CFP: Computers & Writing 2010 (an online & onsite conference)

Dave Blakesley writes to pass along the following CFP, which has a due date of Saturday, 10/31/2009:

Next spring Purdue will host Computers & Writing 2010 (http://www.digitalparlor.org/cw2010), an international conference dedicated to exploring how evolving technologies affect how we create, network, and write in the digital age. Other topics include pedagogies of teaching and learning to communicate, social networking, gaming and gaming communities, and new challenges to traditional understandings of writing and communication technologies. We invite you to participate in this innovative conference.

The deadline for submitting proposals falls on October 31, 2009 (extended from Oct. 23). Read the CFP and submit a proposal for either the onsite or online conference (or both): http://www.digitalparlor.org/cw2010/cfp

This year’s conference theme is “Virtual Worlds.” We invite proposals on social media and writing, emerging writing technologies, gaming, technology and literacies, new media, digital rhetorics, and more. There are a variety of ways to participate in this conference, including individual proposals, panel proposals, poster sessions, half and full day workshops, mini-workshops, dynamic “deliverator” talks, installations, and (for the online conference) in webinars, Second Life, and other virtual spaces. Some events will take place on Purdue’s Island in Second Life. Read these directions about how to get to Purdue in Second Life: http://www.digitalparlor.org/pwenglish/secondlife

Conference Details

Proposals are due October 31, 2009, Midnight EST

Online Conference: May 6-13, 2010

Onsite Confence: May 20-23, 2010

Registration Opens: January 4, 2010

Facebook group: Friends of Computers and Writing 2010 at Purdue

Twitter hashtag: #cw2010

Second Life Island: Purdue University

If you have questions about the conference or proposals, please let us know at computersandwriting@gmail.com. The Co-Chairs of Computers and Writing 2010 are David Blakesley (blakesle@purdue.edu) and Samantha Blackmon (blackmos@purdue.edu). C&W 2010 is hosted by Professional Writing and Introductory Composition at Purdue.

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