Add me to the list, please, Roger. Jane. ________________________________________ From: casll-l: Canadian Association for the Study of Language and Learning (Inkshed) [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roger Graves [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 3:16 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Inkshed conference this year Brock MacDonald has informed me that we do, indeed, now have a paid up list of members. We will convene in Fredericton, hold a conference and AGM, and decide how to go forward from there. I have set up a separate email list for those planning to attend the conference; if anyone else is planning to attend that day, let me know and I'll add you to the list. Roger Roger Graves Director, Writing Across the Curriculum [log in to unmask] http://www.ualberta.ca/~graves1/ 780.492.2169 On Mar 6, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Jane Milton wrote: > Hi Graham, Doug, Roger, and all, > > Inkshed may be dead, but it died with an estate -- to the tune of > several thousand dollars -- and no will. Whether it's this year or > some other year, a group of members (as defined in the > Constitution) at an AGM has to decide what to do with that money - > even if they decide to dissolve Inkshed forever. It may seem like > "protocol" but really it's the law. > > Jane. > ________________________________________ > From: casll-l: Canadian Association for the Study of Language > and Learning (Inkshed) [[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Graham Smart [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 12:29 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Inkshed conference this year > > Doug makes some very good points, I think. However, it seems to me > that at present the old Inkshed has pretty much expired, as in 'dead > in the water'. So why would we need to worry about whether it's a > 'society' or not or whether it has to or doesn't have to hold an > AGM. It seems to me that we're dancing around a grave, worrying > about protocol. Seems kind of bizarre to me. > > Why not simply let go of the old Inkshed and let whatever group of > people who identify themselves as 'friends of Inkshed' by meeting > for a day after CASDW to support each other's work do just that for > a year or two? Then if the interest and commitment is there, we > could create a new organization called New Inkshed or something like > that. > > Inkshed was a great institution that served vital purposes in the > early days of Writing Studies in Canada, and it had a pretty good > run. In my view, though, at this point it's become pretty much an > historical artifact and not a living reality. > > My dismay over Purdue's loss today has been compounded this evening > by Carleton's loss--they got thumped by Lakehead--in the > championship game of the Ontario men's basketball league. But I > can't hide behind this: what I've written today reflects my views on > Inkshed quite squarely. > > Graham > > > Graham > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Doug Brent <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011 7:06 pm > Subject: Re: Inkshed conference this year > To: [log in to unmask] > > > >> Hi all, >> >> I initially thought it was odd to be taking membership money for >> what is currently a phantom organization, and wondered whether we >> needed any dues at all. But Brock explained that the current rules, >> including fee structure, can only be changed by a vote of the >> membership (this is part of the regulations governing a society, I >> gather). Therefore we have to have some members in order to change >> anything, and until we change anything, the only way to become a >> member is to pay $40. We can immediately vote to change the dues to >> anything we want, including zero, and I guess even vote ourselves a >> rebate, but the $40 has to come first in order to do business. >> >> Of course, given the traditionally consensual nature of the group, >> I suppose we need only a handful of paying members to vote that >> consensus into being, but the more members we have at the time, the >> more authoritative any decisions become. >> >> On the other hand, I am in pretty close agreement with Graham on >> the agenda. Maybe we should have an AGM first, to get the business >> of dues and such dealt with, and then go on to the more interesting >> business of supporting each other's research. The lofty existential >> questions that Graham mentions are sort of interesting to me, but >> if we only have one day to work and part of it is taken up with >> some tedious but essential administrative housekeeping, I think >> that we need to get down to real business pretty fast. >> >> Cheers >> >> Doug >> >> On 05/03/2011 4:45 PM, Graham Smart wrote: > > Hi everyone, >> >> I've arranged for my flight to Fredericton, allowing for an extra >> day, May 31, to take part in the null working conference. I hope >> it's a day when the participants can provide one another with >> feedback on work-in-progress, work-in-progress of whatever kind. >> We did that last year and I found it extremely useful. >> >> To be honest, spending the day asking ourselves questions such as >> 'what constitutes research in Writing Studies?' and 'what kind of >> relationship should Writing Studies have with the field of null/ >> null' would be, for me, a total waste of time. I have no interest >> in these questions, personally, and I certainly don't see people in >> the larger field of Writing Studies posing them either. >> >> While I intend to participate on May 31, I won't be paying $40 to >> become a member of null at this point. I want to know what kind of >> organization a resurrected null organization/conference will be >> before I consider joining. To me, the idea of having people buy a >> membership before there's at least some shared notion of what a new >> null would look like is way premature. I realize I won't be able >> to attend the null during the conference, but as you might guess >> what what I've said, that's something I can live with. > >> When I read what I've just written above, I can see that it's >> pretty salty in conveying my personal views with little regard for >> listserv decorum. I think I would have to attribute this to >> watching my beloved Purdue Boilermakers lose to Iowa this afternoon >> and blow a chance for a shared Big Ten championship. > > Graham >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Doug Brent >> <[log in to unmask]><javascript:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask] >> ')> >> Date: Monday, February 14, 2011 5:39 pm >> Subject: Re: Inkshed conference this year >> To: [log in to unmask]<javascript:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask] >> ')> >> > >>> Hi Roger, >>> >>> I intend to be there. It`s too early for me to have formulated >>> definite thoughts on what should be on the agenda, but certainly >>> an AGM to settle some of the thorny issues should be on it -- >>> perhaps as the first order of business.. If we put it last, we may >>> lose any remote semblance of quorum. >>> >>> Doug >>> >>> On 