[CBW_Exec] Thanks and additional request for help (cut! To 5000 from 7075!)

Fri May 8 15:12:53 CDT 2009

How wonderful! Thanks, Susan!

The brain-generosity combo making up this group continues to amaze and
thrill me. 

Thanks, everyone! 

On 5/8/09 12:04 PM, "Susan Bernstein" <susan.naomi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I just spoke to Shannon to confirm.  I'm happy to take on the revision and
> final submission.
> 
> Peace and good weekend,
> 
> Susan
> 
> On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Shannon Carter
> <Shannon_Carter at tamu-commerce.edu> wrote:
>> Hi, all--
>> 
>> I just spoke with Hannah and want to thank her for taking care of just about
>> EVERYTHING on this important proposal before life intervened a couple days
>> ago. We spoke several times about plans, but for me it was April that forced
>> me out of pocket with multiple trips back and forth between Corpus and Dallas
>> (about a nine hour drive, 16 round trip, x3 last month!)
>> 
>> Hannah drafted the proposal, contacted all of you, got it into the system,
>> and everything else commendable and necessary with no help from me. SO
>> grateful for that, as I¹ve been struggling to catch up and against the pain
>> of a recent loss. And other midnight publication deadline, which you¹ll hear
>> about in a moment.
>> 
>> So THANKS, Hannah! We¹ll take it from here.
>> 
>> Of course we are at the deadline, and it looks like I¹ll need your help to
>> complete the process.
>> 
>> FIRST and foremost: We have FAR too many characters in this draft. We get
>> 5000 characters.
>> 
>> We have 7075!
>> 
>> HELP!!!!!!
>> 
>> I am SO sorry, but I absolutely cannot cut that to size. Can one or more of
>> you get in and hack away? There is no possible way I can do this. Cutting is
>> my absolutely weakness and, on top of everything else associated with life
>> and the day job, CCC gave me less than seven days to cut 12 pages from an
>> article accepted (³as is²!) in 2006. Just about every minute of that time
>> span is already spent, and though I¹ve been looking for potential cuts in
>> every tiny spare moment I¹ve had since I learned of the need for such cuts
>> I¹m only just this minute finding places that might possibly go. (BTW: Her
>> hands are tied, as well. Darn reality of budget cuts and last minute
>> decisions at levels beyond the editor¹s control. Life happens, doesn¹t it?)
>> 
>> Help?
>> 
>> Also:
>> 1. SIG: I¹ll add the SIG in the system under Hannah¹s credentials. Please
>> take a look and let me know if you see any problems with it.
>> 2. Workshop: (a) need names for ³Discussion Leaders² in a couple of
>> instances. If you are listed as a facilitator but your name does not appear
>> in the prose of the workshop prose itself, please add your name as
>> ³Discussion Leader² somewhere in the proposal. If we have anyone listed in
>> one place but not the other, reviewers will count it against us. (b) need
>> names for the National Database presentation (Deborah and Rebecca: would you
>> check on that portion of the abstract?), ( C ) CUT!!!!!!
>> 
>> We can include the longer proposal at our website  (and maybe the blog?).
>>  Website concern still being addressed. Soon. Very soon.
>> 
>> On the rest: I REALLY need your help!
>> 
>> If you can help, please email all of us here so we know who is doing what and
>> don¹t get ourselves too tangled up, then get into the system to make those
>> cuts directly. 
>> 
>> http://www1.ncte.org/cccc/proposals/
>> 
>> username: hashley
>> password: cbw2010
>> 
>> I tried to revise the last section and added another several words to the
>> end, which is when the system jumped in and said no way.
>> 
>> If we can find space for any of this, it might be useful. But probably not.
>> As I said, I¹m an adder not a cutter. Sigh. We had a hell of a time getting
>> the proposal down to size last year. Whew.
>> 
>> See what you think. ..
>> ---------
>> Hannah Ashley and Shannon Carter, Large group:  Revisiting: What does basic
