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 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.ualberta.ca/~graves1/index.html > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > For the list archives and information about the organization, > its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to > http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-