> Received: from SpoolDir by ADMIN1 (Mercury 1.44); 9 Apr 99 13:49:59 -0400 > Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> > Received: from fundy.csd.unbsj.ca (138.119.1.2) by admin1.csd.unbsj.ca (Mercury 1.44) with ESMTP; > 9 Apr 99 13:49:56 -0400 > Received: from hermes.csd.unb.ca (hermes.csd.unb.ca [131.202.3.20]) > by unbsj.ca (8.8.7/980929-18:55) with ESMTP id NAA28175 > for <[log in to unmask]>; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:56:09 -0300 (ADT) > Received: from hermes (hermes.csd.unb.ca [131.202.3.20]) > by unb.ca (8.8.7/981013-12:55) with ESMTP id NAA09827; > Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:32:34 -0300 (ADT) > Received: from LISTSERV.UNB.CA by LISTSERV.UNB.CA (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release > 1.8d) with spool id 12922628 for [log in to unmask]; Fri, 9 Apr > 1999 13:32:22 -0300 > Received: from io.uwinnipeg.ca ([log in to unmask] [142.132.1.12]) by unb.ca > (8.8.7/981013-12:55) with ESMTP id NAA09640 for > <[log in to unmask]>; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:32:12 -0300 (ADT) > Received: from sh063.uwinnipeg.ca (sh063.uwinnipeg.ca [142.132.14.63]) by > io.uwinnipeg.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA21138 for > <[log in to unmask]>; Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:32:06 -0500 (CDT) > X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; I) > MIME-Version: 1.0 > References: <[log in to unmask]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:32:19 -0700 > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > Sender: CASLL/Inkshed <[log in to unmask]> > From: Janice Freeman <[log in to unmask]> > Organization: University of Winnipeg > Subject: Re: Canadian Writing Centre Conferences > To: [log in to unmask] > X-PMFLAGS: 34078848 I'd also like to start a Canadian Writing Centre group. Roberta Lee > Ginny, > > I'm glad you started this conversation. I also coordinate a writing > centre (but we call it a tutoring centre to distinguish it from our > Centre for Academic Writing). I took the job on at the last minute this > summer, so have been doing a lot of on-the-job learning. > > I am on WCenter list, but I find I can't keep up with the volume of > mail. There is also an American list for tutors, but I've never even > looked at the archives. I can send you subscription information if you > don't already have it. > > But it might be nice to have a list for _Canadian_ writing centres. That > way, the mail volume would be managable and we could focus on our > specific interests and concerns. And of course, we could organize > writing centre sessions at already established Canadian conferences. > > Let's talk some more! (I'd like to know just how many Canadian writing > centres there are and how they're managed/funded/staffed etc.) > > Janice Freeman > Centre for Academic Writing > University of Winnipeg > > > Virginia Ryan wrote: > > > > Do any of you Inkshedders know of existing forums/conference > > opportunities for directors and tutors of writing centres at Canadian > > universities? I coordinate the writing centre at Memorial University of > > Newfoundland. I read all CASLL entries avidly and am finding them highly > > educational (I've only held this position for 1 1/2 years); I've also > > seriously considered attending the Inkshed conference. But what I most > > urgently need right now is dialogue with other writing centre > > professionals. And while writing center conferences in the U.S. abound, > > I don't recall ever seeing a Canadian one advertised. Is there such a > > thing? And if there isn't, can anyone recommend a U.S. conference that > > would be particularly relevant to someone working at a Canadian writing > > centre? (Whew! I've done it. It's taken me 1 1/2 years to summon the > > nerve to contribute something to this listserv!) Hoping for some > > response - Ginny Ryan, Memorial University Writing Centre > Supervisor, Writing Centre University of New Brunswick, Saint John P.O. Box 5050 Saint John, NB E2L 4L5 Fax: (506) 648-5528 Phone: (506) 648-5502 Email: [log in to unmask]