Submission of Proposals
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As noted in the call for proposals , the 2009 MWCA Annual Regional Conference has been designed to both honor and challenge some of our best traditions. To that end, we invite proposals for participation in nearly any form. We welcome proposals for everything from works-in-progress to fully polished presentations; from roundtable discussions to interactive, multimedia sessions; from informal discussions of current research in our discipline to engagement with other disciplines that inform our work. We hope to support and encourage those new to writing centers as well as to provide engaging, dynamic experiences for veteran professionals. We especially encourage proposals that allow the discipline's veteran and newer scholars, including the large number of our undergraduate colleagues who attend every MWCA conference, to engage in meaningful dialogue. And finally, though we have suggested various approaches to participation in the call for proposals , we assume that some of you will propose activities and events we have not imagined. No one format will be privileged over another, but successful proposals will explain how the presenters intend to engage other participants and advance the knowledge of writing center theory, practice, and research.

 

Submitting Proposals:

Proposals should include name(s) of presenter(s) and institutional affiliation, title of presentation, presentation format, a 50-word abstract, and a 500-word description of the presentation.

Proposals will undergo blind review and should be submitted using the online proposal form at the MWCA Profile website. The form provides great latitude in session format, duration, and content, but proposals should be as specific as possible about the role of the presenters, the participation of others in attendance, and the contribution the session makes to writing center studies. For annotated samples of successful proposals from previous conferences, see the Model Proposal page on the MWCA website.

Proposals must be submitted online by Fricay, April 3, 2009, for consideration.