Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 00:51:59 -0400 From: Logical Language Group Message-Id: <199407080451.AA11509@access2.digex.net> To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu Subject: LogFest 94 Cc: lojbab@access.digex.net Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Fri Jul 8 00:52:04 1994 X-From-Space-Address: lojbab I have had very little feedback regarding people planning to attend LogFest '94, our annual gathering here in Fairfax VA (a suburb of Washington DC). I am hoping that more of you are planning to come, especially new people, who have an opportunity to learn a lot about the language in a very short time. (Jorge Llambias, who came to LogFest last year and has since been skilled enough oin the language to be considered a leader of the community, should be able to testify to this). Expected attendees include John Cowan and his family, John Hodges, Karen Stein, Sylvia Rutiser, Jorge Llambias, Athelstan, and of course, Nora and me and our two kids, who intermittently show interest in learning Lojban (they are currently into singing one of Athelstan's little jingles in the language). Another half-dozen or so have indicated that they plan to attend, but that leaves a lot more people out there who could attend, but from whom we haven't heard (there are some 160 people on pur mailing list from the Baltimore/Washington metro area alone, and we have often drawn people for the weekend from all over the country. LogFest is held at my house, accessible by subway from the train and bus stations and Washington National airport (so you don;t necessarily need to drive here). Peopl start gathering on Friday 15 July, which will be mostly social in orientation, though we intend to try to label as many things in the house as possible to make Lojban conversation easier, as a group activity. Most activities will be on Saturday and Sunday, the 16th-17th (ideas and suggestions for activities are still welcomed), and for those brave souls who stick around on Monday, we are going to try to go a full day speaking only Lojban (this is not necessarily as hard as it sounds, and we will have one room - if inconvenient, where people can retire to clarify antything that is too confusing). The annual meeting of LLG will be held on Sunday, though the metting should be fairlyu short since there isn't much on the agenda (anyone present can suggest an agenda item though). We have sleeping space, and will have food here (let us know of any special dietary requirtements), and are asking people to voluntary contribute around $30 to cover expenses for the weekend. I am intending to have a draft copy of the Lojban dictionary prepared by then, though it may be VERY drafty (lots of holes left unfilled), and we probably will also spend some time reviewing and dicsussing John Cowan's reference grammar papers. WE are also planning group participation on Internet Relay Chat, with two people on at once from here, as well as Nick Nicholas, Veijo Vilva, Colin Fine, and anyone else who cares to join in - we haven;t yet set times for this, so speak up if you have a time preference (give us EDT or UT rather than local times, if possible). We also may try a telephone call to one or more of the above for international Lojban conversation. Please let me know ASAP if you might (or definitely will) attend, so we can plan food and logistics. lojbab ---- lojbab Note new address: lojbab@access.digex.net Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Ask me about the artificial language Loglan/Lojban.