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qepHommey - peSap! (quarterly call for volunteers)

It's been far too long since this announcement was last posted.  Many 
of you won't have seen it before, but I encourage even longtime 
members of the mailing list to read it through again.  With the 
qep'a' in Belgium still fresh in the minds of the attendees, I offer 
a chance to recapture a little of the glory of the occasion on a 
smaller scale.  For those of you who are not yet fortunate enough to 
have met with other Klingon language enthusaists, I urge you to see 
/stuff/qepmey.html to find out what this is all 
about.

***

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 KSRP's translation of _paghmo' tIn mIS_ (_Much Ado 
about Nothing_) 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 by early 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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