[CBW_Exec] CCCC 2011 (planning/theme)

Fri Mar 26 10:48:48 CDT 2010

The conference theme for 2011 is "all our relations" with a special emphasis on contested spaces.  So this is a natural choice for next year!

Hannah

From: cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu [mailto:cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu] On Behalf Of Shannon Carter
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:41 PM
To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board
Subject: [CBW_Exec] CCCC 2011 (planning/theme)

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.

Here's a link to the conference CFP, which I don't 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 won't be a part of it since we  didn't have a winner for 2010. Most of it will be drawn from conference proposals, however.

We'll share both when we have drafts of both, and I'm checking with Eileen to see when I'd 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

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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 you'll 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 I'm 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.

Here's what I'd 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 (Michael's 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 "all our relations" 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 field's strengths: like these incredible ideas for networking and coalition building.

We'd 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? . . . I'm 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
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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

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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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