[CBW_Exec] CCCC 2011 (planning/theme)

Thu Mar 25 17:41:11 CDT 2010

Hi, all--

So workshop planning begins without us, it seems. ;) Such good energy on the
CBW-L list! How can we help capture that and move it forward? (conversations
toward action)

Hannah and I are working toward a proposal for the CBW Workshop that focuses
on this notion of networking and strategic coalition building, with room
enough for an afternoon drafting and voting on mission statements for CBW
that might lead (eventually) to the creation and adoption of policy
statements like the Social Justice policy.

In our original proposal, Hannah and I were thinking of networking across
support services (cross campus), but perhaps it makes sense to build in
networking through regionals and other place-based, community-minded forces.

Here¹s a link to the conference CFP, which I don¹t think is up yet but was
available via hard copy:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/28703174/CCCC-2011-Call-for-Proposals

Love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, objections, or concerns.

Soon, Hannah and I will draft a proposal and CFP. The idea here would be to
script part of the workshop with activities like the mission statement
workshop/voting, though the CBW Inny Award won¹t be a part of it since we
didn¹t have a winner for 2010. Most of it will be drawn from conference
proposals, however.

We¹ll share both when we have drafts of both, and I¹m checking with Eileen
to see when I¹d need to get name changes to her so we can build that into
the CFP deadline. 

Additional notes about loose ends from CCCC 2010 soon. Update on BWe early
next week. We are getting there.

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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From: Shannon Carter <Shannon_Carter at tamu-commerce.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:29:41 -0600
To: Conference on Basic Writing <CBW-L at lists.umn.edu>
Conversation: Regional Conferences
Subject: Re: Regional Conferences

This conversation is SO exciting, and I assure you the Council of Basic
Writing Executive Board is listening. I hope you¹ll keep it rolling.

Seems we have a couple of exciting issues to explore together:

1. Form those networks! On an ad hoc basis over coffee over coffee/drinks at
the airport bar (great story!). By taking over a local/regional conference
with a BW theme. This can happen with little coordination centrally, though
I¹m sure we can use one of our CBW communication points to help you share
information with one another.
2. Develop infrastructure for CBW regionals.

The second issue may take a little longer to enact, but there does appear to
be some good energy surrounding this notion.

Here¹s what I¹d like to suggest as early step in long-term planning for
issue #2: Propose a panel for our next CBW Workshop that will bring these
conversations together and suggest an infrastructure for these regionals
that CBW could support (Michael¹s questions below are particularly helpful
in this respect). 

The CFP for our next CBW Workshop is in the works. That will take place the
Wednesday before CCCC 2011 in April (Atlanta). The call will be about ³all
our relations² with a focus on strategic coalition building. Available soon.

Review will be competitive, of course, but we are looking for proposals that
build on the field¹s strengths: like these incredible ideas for networking
and coalition building.

We¹d love to see a panel or single presentation that shows us something
about how regionals were built into other organizations (like the
International Writing Centers Association, like TYCA, etc) and how, based on
conversations with CBW folks, we might build them here. What sort of
oversight does  the national organization have in each case and what sort of
oversight should CBW have here?

In the meantime, how can we capture this energy surrounding #1 and issues
leading to #2? 

Particularly useful are the questions Mike poses below. How can CBW help‹to
get the word out? to share conference websites and contact lists? . . . I¹m
sure there are tons of other things, as well.

Thoughts? Anyone (or several of you) want to take on the task of bringing
this important energy/proposal to CBW 2011 meeting (in April 2011, Atlanta)?

See CFP for CCCC 2011 at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/28703174/CCCC-2011-Call-for-Proposals
CFP for CBW 2011 coming soon.