>> writing stand for? How do we get that into the world? How might multimodality
>> help basic writing practitioners, students, and the discipline itself get the
>> word out regarding who we are and what we stand for?   
>> 
>> In addition the workshops ongoing goals to promote best practices in basic
>> writing, CBW 2010 has two key objectives:
>> (1) The day's presentations and activities should yield a strong
>> infrastructure, contacts, and ideas for acting locally and nationally on
>> behalf of basic writing and students called "basic writers" and
>> (2)  lead to a revised Social Justice Policy Statement, which CBW membership
>> will present to CCCC in hopes of ratification.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>         
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/8/09 9:36 AM, "Ashley, Hannah" <HAshley at wcupa.edu
>> <http://HAshley@wcupa.edu> > wrote:
>> 
>>> Kathleen--Please do feel free to add yourself as a facilitator in one of the
>>> interactive pieces/small group pieces and post your info.  There is room.
>>>  
>>> Thanks everyone for doing the update.
>>>  
>>> SHANNON--Did you do SIG stuff?  Is it under my sign-in or what?  I can check
>>> but things remain a mess here.  I am starting to dread Mays.
>>>  
>>> Hannah Ashley, Ph. D.
>>> Associate Professor, Composition and Rhetoric Program, Department of English
>>> Director, Writing Zones 12.5 (www.wcupa.edu/writingzones
>>> <http://www.wcupa.edu/writingzones>  <http://www.wcupa.edu/writingzones> )
>>> 551 Main Hall, West Chester University
>>> 610-738-0499, hashley at wcupa.edu <http://hashley@wcupa.edu>
>>> "If you're not terrified when you are writing, you're writing about the
>>> wrong things."  --Dorothy Alison--
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu
>>> <http://cbw_exec-bounces@tamu-commerce.edu>  on behalf of Kathleen Baca
>>> Sent: Thu 5/7/2009 6:24 PM
>>> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board
>>> Cc: Ashley, Hannah
>>> Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] FW: 2010 CCCC Proposal Submission - Profile Username
>>> and Password
>>> 
>>> Shannon and Hannah, thanks for the updates, and especially for putting
>>> together what will be a great precon.
>>> 
>>> I would like to be listed as a facilitator, if possible, but I didn't add
>>> myself since you said there was limited space and because I was listed
>>> last year. So, if there is room, I can add myself or you can add me with
>>> the info below (or the info from last year), and if there is not room, I
>>> won't be on the program.  Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Happy grading and life to all.  kb
>>> 
>>>> > Apologies if you are seeing this for a second time in just a handful of
>>>> > minutes.
>>>> >
>>>> > I got a strange message from the listserver and am not sure that Hannah¹s
>>>> > important message actually got through.
>>>> >
>>>> > Just in case--
>>>> > --
>>>> > Shannon Carter, PhD
>>>> > Associate Professor of English
>>>> > Department of Literature and Languages
>>>> > Texas A&M University-Commerce
>>>> > Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
>>>> > Shannon_Carter at tamu-commerce.edu
>>>> <http://Shannon_Carter@tamu-commerce.edu>
>>>> > http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/scarter/
>>>> > http://www.shannoncarter.net <http://www.shannoncarter.net/>
>>>> >
>>>> > ------ Forwarded Message
>>>> > From: "Ashley, Hannah" <HAshley at wcupa.edu <http://HAshley@wcupa.edu> >
>>>> > Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 12:42:47 -0400
>>>> > To: <cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu
>>>> <http://cbw_exec-bounces@tamu-commerce.edu> >,
>>>> > <Shannon_Carter at tamu-commerce.edu
>>>> <http://Shannon_Carter@tamu-commerce.edu> >
>>>> > Cc: <Steve.Lamos at Colorado.EDU <http://Steve.Lamos@Colorado.EDU> >,
>>>> <kinloch.2 at osu.edu <http://kinloch.2@osu.edu> >
>>>> > Subject: FW: 2010 CCCC Proposal Submission - Profile Username and
