CALL FOR PROPOSALS

“The Future is WAC” The 11th International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference June 7-9, 2012 Savannah, GA Hosted by The Department of Writing and Linguistics and the Division of Continuing Education Georgia Southern University

CFP: Undergraduate Writing Majors: Fourteen Program Profiles Editors: Greg Giberson, Ph.D., Oakland University Jim Nugent, Ph.D., Oakland University Lori Ostergaard, Ph.D., Oakland University

Submit a Proposal for WPA 2011: Frameworks for Success

In the midst of our busy everyday lives, sometimes it’s challenging to find a quiet place to contemplate with friends our directions and opportunities. It can be especially daunting to find time to reflect on the successful features of our courses and programs. We hope that the 2011 CWPA conference will offer opportunities to share current successes and plan for future ones.

CWPA is eager to welcome the voices of people who participate in "writing program administration" writ large and who engage in myriad ways in the work associated with it. This could include work with writing centers; multiple sections or instructors of writing courses; work with community writing programs; course and program assessment; considering how to effectively make connections with others in the classroom, on campus, and beyond; or any other work that is related to writing instruction or program direction.

The Research Grants Committee of the Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA) announces its call for proposals (CFP) for 2011. The CFP is attached to ths blog posting as a PD.

Point Counterpoint: Converging Fugues in Composition and Community
TYCA West 2009
October 9-10, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT

Send proposals to ron.christiansen@slcc.edu
See registration at http://tycawest.org/

We welcome submissions that focus on the theory and practice of teaching first year composition in community colleges and universities. We're particularly interested in presentations that address the intersections of communities in students' lives, in composition classrooms, and in academic discourses.

CALL FOR 2009 WPA RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS

The Research Grants Committee of the Council of Writing Program Administrators invites proposals for research projects that investigate issues and practices in writing program administration. Maximum awards of $2000 may be given; average awards are $1000. Applicants must be current WPA members; all current WPA members are eligible to apply.

Deadline for Proposals: January 30, 2009

Please organize your proposal as follows:

The Council of Writing Program Administrators is seeking its next Editor or Editorial Team for its official journal, WPA: Writing Program Administration. The Call for Proposals is posted on the WPA website at this URL: http://wpacouncil.org/node/1368

WPA is pleased to announce its co-sponsorship of 'Literacies of Hope: Making Meaning across Boundaries' to be held in Beijing, China, July 24-27, 2007. The conference, co-hosted by Beijing Normal University and Global Interactions, Inc., will inquire into the many forms of literacy that are vital to an increasingly globalized world, where partnership is essential. Proposals for presentations are invited for five strands: Print Literacy / Media Literacy / Oral Literacy Technology & Literacy Creative & Critical Thinking Social & Cultural Literacy TESOL / ELL For detailed information about the conference and to download forms for submitting proposals go to http://www.globalinteractions.org and select "2007 China - U.S. Conference on Literacy." Submission deadline is December 12, 2006. Invitations to present will be emailed by December 20. NOTE!! EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: JANUARY 22, 2007 U.S. presenters will deliver their papers in English with consecutive Mandarin interpretation, and Chinese presenters will deliver their papers in Mandarin with consecutive English interpretation. The U.S. Steering Committee will referee U.S. proposals and collaborate with their Chinese counterparts in building the program. Presenters must register for the conference by January 12, 2007, with a deposit of $600 ($200 of which is refundable if presenter cancels). Participants who are not presenting must register by February 28, with a deposit of $600 ($200 of which is refundable if participant cancels). The 9-day program includes Chinese visa, lodging and orientation in Los Angeles, roundtrip coach airfare from Los Angeles to Beijing, double occupancy lodging, all meals in Beijing, airport/hotel transfers, the four-day conference registration fee, professional site visits, and three days of historical and cultural sight visits in Beijing. Total cost $3300. A shorter 5-day program is available for $2950. Options are also available for family members who are not attending the conference. Itineraries for all options are available at the website listed above. Questions should be addressed to Global Interactions, Inc., or 602-906-8886.