SignWriting European Conference

[MARIA AZZOPARDI]

...also it might be a good idea to have a European SignWriting conference
one day too :) maybe we'll convince the EU to get all their legal
documents translated into our different sign languages using
signwriting..well i can dream can't I? :)
maria

> SignWriting List
> September 2, 2009
>
> On Sep 2, 2009, at 4:53 AM, Charles Butler wrote:
>> Is there interest in holding a Sign Writing conference on the East
>> Coast in the DC area.  I'd love to hold it at Gallaudet, but that
>> may be prohibitive.  We only got two people on this list expressing
>> interest before.  If I get 6, then I will start exploring.  As long
>> as it is in the DC area, then we may be able to get at least some
>> interest from Gallaudet and Maryland School of the Deaf.
>>  Charles Butler
>
> Hello Charles!
> Thank you for this message. And thank you for your efforts to
> establish a course, workshop or presentation on SignWriting on the
> east coast of the United States...I sure wish that would happen too...
>
> There are only 135 members on the SW List right now, and most of them
> live and work outside of the United States. With only 135 members,
> there are representatives from around 20 countries...so you can see
> there are not that many located in the eastern part of the United
> States on the SW List.
>
> So how did the workshops (and yes, there will be several) on
> SignWriting get established in Lisbon, Portugal, next week? it was
> arranged by signwriters who are not on the SW List...Some of the
> coordinators of the SignWriting events next week had been in touch
> with me for years...maybe three or four years back...and now finally
> we are so blessed that one of the Universities involved was able to
> pay for Adam's way to Lisbon...without that financial aid we could not
> have sent Adam...so it is a miracle and we are all so happy!!
>
> So to establish some workshops or courses on SignWriting in the
> Washington DC area, we need to contact signwriters who live and work
> in the area...how to reach them is the question...but it can be done...
>
> There are more users of SignWriting off the List than on...most
> signwriters don't even know about the List is my guess...although I
> certainly do tell everyone about it...
>
> After Adam returns from Portugal on September 14th, maybe we can
> brainstorm more about the Washington DC area...
>
> I am preparing a new special feature on our web site about Adam's
> teaching next week in Lisbon...there will be a course and other
> presentations too in Lisbon next week...
>
> Val ;-)
>
>
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