Annual Conference
IWCA 2023 in Baltimore, MD. October 11-14. Theme: Embracing the Multiverse. Conference Chairs: Mairin Barney and Holly Ryan. [2023 Conference Program]
IWCA 2022 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. October 26-29. Theme: Local Mission, Global Vision. [2022 Conference Program]
IWCA 2021 via Whova! online. October 20-23. Theme: Together Again Apart. Conference Chair: Georganne Nordstrom. [2021 Conference Program]
IWCA 2020 featured a brief opportunity to come together during COVID on October 29. Title: Theme: Listen. Learn. Lead. [2020 Program]
IWCA/NCPTW 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. October 16-19. Theme: The Art of It All. Conference Chairs: Mike Mattison and Laura Benton. [2019 Conference Program]
IWCA 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. October 10-13. Theme: The Citizen Center. Conference Chair: Nikki Caswell. [2018 Conference Program]
IWCA 2017 in Chicago, IL. November 10-13. Theme: Tutor, Writer, Director, Spy. Conference Chairs: Andrew Jeter and Lauri Dietz. [2017 Conference Program]
IWCA 2016 in Denver, CO. October 14-16. Theme: Writing Center Frontiers. Conference Chair: John Nordlof. [2016 Conference Program]
IWCA 2015 in Pittsburgh, PA. October 8-10. Theme: Writing Center (r)Evolutions. Conference Chair: Rusty Carpenter. [2015 Conference Program]
IWCA/NCPTW 2014 in Orlando, FL. Theme: The Wonderful World of Writing Centers. Conference Chairs: Melissa Ianetta and Brian Fallon. [2014 Conference Program]
IWCA 2012 in San Diego., CA. October 25-27. Theme: Like Lines Drawn in the Sand: How Writing Centers Draw and Redraw Boundaries. Conference Chair: Shareen Grogan. [2012 Conference Program]
IWCA/NCPTW 2010 in Baltimore, MD. November 4-6. Theme: Safe Harbors or Open Seas? Navigating Currents in Writing Center Work. Conference Chairs: Barbara Gaal Lutz, John Nordlof, and Harvey Kail. [2010 Conference Program]
IWCA/NCPTW 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.October 29-November 1. Theme: Alternate Routes: New Directions in Writing Center Work. Conference Chairs: Claire Hughes and Melissa Ward. [2008 Conference Program]
IWCA 2007 in Houston, TX. April 12-14. Theme: Space: for Writing: Writing Centers and Place. Conference Chair: Dagmar Stuehrk Scharold. [2007 Conference Program]
IWCA/NCPTW 2005 in Minneapolis, MN. October 20-22. Theme: Navigating the Boundary Waters: The Politics of Identity, Location and Stewardship. Chair: Frankie Condon.[2005 Conference Program]
IWCA/NCPTW 2003 in Hershey, PA. Theme: Writing Back. Conference Chair: Ben Rafoth.
IWCA 2002 in Savannah, GA. Theme: The Art of the Writing Center. This conferences was co-sponsored by the SWCA and Savannah College of Art and Design.
IWCA 2000 in Baltimore, MD.
NWCA Conferences
[The National Writing Centers Association became the International Writing Centers Association in 2000.]
1999 NWCA Conference in Bloomington, IN. Theme: “Writing Center 2000: Meeting the Challenges of the New Century.”
1997 (Fall) NWCA Conference in Park City, UT.
1995 (Fall) NWCA Conference in St. Louis.
1994 (Spring) NWCA Conference in New Orleans.
Collaborative @CCCCs
2024 in Spokane, WA. Event Chair: Julia Bleakney. [2024 Collaborative Program]
2023 in Chicago, IL. Event Co-Chairs: Grace Pregent and Trixie Smith. [2023 Collaborative Program]
2022 Online. Event Co-Chairs: Shareen Grogan and John Nordlof. [2022 Collaborative Program]
2021 Online. Event Co-Chairs: Genie Giaimo and Yanar Hashlamon. [2021 Collaborative Program]
2020 in Milwaukee, WI. [Cancelled due to COVID-19.]
2019 in Pittsburg, PA. Event Co-Chairs: Joseph Cheatle and Genie Giaimo. [2019 Collaborative Program]
2018 Online Collaborative. Event C0-Chairs: Lauri Dietz and Joseph Cheatle.
2017 in Portland, OR. Event Co-Chairs: Jennifer Follett.“The Change Lab.” [2017 Collaborative Program]
Summer Institute
2024 in Bogota, Colombia. Event Chair: Vanessa Solano Cohen
2023 in Missoula, MT. Event Chairs: Lisa Bell and Sharon Grogan.
2022 online. Event Chairs: Joseph Cheatle and Genie Giaimo
2021 online via Teams. Event Chairs: Kelsey Hixson-Bowles and Joseph Cheatle.
2020 in Santa Fe, NM. Event Chairs: Kelsey Hixson-Bowles and Joseph Cheatle. Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19.
2019 in Baltimore, MD: Event Chairs: Julia Bleakney and Kelsey Hixson-Bowles
2018 in Indianapolis, IN. Event Chairs: Julia Bleakney and Stacia Watkins.
2017 in Vancouver, BC. Event Chairs: Stacia Watkins and Chris LeCluyse.