The SignWriting Symposium in 2014

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
September 13, 2013

Yes! An exciting event. And I already know of some new conference rooms, that I just saw Tuesday evening, that are 8 steps from La Jolla Shores Beach….complete conference rooms with all the equipment necessary to have a wonderful conference, with a delightful cafe nearby and each room has its own patio and grill overlooking the water...

It is near the La Jolla Scripps Oceanography Research area connected with UCSD (University of California at San Diego) in La Jolla. It is called the "Scripps Seaside Forum" and it is absolutely gorgeous!

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/About/Venue_Rentals/Scripps_Forum

Take a look:

http://www.youvisit.com/360fullscreen.php?college=ucsandiego&pano=3795

I am hoping to ask them to donate space since we are a non-profit, and if they cannot then we will find the funding…

I am going to investigate if these facilities will be available sometime in July, 2014. Watching the surfers through a big picture window while we are trying to concentrate on creating Wikipedias in many sign languages, may be a fun challenge - ha!

So we are aiming for the SignWriting Symposium taking place in La Jolla California July 2014… no matter what building houses the event ...

Can any of you come?

My question is…do you want to be here to watch the fireworks on the beach for the American celebration of the Fourth of July? (our Independence Day)? Or would you prefer mid July? End of July?

Here are some possible dates…

June 30 - July 4

or

July 7 - July 11

or

July 14 - July 18

Would you like a one-week Symposium? Or longer? If you are traveling from Brazil or Italy or Malta or…. there is jet lag and you may want some time to see San Diego before and after?

Love your feedback!

Val ;-)

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On Sep 13, 2013, at 9:32 AM, Romero <romero at signwriting.org> wrote:

> That's a great idea Steve
> 
> Nancy Romero
> romero at signwriting.org
> 
> On Sep 13, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Stephen E Slevinski Jr <slevin at signpuddle.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi list,
>> 
>> I hope we can all get together next year in 2014 for a SignWriting Symposium. Talking with Valerie, the 3rd week in July, 2014 is a possibility.
>> 
>> I created a small slideshow with some ideas to get things going.
>> http://www.slideshare.net/StephenSlevinski/the-signwriting-symposium
>> 
>> I created a facebook page to help organize the event.
>> http://www.facebook.com/signwritingmeetup
>> 
>> I hope this can be an international event. If you are interested in attending, please send to the list, send to me privately, or post on the facebook page.
>> 
>> Attending: in California or remotely online
>> Country:
>> Language:
>> Organization:
>> Name:
>> Major interests:
>> 
>> Will you be providing any information?
>> Presentation, paper, poster, or website.
>> 
>> Would you like to participate in any working groups?
>> Tutorials, lessons, and hackathon.
>> 
>> Are you interested in any discussion groups?
>> User interface, encoding, and standards.
>> 
>> I will be updating the slideshow as I get additional information and ideas.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> ∼Steve
>> 
>