Thank you all for your kind remarks, but please remember that this list is YOUR list and it is YOU who have made this list a success! And now I am more than just a little embarrassed to post the comments below. As some of you know, llti has been coming to you from China for the last two months where I am involved in a huge software project to improve listening comprehension and speaking ability of Chinese students of English. I will report on this when I get back to the US. If all goes well, I will demo it at the next IALLT Conference in two years. (1) from Hendricks <[log in to unmask]> I'll second that, Derek. Thanks Otmar for your many years of living, breathing, and fixing LLTI. In case it is not common knowledge, Otmar was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award, along with Ed Dente and Peter Liddell, at the recent IALLT conference in Atlanta. Otmar was not present, though, since he is now in China, continuing his work in language technology. The man never rests. ================================== Harold H. Hendricks Supervisor, Humanities Learning Resource Center Humanities Technology and Research Support Center 1163A JFSB Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602-6703 Tel: (801) 422-6448 Fax: (801) 422-0304 (2) from [log in to unmask] And add to that a congratulations on the Lifetime Achievement Award that was given to Otmar at the IALLT conference last week! Thanks for all that you do and have done, Otmar! (3) from [log in to unmask] Well said Derek. I would like to add my thanks and recognition for Otmar and his hard work. It has been close to a decade that I have been a member of LLTI and could not imagine doing my work without it. Thank you Otmar. Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo University of Calgary (4) from "Waltje, Jorg" <[log in to unmask]> Hear Hear -- thanks for pointing this out, Derek (and, btw, you yourself have been a great source of help and info for many of us on this list over the last few years). But also many thanks to Otmar who runs this list which keeps us connected as a community. Congratulations on your "IALLT Lifetime Achievement Award" -- too bad you could not make it to Atlanta, you were in our thoughts and sorely missed. All the best, Jorg (5) from [log in to unmask] I'll second that motion! ;-) MVK Michael V. Kramizeh Technology Coordinator and Language Laboratory Manager Language Learning Center Michigan State University Rm. 131 Old Horticulture Bldg. East Lansing, MI 48824 517-355-8375 Phone 517-432-5246 Fax E-Mail: [log in to unmask] (6) from [log in to unmask] Ditto with regard to Ottmar. Wolfgang *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************