[113] in tlhIngan-Hol
Klingon Language Institute
dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Feb 16 15:23:49 1992
From: dcctdw@Athena.MIT.EDU
To: tlhingan@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 92 15:03:11 EST
This looks vaguely real... the part about "changing the charter by a 5/7
vote of the Council" looks suspicious, but I assume as long as you don't
sign anything, you should be fine...
dave/qeng
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From: DSTURM@ducvax.auburn.edu
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1992 02:34 CDT
Subject: CFM--Klingon Language Institute, an umbrella organization...
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Call For Membership--Klingon Language Institute
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>batlh maghom yipongneSmeH--tlhingan Hol yejHaD
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
*
__*__
tlhingan / *** \ KLINGON
Hol / *** \ LANGUAGE
yejHaD *** * *** * INSTITUTE
33112/231 ***** ******* 9201.1
** \_____/
Organization of Proposal
Part 1.0 Reason for Charter
1.1 Preliminary Charter
1.2 Process for Enrollment in the KLI
1.3 Process for Suggesting Improvements/Additions to Charter
Part 2.0 Journal of the Klingon Language Institute
2.1 Schedule of Publication
2.2 Procedure for Submission
Part 3.0 Umbrella Plan
Part 4.0 The Future
>De' viliHchu'
>'ay' wa' na pagh >nav'a'vam meq
wa' na wa' >nav'a'vam Qup
wa' na cha' >tlhingan Hol yejHaDvam Da'elqangchugh
wa' na wej >nav'a'vam Dati'qangchugh
>'ay' cha' na pagh >tlhingan Hol yejHaDvam HolQeD
cha' na wa' >HolQeDvam poH winabmaH
cha' na cha' >ghitlhHommey junobchugh
>'ay' wej na pagh >"bing SiSlaHbe'&" nabghach
>'ay' loS na pagh >leSSov'a'Hey
Part 1.0 Reason for Charter
^^^^^^^^
In an E-conversation with Dr. Lawrence Schoen, it became apparent that the
Internet system provided a wonderful opportunity for Terrans interested in
the Klingon language to organize an realtime legit association of people
dedicated to the various aspects of this language. As he said to me, "...
I'm trying to organize all the would-be Klingon linguists I can find, and
get us into a more cohesive group and possibly (just possibly) eliminate
wasted and duplicated efforts." This seemed logical to me (at least my
Vulcan side ;-), and thus I suggested we charter a Klingon Language
Institute to coordinate the various efforts in fandom and in serious
linguistics to encourage and promote the study of the Klingon language.
Part 1.1 Preliminary Charter
^^^^^^^^
Article I. Name
The name of this organization shall be "The Klingon Language Institute" (KLI),
a not-for-profit educational assembly.
Article II. Objectives
The purposes of the KLI shall be:
**the advancement, study, and diffusion of knowledge of the Klingon
language and the encouragement of interest in it among academic, fandom,
and general communities;
**the networking of Klingon organizations in the Star Trek community;
**the translation of materials into Klingon;
**the establishment of E-mail courses in Klingon;
**the recording of materials into Klingon;
**the establishment of transmission codes and software to handle Klingon
writing and language;
**the maintenance of a Klingon database for the purpose of building an
unabridged version of a Klingon dictionary;
**the development of a body of speculative reasoning behind Klingon uses
of language, and theories of origin;
**the study of physiological aspects of the Klingon language including the
structures of the skull and larynx;
**the development of a conventional-wisdom approach to things Klingon.
**the creation of a means for Dr. Marc Okrand to expand on his work for his
own enjoyment and for the entertainment of the members of KLI;
**and the enjoyment of one of Gene Roddenberry's most interesting creations.
Article III. Membership
General membership in the KLI shall be open to all individuals interested
in the Klingon language. Membership shall be achieved by registering with
the Executive Secretary by the designated manner.
Article IV. Officers
A) The elective officers of the KLI shall be the Chair, Vice-Chair, and
4 Representatives.
B) A Chair-Elect shall be elected in October of each even year to serve as
the Chair of the next 2 calendar years.
C) A Vice-Chair-Elect shall be elected in November of each even year to
serve as the Vice-Chair of the next 2 calendar years.
D) 4 Representatives representing 4 Regions constituted by the Bylaws
shall be elected in December of each even year to serve the next 2
calendar years.
E) Together, the Chair, immediate past Chair, Vice-Chair, and 4
Representatives shall serve as the Institute's Council.
