SignWriting Linguistics Society Conference - Callfor Papers - EDITED

Mon May 19 23:34:46 UTC 2008

I should be hearing back from Gallaudet Kellogg Center and I am going to ask them to review for anywhere between October 2008 to October of 2009.  All of you are good in saying to take at least 9 months (not 5) for planning.  Getting the first wave by September of 2009 and a second wave by January 2009 would probably be best but we do need to change the approximate date to Spring of 2009.

For those of you who do not know, the Kellogg Center is a separate hotel on the Gallaudet University campus with 120 sleeping rooms and a state-of-the-art conference center with 12 spaces on the second floor seating from 12-80 people, including one tiered space for teleconferencing.  

If we build in a few presentations in the tiered space, I am hoping that you, Valerie, will be able to participate with us all without travel.

Charles 

Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote: SignWriting ListMay 19, 2008

Yes...this is a huge job to put all this together and it is impressive...I didn't realize that Gallaudet was available for conferences in this way...what a wonderful opportunity for all of us!

So THANK YOU, Charles, for taking the time and effort...

I can imagine the dates for conferences have to be confirmed way in advance, to capture the best dates and times for the facilities to be available?

So if the Abstracts are due September 1st, 2008, is there enough time to setup the conference by October 2008? You will need some assistants to help you ;-)

Val ;-)

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On May 19, 2008, at 2:34 PM, Adam Frost wrote:

I personally understand this to mean any sign language can be used as the language of the presentator's topic that he or she chooses. Then the next paragraph just limits what topic can be picked. (Basically anything as long as it is related to SignWriting.) I think it is very clear as is. Good job Charles in putting this together. Quite a bit of work. I know I'd never be able to pull something like this together. I know that it will be a good conference. I look forward to it. ;-)

Adam

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From: "Bill Reese" <wreese01 at tampabay.rr.com>

Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 16:19:49 
To:"SignWriting List" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
Subject: Re: [sw-l] SignWriting Linguistics Society Conference - Call
 for Papers - EDITED

Charles,

 Maybe this is being too picky but doesn't the 4th paragraph starting with "Topics" negate the third paragraph, "Any signed language is welcome to present using any subject matter"?

 Bill

 Charles Butler wrote: CALL FOR PAPERS: (Please post where appropriate) (Thank you all).

 SignWriting Linguistics Society* in cooperation with the Center for Sutton Movement Writing calls for papers on the use of SignWriting in Lingustics.  

 Any signed language is welcome to present using any subject matter.  

 Topics for papers must be "SignWriting-related", including the use of 
 SignWriting in linguistics, literacy, vocabulary acquisition, sign 
 language instruction, deaf education, sign language research, and in 
 the Deaf Community. All signed languages are welcome."

 Each presenter should include the following in bid:

 1) Name
 2) Address
 3) Contact Information
 4) Credentials
 5) Interpreting Needs (Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing, Hearing)
 6) Title of Presentation
 7) Abstract - Up to 300 words
 8) Length of Presentation - 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1.5 hours (maximum)
 9) AV Needs (PC portal, overhead projector, flip charts)
 10) Mobility needs (the hotel meeting space is flat and without stairs or obstacles)

 In addition, Poster Sessions will also be available.  If you have a presentation that can best be done as a free-standing poster, let us know.  We have room for up to 12 poster sessions which will be up for the duration of the conference.

 DEADLINE: Abstract Deadline for this first call is September 1, 2008.  There may be a second call.  

 PURPOSE: Abstracts will be used to build a conference in late October 2008 or Spring of 2009 at Kellogg Center at Gallaudet University, in Wasington, DC, USA.

 It is our intention that this conference will be open to all, and especially to Gallaudet University students, faculty, and staff.  

 Send abstracts to:

 Charles Butler
 3205 Kimberly Road
 Hyattsville, MD 20782

 *SignWriting Linguistics Society is a private venture formed for this conference only.  Send inquiries to Charles Butler at the address above or call (240) 764-5748.

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