[Sw-l] Announcing the SignWriting Symposium 2024

[Amit Moryossef]

I think this is a lovely idea, and the should be generally ok.
Zoom only (fully remote) sounds like what you are suggesting. Is there any
interest in an in-person meeting + zoom?

Amit

On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 12:14 AM Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org>
wrote:

> SignWriting List
> July 2, 2023
>
> The tentative dates of July 15-18, 2024, for the SignWriting Symposium
> 2024, seem like good dates because there are no religious holidays at that
> time. I just checked and Ramadan and other religious holidays seem to be in
> March and April or at other months but not those dates -
>
> How is July 15-18, 2024 for all of you?
>
>
> [image: Valerie_Signature_5.jpg]
>
> Val ;-)
>
> Valerie Sutton
> sutton at signwriting.org
> SignWriting.org
>
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> On Jul 2, 2023, at 1:02 PM, Steve Slevinski <slevin at signpuddle.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Jonathan and SW-List,
>
> I'm still in the early stages of deciding dates and formats.  I'm open to
> suggetions.  I know my part will be on Zoom and video releases on youtube.
> The sutton-signwriting.io website will coordinate the event(s) when it's
> ready.
>
> Tentatively, July 15-18, 2024, I will be scheduling zoom meetings with
> presenters and contributors.  If anyone wants to have an event that same
> week, I'd be happy to appear at their event via zoom or other platform to
> discuss and share.
>
> I am still working on the website rewrite, but the symposium idea has
> helped tie it together.  I will have the first rewrite available soon with
> email and whats app integration.  After that, I'll continue work on the
> Amazon Web Services platform rewrite.
>
> All SignWriting related information is welcome and can be submitted to the
> SignWriting Symposium 2024 and/or to the Sutton-SignWriting.io website.
>
> Work in progress,
> -Steve
>
>
> On 7/2/23 2:24 PM, Jonathan Duncan wrote:
>
> Hi Steve,
>
>     It will be a very interesting symposium.  Have you decided on any
> dates yet?
> On 7/2/2023 12:35 PM, Steve Slevinski wrote:
>
> Hi SignWriting list at linguistlist.org,
>
> Now that I'm posting to the right list...
>
>
>
> *Announcing: SignWriting Symposium 2024! **Details to follow on
> sutton-signwriting.io <http://sutton-signwriting.io>*
>
> *Four tracks*:
>
> 1) Growth
> 2) Technology
> 3) Data
> 4) Platforms
>
>
> *Fifteen subtracks*:
>
>
> *Growth: *
>
> *i. Students*
> *ii. Teachers*
> *iii. Writers*
> *iv. Researchers*
> *v. Other*
>
>
> *Technology: *
>
> *vi. Fonts*
> *vii. Software*
> *viii. Machine Learning/AI*
> *ix. Other*
>
>
> *Data: *
>
> *x. Character Encodings*
> *xi. Schemas*
> *xii. Datasets*
> *xiii. Other*
>
>
> *Platforms: *
>
> *xiv. Sutton SignWriting Resources*
> *xv. Wikimedia*
> *xvi. Other*
>
> Participation will be by country and language.
>
> We are reaching out to invite all interested individuals—educators,
> researchers, developers, and enthusiasts—to share their work, thoughts, and
> innovations in the form of URLs, documents, code, data, and video
> presentations ranging from 5 to 30 minutes.
>
>
> *Your Contribution, Your Voice*
>
> We encourage submissions that approach these topics from various angles:
>
> *Applications*: Share unique, inspiring, and practical applications of
> SignWriting across diverse contexts.
>
> *Vision for the Future*: Envision the future of SignWriting. What new
> directions and developments could emerge?
>
> *Success Stories*: Share your inspiring stories of success and
> breakthroughs with SignWriting.
>
> *Research Potential*: Explore potential research areas that could bring
> about new insights and revelations in the field of SignWriting.
>
> *Alternative Designs*: Propose and discuss innovative alternative designs
> that could redefine the field.
>
> *Criticism*: Share your constructive criticism of Sutton SignWriting's
> current state.
>
>
>
> Join us in examining the current state of Sutton SignWriting and
> collaboratively shaping its future.
>
> At the Sutton SignWriting Symposium 2024, every voice matters in the
> journey of refining and revolutionizing sign language documentation and
> representation. We look forward to your unique contributions and to driving
> thoughtful, productive discussions.
>
> If you are interested in participating, registration will soon be open on
> sutton-signwriting.io
>
> Let's together chart the future of sign language at the SignWriting
> Symposium 2024!
>
>
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