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Hi Virginia, The membership of the Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (CATTW) at the Learneds includes a significant number of people who either direct or are involved in Writing Centres and there is usually, as there will be this year, a roundtable discussion of issues. New members very welcome!! Wendy Simon Fraser -----Original Message----- From: Virginia Ryan <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 7:00 AM Subject: Canadian Writing Centre Conferences >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 >