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Re: LogFest 2001
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- Subject: Re: LogFest 2001
- From: thinkit8@lycos.com
- Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 22:33:57 -0000
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probably can't make it, but i'm curious about one thing. how many at
the typical logfest (and participating/talking in lojban) are
female? yes, i'm male, but it's an intellectual curiousity--to see
how male-dominated (my hypothesis) the lojban world is.
--- In lojban@y..., "Bob LeChevalier (lojbab)" <lojbab@l...> wrote:
> LogFest 2001 will be held at my house in Fairfax Va (easily
accessible by
> subway from Union Station and Reagan Washington National Airport),
on the
> weekend of 28-29 July 2001. People can arrive early and stay late -
> usually the first arrivals are Friday evening. Much of Sunday is
consumed
> by the annual meeting of la lojbangirz. which starts at 1030AM.
Don't plan
> on getting enough sleep, but we have several guest beds; it
wouldn't hurt
> to bring sleeping bags if it is not inconvenient, because we could
have a
> larger crowd than usual this year (last year we had around 2 dozen).
>
> As noted, xod is planning to speak only Lojban at the gathering.
Mark
> Shoulson was planning to try to be able to keep up with him, and be
able to
> translate for him at the annual meeting (which we are not yet able
to hold
> entirely in Lojban), and Nick Nicholas may also be Lojban-only if
he is
> able to make it (last I heard he expected to do so). Last year,
pycyn said
> he would try to make it this year, but hasn't yet spoken up.
>
> Other than the annual meeting there are few planned activities -
mostly
> socializing and whatever people want to do at any given time. We
find that
> people seldom get bored even without a schedule. No doubt some
time will
> be spent discussing the dictionary and Nick's level 0 book, which
may be
> close to publication by then. We usually have at least two IRC
sessions so
> as to involve those who cannot make it to LogFest in the
festivities; last
> year, the LogFest end of the IRC chats were web-televised by xod.
>
> People may propose other things they would like to see done or
discussed at
> LogFest, and we'll probably plan to do as many of them as possible
if the
> interested people show up. Likewise, we can add things to the
agenda for
> the annual meeting if someone asks.
>
> If you think you might come, let me know. We ask for contributions
of $30
> or more to defray the costs (which tend to run around $500 a
year). We
> provide food and beverages, and can accommodate some dietary
constraints if
> you let us know.
> --
> lojbab lojbab@l...
> Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc.
> 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-
385-0273
> Artificial language Loglan/Lojban:
http://www.lojban.org
- References:
- LogFest 2001
- From: "Bob LeChevalier (lojbab)" <lojbab@lojban.org>