>>>> Password
>>>> >
>>>> > VERY IMPORTANT!!!  Please excuse the rush and informality--things in my
>>>> > home
>>>> > life have been a disaster; no need to go into detail.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I have pulled together, as best I could given what folks sent me and
>>>> space
>>>> > constraints, our CBW proposal.  I am out of time today, and I need your
>>>> > help!  It is due midnight, Friday, in final form.  See below for getting
>>>> > in
>>>> > to the system.
>>>> >
>>>> > I need everyone to either add yourself as a speaker (Deborah, Rebecca,
>>>> > Bill,
>>>> > Sugie, Susan) or a facilitator (Greg, Marcia) or to check and add to your
>>>> > contact info, if I started your profile (Shannon, Valerie, Steve, Peter?)
>>>> >
>>>> > Please do this TODAY.  If you are not listed on the program, you are not
>>>> > listed on the program, and I don't have everyone's stuff!
>>>> >
>>>> > Hannah
>>>> >
>>>> > Shannon--I didn't deal with the SIG.  Will call you about that.  We need
>>>> > to
>>>> > submit for that right, ASAP?
>>>> >
>>>> > Hannah Ashley, Ph. D.
>>>> > Associate Professor, Composition and Rhetoric Program, Department of
>>>> > English
>>>> > Director, Writing Zones 12.5 (www.wcupa.edu/writingzones
>>>> <http://www.wcupa.edu/writingzones>
>>>> > <http://www.wcupa.edu/writingzones> )
>>>> > 551 Main Hall, West Chester University
>>>> > 610-738-0499, hashley at wcupa.edu <http://hashley@wcupa.edu>
>>>> > "If you're not terrified when you are writing, you're writing about the
>>>> > wrong things."  --Dorothy Alison--
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > From: cccc at ncte.org <http://cccc@ncte.org>  [mailto:cccc at ncte.org]
>>>> > Sent: Thu 5/7/2009 11:23 AM
>>>> > To: Ashley, Hannah
>>>> > Subject: 2010 CCCC Proposal Submission - Profile Username and Password
>>>> >
>>>> > Thank you for joining the online submission process for the 2010 CCCC
>>>> > Convention in Louisville. Your username and password are listed below.
>>>> > Please keep this information for your records. You will need this
>>>> > information if you wish to return to your proposal to make any changes or
>>>> > revisions before the final deadline on May 8, 2009.
>>>> >
>>>> > Your user name is: hashley
>>>> > Your password is: cbw2010
>>>> >
>>>> > You can login at the link below with your username and password to
>>>> create,
>>>> > view, edit, or delete your proposal submissions. You can also modify your
>>>> > username and password.
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www1.ncte.org/cccc/proposals
>>>> >
>>>> > If you have questions about your CCCC proposal submission, please contact
>>>> > us
>>>> > by using our online form at http://www.ncte.org/contact. After you have
>>>> > filled in the requested information, please choose Convention for the
>>>> > appropriate department to receive your inquiry.
>>>> >
>>>> > For additional information about CCCC (i.e., featured information, ideas
>>>> > and
>>>> > strategies, meetings and professional opportunities, and leadership
>>>> > opportunities) please visit the CCCC Web page at
>>>> http://www.ncte.org/cccc.
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks,
>>>> > The CCCC Convention Planning Team
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > ------ End of Forwarded Message
>>>> >
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> Kathleen A. Baca
>>> English and Communication Department
>>> Doña Ana Community College
>>> MSC 3DA
>>> PO Box 30001
>>> Las Cruces, NM 88003
>>> 575-527-7626
>>> kbaca at nmsu.edu <http://kbaca@nmsu.edu>
>>> 
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-- 
Shannon Carter, PhD
Associate Professor of English
Department of Literature and Languages
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
Shannon_Carter at tamu-commerce.edu
http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/scarter/
http://www.shannoncarter.net

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