big international event for Sign
> >>> Language Interpreters - EFSLI AGM & CONFERENCE 2006, which will
> >>> be held in
> >>> Prague, Czech Republic, this September.
> >>>
> >>> The topic of conference is "Innovative Practice in Team
> >>> Interpreting"
> >>>
> >>> P.S.: For more information, go to www.cktzj.com/efsli2006
> >>>
> >>> Honza, CZ
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

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