Article V. Council
The Council shall meet twice annually by E-link or in person, or a
combination of the two. The Council shall appoint an Executive Secretary,
Executive Treasurer, and other staff as is needed. The Council shall also
fill the position of Journal Editor of HolQeD should the need ever arise.
A member of the Council may fill any of these positions with the approval
of 5 of the 7 members of the Council.
Article VI. General Meetings
Within reason, biennial meetings of the general membership of the KLI are
to be held in an accessible location and at a reasonable time. These should
be held in odd years.
Article VII. Dues
Dues of $10 annually shall be collected by the Executive Secretary and
deposited into the KLI general fund. The Chair is authorized to waive
this fee for a member upon the approval of a petition by the member
stating the reason the exemption is requested.
Article VIII. Journal
A) The official journal of the KLI shall be called "HolQeD" [Linguistics].
B) Dr. Lawrence Schoen shall serve as Journal Editor until such time as
he wishes not to.
C) Yearly subscriptions will be available at a price set such to cover the
expenses related with the publication of the journal.
Article IX. Amendments
This charter may be amended by a 5/7 majority of the Council, or a 67% approval
of the active membership.
Article X.
Both the Klingon and Anglish versions of this charter shall be held equivalent
and equal in interpretation.
Part 1.2 Process for Enrollment in the KLI
^^^^^^^^
1--Send a message with your name, E-address, real address and phone number to:
mh563x1d@ducvax.auburn.edu
This address will be active only until March 15, 1992.
2--You will be mailed application information, and further information.
Part 1.3 Process for Suggesting Improvements/Additions to Charter
^^^^^^^^
Send a message with your *corrections* for the charter to:
dsturm@magneto.physics.auburn.edu
Please send all other regular comments, etc. to:
dsturm@ducvax.auburn.edu
Part 2.0 Journal of the Klingon Language Institute
^^^^^^^^
Lawrence Schoen, a psycholinguistics professor, has agreed to serve as
the editor of HolQeD. He'd like to start this by bringing together all
known (or as much as we can lay our hands on) Klingon terms, the sources
for these terms, and so forth. He is soliciting articles for the first
(read PREMIERE!) issue of the journal, so by all means jump right in with
your ideas. .In addition to articles, he's looking for regulars' columns
as well. And for that matter, he feels some relevant artwork for a cover
would be nice. He has a MANDEL (TOS-style piqaD) typeface already
available, and work is proceeding nicely on the OKUDA (TNG-style piqaD)
typeface, should you wish to have particular items written in
proper orthography:-). Submissions can be sent over the net, or via surface
mail. The Empire smiles upon submissions on 400K or 800K (3.5") Macintosh
(meq'intaS) or 720K (3.5") MS-DOS formatted disks in MS Word, WordPerfect,
MacWrite and WriteNow, or as unformatted ASCII text files. All submissions
should in some manner deal with or make reference to Klingon language.
Part 2.1 Schedule of Publication
^^^^^^^^
I'm sure we'll see HolQeD in print before winter is over. Dr. Schoen is
obtaining Library of Congress identification--this will be a legit journal!
The more material the journal has to work from--the sooner it will be out!
Part 2.2 Procedure for Submission
^^^^^^^^
Send your submissions to HolQeD to:
lschoen@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
or by FAX to +1 708 234 6487
BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME & RETURN ADDRESSES!!!!
Part 3.0 Umbrella Plan
^^^^^^^^
We are of the understanding that there are several pro-Klingon fan groups
around (e.g., Klingon Defense Group, Klingon Assault Group) which might
have interested members or useful information. If you are affiliated
with either of these, perhaps an informative letter to us could bring us
more support/interest. It is our intent not to replace any existing
organization--merely to provide a framework under which we can share
information, and prevent duplication--in essence exactly as is done
in the various scientific societies for chemistry, physics, linguistics,
geology, and so on.
Part 4.0 The Future
^^^^^^^^
To save bandwidth, the Hol version of this document is available upon
request to the Executive Secretary.
Qapla',
Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen, Chair pro tem and
Editor, _>HolQeD<_
Department of Psychology
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL 60045
reH Qapla'qu'taHneS&,
David E G Sturm, Executive Secretary pro tem
The KLI
Allison Laboratory
Auburn University, AL 36849-5311
nom&!!!!!!!
*Note on orthography: Due to the confusion of I with l and 1 in various
computer typefaces, we have adopted the convention of using [i] to represent
the capital [I]. Also, the notation of [>] is used to mark the beginning of
sentences. The notation [&] is used for the Klingon symbol approximated
sometimes by [;-)].
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