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Bad KarmDear all,
by Reni Bartl 23 Jun '23

23 Jun '23

Dear all, unfortunately, I had an accident today. I slipped and fell with my head against a door frame. I needed to call a doctor and he told me that apart from the bruises in my face and a black eye, I also have got a mild concussion and must stay in bed for a few days. Therefore, I won't be able to work at my computer and answer emails during the next days. Renate

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Topics of discussion
by AIW - Bartl 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

Dear Committee Members, for the agenda I have got the following new topics up to now (see also attachment). Deborah Madsen will suggest organizing the AIW 2026 in Geneva/Switzerland. The email below is from a first-time participant who is not on our mailing list and she asks a question we have discussed during several business meetings in the past. In London (2017) we decided to stay focused on North America (for workload reasons and because we are quite unique with our conference focusing on Indigenous North America only). We also decided that local organizers have the option to include Middle and South America into their workshop topic and CFP if they want. My question is: shall I put that topic on the agenda for discussion once again, or shall I explain to her what we decided in London? Best, Renate -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Jenny Vicaldo <jvicaldo(a)yahoo.com> Gesendet: Montag, 19. Juni 2023 22:28 An: bartl(a)american-indian-workshop.org Betreff: Topics of discussion Hello, My name is Jenny Vicaldo, also known as Shween. I am Indigenous Mayan from Guatemala. I speak my language, Q’anjo’bal /Kanjobal. I was born and raised in San Diego California. I am wondering if The American Indian workshop is only about North American Indians (United States of America) or is this subject inclusive to Central American Indigenous peoples? There are indigenous people in South America too. Their stories are similar to the northern part of the America’s. I am attending your event with Dr. Stan Rodriguez and Dr. Elena Hood. I look forward to meeting and networking to learn more with others. Sincerely Shween / Jenny Vicaldo

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Draft: AIW Business Meeting Agenda
by Reni Bartl 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

Dear all, attached is the draft of the AIW Business Meeting Agenda. If you have something to correct or add, do it in the text or send an email to me. To James: Do you take part in the Committee Meeting? Do you want to talk about the AIW online conference you offered to organize? In case yes, I would add the following topic to the agenda: AIW Talkshop: James Mackay on annual AIW online meeting Talkshop (?? min.) CC: Avelino Corral Esteban Best Renate ----- Dr. phil. Renate Bartl Schopenhauerstr. 83 80807 Munich/Germany Tel. +49-89-089-3599 531 Fax +49-89-35 65 32 77 Cell +49 151 4128 2632 Email: <mailto:renate.bartl@t-online.de> renate.bartl(a)t-online.de <http://www.american-indian-workshop.org> www.american-indian-workshop.org

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My topics for AIW Business Meeting
by Reni Bartl 09 Jun '23

09 Jun '23

Dear all, I have three topics to talk about at the AIW business meeting: 1. Finances I want to inform our members about the financial situation and the balance of our bank account (this takes ca. 1 minute). 2. Server and Internet-Security I need to inform participants on how our virtual server is set up by Patrick, incl. spam and hack protection. When AIW mailing list members get spam mails they often write to me that our server was hacked, which is not the case. I want to inform them about the security level of our mail server. Moreover, I want to inform them about the AIW the function and limitations of our email service, e.g. that it cannot be used as a discussion platform (this may take 5 minutes). 3. AIW initiative for participants with disabilities As I am personally affected by that, I would like to raise the awareness towards people with disabilities. We have participants who cannot walk very well or who have hearing problems. Up to now the AIW has mostly ignored these problems. E.g. whether conference rooms are accessible by stairs only or whether there is an elevator, whether the stairs have handrails, whether wheelchairs are available, etc. It is also important that people can follow the discussion. If persons in the first row talk to the presenters, the rest of the room often can hardly hear what they say. Chairs should be aware of that problem and make sure that everyone on the room can hear, what people are talking about. Maybe seats in the first row can be reserved for participants with disabilities. The same is true for online participants. Programs for virtual participation often have a subtitle function for persons with hearing problems, which is rarely activated. These are complaints that were communicated to me in the past. US conferences usually have an information on a contact person with email address for participants with special needs, and this is already mentioned in the call for papers. European conferences rarely do that. For the AIW general management, I can serve as a contact person for persons with disabilities, but for the annual workshops a member of the local organizer should be that contact person. These are my suggestions. For all this I may need ca. 10 minutes to talk about. We can talk this out at the committee meeting. Best, Renate

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AIW Committee Meeting and Business Meeting 2023
by Reni Bartl 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Dear all, our AIW Committee Meeting will be on June 28 from 11.30h - 13.30h. I hope you all can take part in it. The AIW Business Meeting will be on June 29, 17.00h - 18.30h. As I am preparing the agenda for the Business Meeting I need to know from you: 1. Do you have a topic for the Business Meeting? Which one? 2. If yes, how much time do you need? 3. Will you show a presentation (PowerPoint, video, etc.)? Please send you response to me and I will put up an agenda. Best, Renate ----- Dr. phil. Renate Bartl Schopenhauerstr. 83 80807 Munich/Germany Tel. +49-89-089-3599 531 Fax +49-89-35 65 32 77 Cell +49 151 4128 2632 Email: <mailto:renate.bartl@t-online.de> renate.bartl(a)t-online.de <http://www.american-indian-workshop.org> www.american-indian-workshop.org

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