Graduate Research Network: This is a forum for graduate students and recent graduates to discuss research projects and ideas with experienced Computers and Writing researchers, editors and peers.

Workshop for New Faculty: This is a pre-convention workshop designed to give faculty at the beginning of their professional careers an opportunity to discuss the issues they find themselves having to deal with as new faculty in post-secondary institutions.

Mentoring: New to the conference and wish to know more about the various areas of study, about the people who are presenting, or about what's going on at the conference? New to the field and want to know more about the terminology, theorists, and technologies currently discussed? Interested in getting to know people in the field whose work you have heard of, but who you have not yet met? Wanting to get to know more people, receive more of an "insider's view" of what is going on, or hook-up with someone at an institution near you? Or if you are simply gregarious and just want to find people to hang out with at the conference . . .

We encourage participants new to the computers and writing community and/or the conference to take advantage of our Mentor Program (coordinated by Michael Day and Trish Harris). This program continues the tradition of welcoming newcomers, which is how many of us got our start in the field.

More information about mentoring will be available when you register for the conference.

Informal Gatherings

There are a number of scheduled opportunities for participants to get together in a casual setting to discuss issues being raised in the formal components of the conference. In addition to breakfasts, lunches and dinners each day, these events include an opening reception in the University’s Art Gallery on the first evening of the conference, a banquet and dance on the second evening, a picnic on Saturday afternoon, and a closing brunch on Sunday. In addition, recreational time is built into the schedule to encourage participants to take advantage of the several recreational opportunities on and around the campus and at the same time to get together to enjoy the company of others attending the conference.