Thanks, Shurli, for this--an excellent summary of the proposals
various people made.
I think it is important to underscore that several of these groups
could be operating at the same time or sequentially throughout the
day--a workshop on WAC consulting could be scheduled alongside the
publication workshop group in the morning, with two other sessions in
the afternoon, for example.
Since interest in Inkshed is to some extent dependent on the program
of events, the list of four topics below gives us a good starting
point. Are there other ideas for the program beyond these four or can
others see ways to refine these--under 2., for example, what
theoretical framework is of interest to our group? Environmental
rhetoric?
Roger
Roger Graves
Director, WAC and Acting Director, Centre for Writers
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On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Shurli Makmillen wrote:
> In the interests of seeing what shape Inkshed might take before
> deciding
> whether or not to Inkshed at all, I add to those points already made
> by
> listing some of the ideas (from what I remember) that were floated
> around at the meeting, in keeping with the idea that an Inkshedding
> day
> after CASDW could be a space and a time for a variety of purposes,
> including working groups proposed before hand depending on needs:
>
> 1. a space to share drafts with other writers working to get an
> article publication-ready
> 2. an opportunity to meet with others working with a particular
> theoretical framework or concept or method intrinsic to their research
> 3. an opportunity to bring a pedagogical practice for a test-run and
> discussion
> 4. a spill-over from CASDW for more formative inkshedding and
> discussion in response to papers or panels...
>
> I realise not all of these involve meeting as a whole group in
> traditional INKSHED fashion (I have a vision of a room filled with
> large
> round tables), but perhaps a morning of working groups plus an
> afternoon
> of something for the whole group...?
>
> shurli
>
>
>
>
> Shurli Makmillen
> Contemporary Studies
> Wilfrid Laurier University (Brantford)
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>
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>
>>>> Graham Smart <[log in to unmask]> 06/01/09 3:17 PM >>>
> Well, OK, hoping to get a conversation started, here goes: For me the
> decision about whether to stay in Montreal an extra day to attend
> Inkshed would depend entirely on what was planned for the Tuesday.
> The
> question for me would be, will what's planned for the day contribute
> to
> my research and/or teaching in some way? To be brutally honest,
> feelings of nostalgia for the 'old Inkshed days' wouldn't enter the
> picture in any real way.
>
> Having just come back from Hong Kong, mainland China, and Vietnam,
> where people seem to have a much greater and wonderfully gracious
> sense
> of community, beyond the self, I realize how individualistic and
> self-centred this sounds, but if I'm honest, this is what I would be
> thinking about in making a decision.
>
> Graham
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roger Graves <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Monday, June 1, 2009 12:27 pm
> Subject: Re: Inkshed 2010
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>> 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
>> [log in to unmask]
>> http://www.ualberta.ca/~graves1/index.html
>>
>> 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
>>> Director, WAC and Acting Director, Centre for Writers
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>>> http://www.ualberta.ca/~graves1/index.html
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