[ilds] OMG XVIII

Fri May 30 11:16:08 PDT 2014

James,

Thanks for your reply but I don't think the final post is appearing before
the sender at all. If it was, I would have seen it by now.

Best wishes

Sumantra

Sent from my Samsung Tablet
On 30 May 2014 23:30, "Gifford, James" <gifford at fdu.edu> wrote:

> Hello Sumantra,
>
> I've added an automated response for posters to receive when their message
> is sent out -- we keep the list moderated to reduce spam, so any delays in
> posting are based on our time zone differences, transit, and the usual
> human exigencies!
>
> I've sent Linda Rashidi a note as well.  I'm at the start of term and just
> back from a conference, so I'm playing catch-up myself.
>
> Best to you all,
> James
>
> On Fri, 30 May 2014 23:14:45 +0530
>  Sumantra Nag <sumantranag at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the response Ken, and for the clarification you have provided.
>>
>> How can you interact at all if your post is not seen on ILDS when it
>> appears? Surely the technical hitch causing this absence of the post in
>> the
>> sender's view can be solved.
>>
>> Sumantra
>>
>> Sent from my Samsung Tablet
>> On 27 May 2014 10:28, "Kennedy Gammage" <gammage.kennedy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello Marc, I did not see an answer to your question so I thought I would
>>> venture one:
>>>
>>> This ILDS email list you subscribe to is the 'listserv' - and we also
>>> mentioned Twitter, which is a worldwide social media platform. You can
>>> find
>>> the ILDS Twitter feed here:
>>>
>>> https://twitter.com/DurrellSociety
>>>
>>> and easily 'follow' it by signing up on Twitter. However, I don't think
>>> either Twitter or Facebook has been able to replace the conversation and
>>> camaraderie that first attracted me to the ILDS via the old listserv. Can
>>> the new officers please address this: what can we do to bring excitement
>>> and joie de vivre back into the organization?
>>>
>>> Cheers - Ken
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Marc Piel <marc at marcpiel.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>>   Am surprised to see ILDS and other lists mentionned in this message. As
>>>> a subscriber, this is the firrst I have heard of this. surely there is a
>>>> rupture in communications somewhere or maybe it is volontary!!!!
>>>>
>>>> Can someone please clarify?
>>>>
>>>> Marc Piel
>>>>
>>>>  Le 26/05/14 00:05, James Gifford a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> Hi Bruce and Ken,
>>>>
>>>> The conference was a pleasure to host, and I have to give thanks to
>>>> FDU-Vancouver for the generous use of the facilities.  I also hope we
>>>> can
>>>> see both Twitter and the listserv being useful, which I think was the
>>>> expressed desire of the membership in Vancouver.
>>>>
>>>> The membership unanimously approved the nominations committee's
>>>> recommended slate of candidates for the ILDS Board (and all past
>>>> presidents
>>>> are also ex-officio members):
>>>>
>>>> Linda Rashidi - President
>>>> James Clawson - Vice President
>>>> Paul Lorenz - Secretary/Treasurer
>>>>
>>>> At-large:
>>>> Charles Sligh
>>>> Pamela Francis
>>>> Corinne Alexandre-Garner
>>>>
>>>> I'll let the incoming board make the official announcement to the
>>>> membership directly, but I do want to extend my thanks to everyone who
>>>> served on the nominations committee and who formed a part of "my" board
>>>> for
>>>> the past four years -- thank-you all.  Your help was immeasurable.
>>>>
>>>> All best,
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>> On 2014-05-25, 11:35 AM, Kennedy Gammage wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Very good Bruce - I wish I could have been there. Best wishes to
>>>> everyone in the ILDS. Did I hear correctly that Anne Zahlan will be the
>>>> next president? Congratulations Anne!
>>>>
>>>> I would like to see more communication via this listserv. I am a big fan
>>>> of Twitter, but I am not logged-in all the time (to say the least!) and
>>>> it's very easy to miss individual tweets. I never miss these ILDS
>>>> e-mails and read every one.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers - Ken
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Bruce Redwine <bredwine1968 at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:bredwine1968 at gmail.com> <bredwine1968 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     My compliments to the organizers of OMG XVIII in Vancouver, BC.
>>>>       Much credit goes to James Gifford, whose campus at FDU hosted the
>>>>     conference.  I found the proceedings both enlightening and
>>>>     enjoyable.  All the speakers and presenters did an excellent job.  I
>>>>     especially enjoyed Ian MacNiven's keynote address. It is
>>>>     particularly enjoyable to think of the /Quartet/ as a string
>>>>     quartet, thanks to Kiyoko Magome, and to think about the source of
>>>>     Durrell's recipes of French cuisine in the /Quintet,/ thanks to
>>>>     Merrianne Timko.
>>>>
>>>>     Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>>     Bruce
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