09/02/2011 1:22 PM, Roger Graves wrote: > > We're in the beginning stages of planning this year's Inkshed > meeting in Fredericton, NB on May 31, the day after the CASDW > (Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing) ends, > and we'd like to invite Inkshed members, former members, and others > interested in issues related to research and teaching writing in > Canadian contexts to attend. >>>> >> >>> Registration >>> To register, email me at [log in to unmask]<https://webmail.carleton.ca/uwc/webmail/java_script:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask]) >>> >. I'll create an email list of those who are interested in >>> attending and we'll go from there. Registration is free to >>> members; non-members are welcome and whatever fee we ultimately >>> charge will only be to cover food costs for lunch and coffee. >>>> >> >>> Program >>> The initial plan will be to follow the format of last year's one- >>> day conference. Sixteen people attended, and the program emerged >>> from email discussions held amongst those who planned to attend. >>> This was a "working conference": the focus was on discussion and >>> exchange, with presentations used sparingly and as a way to prompt >>> discussion. This year we also have ideas that were proposed at >>> last year's meeting: > > * > > What counts as research/Scholarship: Session at next > conference people presenting the theoretical perspective for looking > at this—statement from CASLL, CASDW, and CWCA on “Teaching and > Scholarship in Writing Studies”—audiences: inside Writing Studies > plus administrators, committees in other disciplines that Writing > Studies work in: Intellectually rigorous, theoretically-based, inter- > disciplinary, Canadian context; >> EAL/ESL relationship to Writing Studies: a discussion >> Another topic exchange/development discussion for research projects >> that participants are working on. Last year at least three of the >> projects discussed at this meeting were submitted for SSHRC >> Standard Research Grants and the PIs found the session useful to >> them as they developed their proposals > >>> These are, of course, only ideas and those who indicate an >>> interest in attending this year's conference will ultimately >>> decide what we spend our time working on. >>>> >> >>> The CASLL AGM >>> Action items identified at the end of last year's meeting included >>> the following: > > * > > Future of the Inkshed (online discussion began and will > culminate in CASLL AGM meeting at this conference) > * Do it again next year in this format (this message starts that > process) > * Keep the google group private; put a link on the Inkshed website > (did keep it private; no link put up) > * Contact Russ to move it or take it over (we have established a > site called inkshed.ca that is independent of a university and > copied the files to that site) > * Contact Patricia G-P re. budget (budget account has been > transferred to Brock MacDonald; new memberships have been solicited; > the Board will be elected at the AGM). > >>>> >> >>> We'll schedule the AGM during the day sometime--it will be up to >>> the conference participants to decide exactly when. Only members >>> will be allowed to attend that session, however. >>>> >> >>> Membership >>> To become a member, please send $40 membership dues f($20 for grad >>> students) to Brock MacDonald at the address below. Make your >>> check out to CASLL, or in full, the Canadian Association for the >>> Study of Language and Learning. >>>> >> >>> W. Brock MacDonald >>> Director, Academic Writing Centre >>> Woodsworth College, University of Toronto >>> 119 St. George Street >>> Toronto, ON M5S-1A9 >>>> >> >>> I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in New Brunswick. >>>> >> >>> Roger >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Roger Graves >>> Director, Writing Across the Curriculum >>> [log in to unmask]<https://webmail.carleton.ca/uwc/webmail/java_script:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask]) >>> > >>> MailScanner has detected definite fraud in the website at "www.ualberta.ca >>> ". Do not trust this website: http://www.ualberta.ca/~graves1/<http://www.ualberta.ca/~graves1/ >>> > >>> 780.492.2169 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L >>> command to [log in to unmask]<https://webmail.carleton.ca/uwc/webmail/java_script:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask]) >>> > or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] >>> <https://webmail.carleton.ca/uwc/webmail/java_script:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask]) >>> > > >>> To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > > > > > >> >>>> >> -- >> >>> Dr. Doug Brent >>> Social Sciences 312 >>> University of Calgary >>> Department of Communication and Culture >>> 2500 University Drive N.W. >>> Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 >>> Voice: (403) 220-5458 Fax: (403) 210-8138 >>> http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dabrent<http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dabrent> > >> > > > > >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L >>> command to [log in to unmask]<javascript:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask] >>> ')> or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] >>> <javascript:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask])> > >> To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >> >> ------------------------------- >> Graham Smart >> Associate Professor >> Carleton University >> School of Linguistics & >> Language Studies >> 215 Paterson Hall >> 1125 Colonel By Drive >> Ottawa, Ontario >> Canada K1S 5B6 >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L >> command to [log in to unmask]<javascript:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask] >> ')> or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] >> <javascript:main.compose('new',[log in to unmask])> > > To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >> >> -- >> Dr. Doug Brent >> Social Sciences 312 >> University of Calgary >> Department of Communication and Culture >> 2500 University Drive N.W. >> Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 >> Voice: (403) 220-5458 Fax: (403) 210-8138 >> http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dabrent<http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dabrent> > > > >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L >> command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, >> write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > >> To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > ------------------------------- > Graham Smart > Associate Professor > Carleton University > School of Linguistics & > Language Studies > 215 Paterson Hall > 1125 Colonel By Drive > Ottawa, Ontario > Canada K1S 5B6 > ------------------------------ > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L > command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > To view or search the list archives, go to > https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-