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CASLLRs -- For next year's SIG session at the 4Cs, let's use Russ's term "first-year composition" and leave room for debate whether the absence is an "historical weakness" or an opportunity for creativity. Different universities do it differently; some would like to do both. College teachers, at least in Ontario, will also recognize the "absence" model -- many have just lost their standard first-year course. Any high-school teachers present (such as Cheryl Ende this year, from Hamilton-Wentworth Board), will still be interested in how we frame the programs they send students into. Two other points: 1. Can we come up with a positive title, not one focussed just on absence? e.g. "Creating Writing Programs Without or Beyond First-year Composition"? Henry, that phrasing would leave you room to comment on how f-y comp is (or could be) related to other courses and ways of delivery. It might attract interested Americans too, who are also moving into extended and diffused programs....But somebody find a snappier wording, please! 2. I think we should be talking about the Special Interest Group (usually a roundtable, with a number of speakers) rather than the caucus (traditionally an informal meeting at which we share news and complaints about institutional politics, etc.--and decide where to go for dinner). Regards, Margaret Procter University of Toronto