[CBW_Exec] CBW 2011 Planning

[Shannon Carter]

Hi, all--

It was wonderful to see you all last month and I¹m very excited about all
that we¹ve accomplished thus far and all that appears to be on the horizon.

In keeping with that spirit and planning our next steps, we¹ve been hashing
out plans for upcoming CBW Workshop.

Drawing from our conversations in Louisville, it seems the CBW 2011 has two
core goals:
>> 1. Figure out (together, as an organization) the core goals BW might stand
>> for and, by extension, its professional organization
>> 2. Open up CBW to new folks (beyond our invitations to keynoters based on
>> themes, which we¹ve attempted to solicit from folks not currently involved
>> with CBW‹Kevin Roozen, Steve Lamos, Valerie Kinlock, . . . And then there¹s
>> this year).
>> 
Thus, we decided to build a proposal that would leave room for an open call
for proposals. In year¹s past the entire program has always been by
invitation only.
>> 
> Questions for you:
>> 
>> 1. Attached is a draft of the CFP. Thoughts? Suggestions? Revisions?
>> 2. What should be the deadline for submissions? On the attached draft, I set
>> the deadline for CFP at random. Getting on the official CCCC program after
>> the fact isn¹t going to work, unfortunately. I suspect Eilleen will make some
>> changes on a case-by-base basis, but we aren¹t able to count on that option
>> after the CCCC deadline. We have two options, then: (a) we go with a later
>> date and promise to create a separate CBW program and offer official
>> acceptance letters to those selected or (b) we push the deadline for CBW
>> proposals to BEFORE the CCCC deadline, then add the selected names to the
>> program proposal we submit to CCCC in early May.
>> 3. Suggestions for keynoter/featured speakers that might do well with
>> conference theme?
>> 
Workshop agenda could look something like this, with presentations and
guided discussions in the morning leading to draft of mission statement
before lunch and afternoon actually working together to develop
recommendations and other working items for CBW membership.
>> 
> Notes on agenda, including potential times. Thoughts?

> 1. 9-9:45--History and Future of Basic Writing (Opening Session/panel/plenary
> speaker)--suggestions?
> 2. 9:45-10:45--Open Panel
> 3. COFFEE BREAK 
> 4. 11:00-12:00--Discussion Groups, with leaders (Mission Statement)--Guided
> discussions toward establishing core values that might feed into CBW mission
> statement and inform afternoon conversations
> 5. 12:00-1:00--Lunch
> 6. 1:00-1:45--Local Contexts (plenary/keynote)---suggestions?
> 7. 1:45-2:45--Open Panel
> 8. BREAK 
> 9. 3:00-4:30‹Discussion Groups (also drawn from CFP and other means)
> 10. 4:30-5:00‹Recommendations from Discussion Groups and Next Steps
> 
 Thanks!
Shannon
-- 
Shannon Carter, PhD
Associate Professor of English
Director, Writing Programs
Department of Literature and Languages
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
Shannon_Carter at tamu-commerce.edu
http://www.shannoncarter.info

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