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qepHommey - peSap! (quarterly call for volunteers)

It's time once again for me to urge you folks to host a qepHom.  The
number of quickly-progressing students on the mailing list is great, 
and the level of enthusiasm is inspiring.  This year's KLI language 
conference, {qep'a' javDIch}, was a terrific success, with people at 
all levels of skill actively participating.  Unfortunately, not all 
who would enjoy it were able to attend.  That's where the qepHom idea 
comes in -- instead of bringing everyone to the event, bring the event
to everyone!

If you're unfamiliar with what a qepHom is, see the list of them at
/kli/qepHom.phtml for a brief description and a 
schedule of planned meetings.  If there's one near you, call the host 
and offer your assistance.  If none are nearby, that's your cue to 
hold one of your own.

For all who were at the qep'a', consider this an opportunity to get 
back some of the excitement of actually *speaking* the language.  For 
the rest of you, consider this an opportunity to share with others how
much you enjoy learning this unusual constructed language, and to 
sample the excitement of speaking it.

***

yIqIm!  yIbuS!  To each of you and all of you,  peqIm!  pebuS!

We speakers of the Klingon language are an active and dynamic group,
and it's up to all of us to keep up the energy.  There are people "out
there" who are as excited about tlhIngan Hol as you are but do not yet
realize that there are others with whom they can share their passion.
Find them!  There are people who do not yet know that they will love
this language if only they get a taste of it.  Reach them!  There are
even those who are deeply into Star Trek and who consider knowing how
to speak Klingon a useful skill.  Seek them as well.

Remember:  mataHmeH maSachnIS -- to survive, we must expand.

If you are willing to host a {qepHom} sometime this year, there is an 
honored spot in the upcoming issue of _HolQeD_ for you.  The task is 
not difficult.  Remember that these are "minor meetings" -- they are 
not supposed to be big productions.  The flyers that the KLI can 
provide call them "informal gatherings of Klingon enthusiasts."

There have been qepHommey held in restaurants, bookstores, college
classrooms, and even people's homes.  Your job as a qepHom host is
simply to set up and advertise the event, then to discuss with the
people who show up the reasons you enjoy speaking this language.  Tell
them a little about the history of the language and where it's going.
Have a collection of reference books and _HolQeD_s out for people to
look through.  Maybe listen as a group to _Conversational Klingon_.
Practice the correct pronunciation of such useful Klingon phrases as
{nuqDaq yuch Dapol} and {reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'}.  Show off your
treasured hardbound copy of _Hamlet: the Restored Klingon Version_.
You *do* have a copy, don't you?  And tempt the attendees with the
knowledge that the paperback edition should be published soon.

I've put a document on the World Wide Web for prospective qepHom hosts
to read.  Browse http://www.netusa1.net/~caanders/host-qephom.html and
see how simple it can be to do some Klingon language outreach.

So pick a time and place and let me know in the next week or two.  I
will need to get your information before the beginning of September to
be sure it will be included in the next issue of {HolQeD}.  All we 
need right now is a date, a city, and a name with a phone number to 
contact for more information.  As the time gets closer, I can help 
with promotional material and information to distribute before and 
during the event.  Please don't respond on the list, but send your
answer directly to me at <mailto:[email protected]>.

--
  Alan Anderson, professional programmer and amateur Klingonist
      qepHom Coordinator for the Klingon Language Institute
qo'mey poSmoH Hol -- language opens worlds -- /

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