The Northeast Writing Centers Association (NEWCA) is currently seeking proposals for individual or panel presentations for their 2008 annual conference which will be held at the University of Vermont, Burlington, on April 12 and 13. The theme of the conference is CTRL/ALT/DEL, the combination of computer keystrokes used to restart an operating system. As such, the term “Control-Alt-Delete” evokes not only the influence of technology but also themes of regeneration and persistence—recurring themes for writing center administrators, peer tutors, and student writers. Kicking off this year’s conference will be a collaborative keynote delivered by Dr. Anne Ellen Geller, Dr. Michele Eodice, Dr. Frankie Condon, Dr. Meg Carroll, and Dr. Elizabeth Boquet, the celebrated authors of The Everyday Writing Center: A Community of Practice.

Proposal Submission

Submit your proposal by December 31, 2007, either electronically or by mail.

Electronic submissions should be sent as an MS Word attachment or included in the body of the email to the chair of the NEWCA Proposal Reading Committee, Pat Morelli, at pmorelli@hartford.edu.
Mailed submissions should be sent to: Pat Morelli, Director, Center for Reading and Writing, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117

If you need more information about submitting proposals, please contact Pat Morelli at pmorelli@hartford.edu or (860) 768-4139. The complete CFP is available at http://www.usd.edu/wcenter/newca_2008_conference.pdf .