Introduction to the idea and goals of the Human Language Record-a-thon, a project to engage the world in helping document the nearly 7,000 languages spoken on Planet Earth. The Human Language Record-a-thon was held as an all-day workshop at the Internet Archive on July 30, 02011, and was simulcast to remote participants around the world. Presented by Laura Welcher, Director of the Rosetta Project at The Long Now Foundation.