I love it Val! I would love to have a chance to meet and discuss ASL SignWriting with other ASL SignWriters. Natasha Escalada-Westland On Sep 14, 2014 10:42 AM, "Valerie Sutton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > SignWriting List > September 14, 2014 > > Hello Madson, Marianne and Maria and everyone… > Thank you for your responses below about the idea of SignWriting Panel > Discussions broadcast and streamed live on Google Hangouts and youTube. > > Adam suggested to me yesterday... Panel Discussions about the ASL > Wikipedia project…it could help technicians discuss what needs to be > accomplished, and it could also helps others learn how to contribute to the > project with articles, or setting it up for other countries and so forth... > > Then my brain started to dream... > > So here are my thoughts: > > > SIGNWRITING BROADCASTS LIVE ONLINE > > *1. SignWriting Symposiums* > 10 to 20 International Presentations Every July > Broadcast lasts 4 hours daily (with breaks ;-) > With Published Proceedings & Web Pages > > *2. SignWriting Panel Discussions* > One country, 4 participants, 2 interpreters, > 1 moderator, 1 tech person. Broadcast lasts 1 or 2 hours. > > *3. SignWriting Workshops* > One country, 4 participants, 2 interpreters, > 1 instructor, 1 tech person. Broadcast lasts 1 or 2 hours. > > > Since the technology of broadcasting live online is free to everyone, why > not take advantage of this remarkable opportunity? > > There are some costs - interpreters, tech persons, instructors, > transcriptionists and captioners need to be funded, and possibly printing > costs for the printed proceedings..but those are very specific and can be > funded through grants and advertising. > > What do you think? We could try for a Panel Discussion or Workshop every > three months…under the symbol-raining-umbrella of SignWriting for Sign > Languages ;-) > > SignWriting for Sign Languages > https://plus.google.com/+SignWritingOrg/videos > > > > In October, we could have our first Panel Discussion… In time, if > different teams in different countries wish to hold their own under the > SignWriting umbrella, that is fine too. We can help to make it happen for > you - > > Your feedback? Madson and Marianne…do you want a SW Panel Discussion from > Brazil on SignWriting research in Brazil or any other topic you choose? Can > you talk to each other about what you want to do, and get back to us here > on the List? > > Anyone else want to organize your own SW Panel Discussion? > > Val ;-) > > -------- > > > > > On Sep 10, 2014, at 1:48 AM, Maria Galea <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Great idea. > Maria > > > ------------- > > On Sep 9, 2014, at 10:31 AM, Madson Barreto <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Wow!! It's fantastic!! > > Actually we are involved in many projects about the SignWriting, and I > believe that this can > help many people for learning and research the SignWriting on Brazil. > > This Panels on Google Hangouts can give more strong for SW here. > > Congratulations for this idea, Marianne and Valerie. > > > See you. > > Madson Barreto > > > ——— > > > On Sep 9, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Maybe four presenters plus the moderator (me) and interpreters and > technicians…so at most there would be 8 people involved in one SignWriting > Panel Discussion on Google Hangouts…broadcast live and recorded on > YouTube…we could create a Theme or Topic for each Panel Discussion in > advance... > > What do you all think about this idea of focused panel discussions? > > Val ;-) > > ________________________________________________ > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > ________________________________________________ SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1