The IWCA-NCPTW Baltimore Conference, November 4-6, 2010, is on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=114007828617602&ref=search&sid=0BtCPzxU-TpY1u8MO5KT4A.1078765252..1

Please join the IWCA’s Two Year College Task Force for our second monthly Talk Time (formerly called “webinar”) as per the information below. TITLE:  Connecting Two Year-College Writing Centers: A Conversation about Current Needs and Possible Resources FACILITATORS:  Sherri Winans , Brandi Blahnik, Clint Gardner, Curtis Burdette, and Jill Reglin DIALOGUE QUESTIONS: 1) What challenges [...]

Each year the East Central Writing Center Association (ECWCA) acknowledges the outstanding service provided by tutor/consultants throughout the region at our annual conference. Awards Certificates and $200 cash awards will be given in two categories:  Outstanding Tutor of the Year and Tutor Leadership.  Details about the awards and the nomination process are posted on our [...]

Overview The IWCA Collaborative 2010 program features sessions that are relevant to all writing center professionals and include topics such as: Making a case for centers in times of high stakes testing, assessment, and budget crises Identifying and rethinking best practices in tutoring and tutor training Understanding difference in writing center practice Implementing technology in [...]

The International Writing Centers Association and the National Conference on Peer Tutoring announce their joined conference to be held on November 4-6th, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, just blocks from Baltimore’s scenic Inner Harbor. Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association, the conference provides writing centers and composition communities [...]

Below are links to IWCA affiliated regional conferences for Spring 2010. The conferences are listed in chronological order according to the conference date, not according to proposal deadlines. Both dates are listed in bold near the beginning of the conference information; extended deadlines and other revised information will be included, but original deadlines and other [...]

Download a list of some of the writing-centered sessions at CCCC 2010 here.

The IWCA Board and Executive Council calls for nominations for Outstanding Article 2009. By February 1, please nominate articles for the 2009 Outstanding Article Award.  The award will be given at the IWCA Collaborative at Cs.  Please note the policies, criteria, and nominating process below. The following policies should be noted: * Nominated publications must [...]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: ECWCA OUTSTANDING TUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD & ECWCA TUTOR LEADERSHIP AWARD Deadline: Monday, March 1, 2010 Each year the East Central Writing Center Association (ECWCA) board members acknowledge the outstanding service provided by tutor/consultants throughout the region. Designed to celebrate the contributions of undergraduate-student, graduate-student, and staff writing center tutors, these [...]

The European Writing Centers Association is pleased to announce its 2010 conference at The American University of Paris Paris, France Crossing National Boundaries and Linguistic Borders: (Re)Thinking and (Re)Situating the Writing Center and WAC Connection in Europe and Beyond May 24 – 28, 2010 Conference Website: http://www.aup.edu/news/special_events/ewca2010.htm Keynote speakers:            Muriel Harris, Purdue University, US Chris [...]

Call for Proposals PACIFIC NORTHWEST WRITING CENTERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 9-10 April 2010 Western Oregon University www.wou.edu/writingcenter THEME: The Writing Center Effect: Collaboration, Professionalization, & Sustainability One tiny, seemingly unimportant event has the power to alter the whole of history and direct universal future. This phenomenon, known as the butterfly effect, is Edward Lorenz’s scientifically founded [...]

CFP: 2010 SWCA-sponsored Florida Statewide Conference March 5-6, 2010 @ Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Keynote Speaker Paula Gillespie, Florida International University Author of the Longman Guide to Peer Tutoring Co-Chairs Shanti Bruce, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, SWCA Webmaster Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., St. Thomas University, SWCA President 2010-2012 Proposal Deadline January 30, 2010 Theme [...]

As we gear up for another academic year with our students – the student consultants we work with and the students who find their way to us in the writing center – there are issues we find ourselves unable to ignore.  One year after a significant economic meltdown and subsequent freezes and cutbacks, we want [...]

The Chicagoland Organization of Writing, Literacy, and Learning Centers (COWLLC) proudly announces a regional conference for directors and faculty. The theme for this year’s conference is Undergoing, Understanding Change. To read more about this conference, download the CFP at http://writingcenters.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/COWLLC_Conference2010.pdf

Theme “Back to the Tutor” Location Wingate University Wingate, North Carolina Date February 5-6, 2010 Chair Laura Bokus, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, SWCA Vice President 2010-2012 Host Kevin Winchester, Wingate University More information at the conference website: http://backtothetutor-carolinas.blogspot.com/

THE 2010 CHICAGOLAND WRITING CENTER CONFERENCE A Celebration of Writing Centers: Where Activism, Community, and Diversity Meet February 6, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. DePaul University Schmidt Academic Center, 2320 N. Kenmore Avenue, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL Registration: Free For more information, visit DePaul’s website at http://condor.depaul.edu/~writing/html/news/index.html

IWCA SIG: open meeting Saturday November 21 Session: SIG.06 – 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm 11/21/2009 Format: Special Interest Group Room: Marriott Rivercenter Topic: Professional Development Level(s): General (proposals of interest at all instructional levels) Title: Using Writing Centers to Advance Literacy (Sponsoring Group: International Writing Centers Association) Special Interest Group meeting for those interested [...]

North Carolina Symposium on Teaching Writing “Perceptions and (mis)Representations: Writing in Secondary and Post-Secondary Classrooms” October 16-17, 2009 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC The North Carolina Symposium on Teaching Writing is interested in facilitating discussions focusing on student writing in high school, community college, and university environments. While the examination of issues regarding any [...]

Northern California Writing Centers Association Conference 2010 Saturday, February 6, 2010 Mercy High School Burlingame, CA 94010 Co-hosted by Mercy High School and the University of San Francisco Join our conference Ning: http://norcalwca.ning.com/ Conference Theme: The Sustainable Writing Center Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ben Rafoth, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Author of A Tutor’s Guide: Helping Writers [...]

Registration is now open for the 2009 MWCA conference to be held October 22-24 at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn in Rapid City, SD. The conference website is at http://pages.usiouxfalls.edu/mwca/mwca09/index.htm . Early bird registration is September 15. The conference offers pre-conference workshops, two post-conference outings (Rushmore & Crazy Horse or a walking tour of historic [...]