I am writing to share the results of a meeting of people interested in  
attending an Inkshed conference next year who also happened to be  
attending the Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and  
Writing meeting in Ottawa May 24-26.



About 18 people talked about the possibility of organizing an Inkshed  
conference next year. The group decided that there was interest in  
holding a conference. This group, composed of people attending the  
CASDW, felt that holding Inkshed immediately after the CASDW  
conference was a workable plan. A proposal was floated to devote the  
evening after the third day of CASDW (Monday May 31 2010) and all day  
the next day (Tuesday June 1 2010). The Monday meeting would be held  
in the McGill Graduate Student centre and consist of the AGM and  
“talent” night, and the Tuesday would the program of the conference.  
The Tuesday meeting would be held in a meeting room at one of the  
Congress hotels, and would include lunch. Inkshedders would be  
responsible for their own accommodations, breakfast, and dinner. Costs  
for the conference would likely be limited to the lunch and the costs  
of renting the meeting room.



The format and nature of the program is yet to be determined; I am  
seeking descriptions proposing what that program might look like to  
include in the next issue of the Newsletter.  Please send these to  
Heather Graves ([log in to unmask]) or [log in to unmask]  
before July 31.



Does this seem like a plan for next year that people who were not at  
the CASDW meeting would find attractive? This seems like the kind of  
thing this list should discuss, and I hope I’ve given enough of a  
sense of the meeting in Ottawa to get the discussion going. If you  
were at the meeting, feel free—or even compelled—to elaborate on my  
description of what was discussed. If you were not at the meeting and  
are interested in attending an Inkshed conference next year, what do  
you think of this plan?


Roger Graves

Roger Graves
Director, WAC and Acting Director, Centre for Writers
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On Jun 1, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Roger Graves wrote:

> Just testing to see if the list works--if it does, I'll send out a  
> longer message with an update on planing for next year's conference.
>
> Roger Graves
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