April 3-4, 2009
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Writing Center Ecologies: Developing and Sustaining Our Resources
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ecwca

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Keynote Speaker: Jon Olson

The term “ecology” has many associations, from nature and the environment, to more recent applications of information ecology and media ecology in rhetoric and composition. The metaphor of ecology can be applied to the relationships among various projects and working groups within writing centers, and to the relationships among writing centers, writing programs, English Departments, WAC initiatives, strategic plans, etc. Tutors, writing center administrators, and others involved with writing center work are invited to submit proposals related-but not limited to-the following topics:

* Consider the politics of ecology and the idea of ecologies as systems. How does your writing center function as an ecological system? What are the ecologies of your department and your campus?
* How do you ensure the sustainability of your writing center? How will you address challenges to ensure sustainability?
* What kind of partnerships, relationships and/or infrastructure have you used to develop and enrich your resources? How can you extend existing partnerships and cultivate new ones? What does your writing center bring to these partnerships?
* How do writing center theories sustain both in-house environments and larger, public spaces? How do writing centers perform “public scholarship” that sustains us and the community?
* How do you build a self-sustaining ecology in your writing center through policies, practices, and relationships?
* What are the environmental issues facing your writing center? How can you develop a “green culture” in your center? What are some creative solutions you have for making your writing center greener? Why should writing center tutors and administrators be concerned with environmental issues?
* How does technology fit into your ecology?
* In what ways can globalization and diversity affect the ecology of your writing center?

Session Formats

Presentations
Single presentations will be 15-20 minutes in length. If you submit your proposal alone you will be placed with like presentations for a session.

Panels

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Consist of 3-4 presenters who are coordinating their presentations around a central theme. Each presentation will be 15-20 minutes in length.

Roundtables
Round tables are talks designed around a specific theme and are often highly audience interactive. Several speakers will address a central question from a variety of angles, and then open the question to the audience and answer audience questions.

Workshops
These sessions are designed to be fully interactive with the audience and facilitate the audience in gaining material, hands-on knowledge around the given topic.

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These presentations are designed to be stand alone posters which are informative and meant to be viewed at anytime during the conference. There will also be a dedicated time and space for the authors of the poster to answer questions and interact with conference goers about their topic.

Submitting Proposals
Proposals should be submitted online using the webform which will be available at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ecwca. The online submission system should be ready shortly, but this gives you a chance to plan your proposals in advance. The deadline for proposals is Monday, December 15, 2008.

For questions or comments, please contact
Linda Bergmann, Writing Lab Director (lbergmann@purdue.edu)
or
Tammy Conard-Salvo, ECWCA President and Writing Lab Associate Director (tcsalvo@purdue.edu)