Thanks!
Shannon

On 3/24/10 12:50 PM, "Michael Hill" <MDHill1 at HFCC.EDU> wrote:

> Hello All,
> While other outlets, like the TYCA and Peter Adams' (et. al.) accelerated
> learning conferences, are certainly useful spaces to voice and contextualize
> basic writing concerns, CBW-specific regional conferences really appeal to me.
> I like the idea of coming together with my fellow nearby CBW colleagues to
> present, explore, learn, commiserate, and, perhaps, strategize about how we
> might effectively persuade local policy and culture.  If we could do so across
> the nation, the CBW--and more importantly, CBW concerns--might be able to both
> gain a vocal presence in our regions while, also, enriching our CCCC
> discussion when we gather together in March/April.  To effectively and
> consistently address CBW concerns, I think the CBW exec board would need to 1)
> identify specific regions across the country and 2) discuss whether specific
> policies should be developed that would allow a regional conference to fall
> under the auspices of the CBW.  While we could certainly hold our own regional
> conferences without such considerations being undertaken (and the rebellious
> independent spirit in me likes the idea of designing a conference free from
> the influence of a governing board), the CBW has a lot to gain politically
> from a system of well organized, well promoted, and well designed conferences.
> So, some questions that occur to me regarding the two roles of the CBW in
> these conferences that I mention above:
> 1)  How big should the regions be?  How might we insure that regions include
> adequate representation from R1 schools, regional universities, liberal arts
> colleges, technical and career colleges, and community colleges?
> 2)  How, if at all, should the CBW function as a clearing house for regional
> conferences?  What authority does the exec board have in this matter?
> 3)  What support can the CBW offer to regions?  (I imagine this support would
> be largely virtual--though contact lists might be nice.)
> 4)  Should there be a CBW-wide goal statement for regional conferences?
> Should there be a designation for what form that conference should take (i.e.,
> paper presentations, workshops, program presentations, etc.)?
> 5)  How should regional conferences find funding, people power, space?  Should
> there be subcommittees?
> 6)  Should there be a suggestion for timing of conferences?  Should they be
> annual, bi-annual, or other?  Would it be possible to hold all regional
> conferences in the same month--say, February--to both establish a presence and
> to prepare members for CCCC?
>  
> I realize those questions likely put the cart before the horse.  What we
> likely have to answer first is:  Is there enough local interest to support a
> regional conference on CBW-like themes?  When I think of the potential for
> such conferences though, I get excited.  I am very interested in pursuing this
> discussion and the idea of regional conferences further.  Incidentally, to
> answer Liz Clark's earlier email and to stake a claim I am in the Detroit
> metro area.  Given the number of different kinds of spaces where Basic Writing
> is taught in this area and the number of nearby population centers, I would
> love to take part in the planning a regional conference.
> Mike
>  
>  
> Michael D. Hill, Instructor
> English Division
> Henry Ford Community College
> (313) 845-6368
>  
>>>> >>> Judy Hansen <JHansen at CSI.EDU> 3/24/2010 1:21 PM >>>
> In Idaho, our college hosts a state-wide conference called "Passports and
> Passages: Writing as a Bridge Between High School, College, and the World." In
> 2006, our focus was on basic writing. We may be interested in making basic
> writing our focus again next year and possibly joining with other western
> states for a regional conference.
> 
> 
> Judy Grigg Hansen
> College of Southern Idaho
> Academic Skills Department
> 315 Falls Ave.
> Twin Falls, ID 83301
> 208.732.6581
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conference on Basic Writing [mailto:CBW-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of J.
> Elizabeth Clark
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:01 AM
> To: CBW-L at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Regional Conferences
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> 
> How many people are interested in hosting a regional gathering?  As Hannah
> said, we are going to focus on "basic writing" next year at CCCC.  Before
> then, however, some of you may want to host a regional gathering and use that
> to inform the national conversation.
> 
> 
> 
> Who is interested in a regional gathering?
> 
> 
> What region (s) are you from?
> 
> 
> Liz
> 
> 
> J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.
> Professor of English
> LaGuardia Community College--CUNY
> e-mail:  lclark at lagcc.cuny.edu
> Phone:  718.482.5665 http://faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu/eclark
> 

-- 
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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