Thursday, June 01, 2006

 

Computers and Writing Conference 2006

Attended my first Computers and Writing conference.

I was very impressed with the organization of the conference but also with the people who are involved in this field.

The organization of the conference was much more than just collegiate. It seemed to me like a friend who prepared for visitors and made sure they were taken care of in many different ways. This was the case from the conference chair and assistant but even down to the graduate students and technical support and administrative staff. All around they created an atmosphere that was very welcoming and inclusive. Certainly this experience was very different from others that I have had.

Long time atendees were also very welcoming and supportive of new folk like me. It is easy to feel ostracized and most individuals went out of their way to include me in their own conversations. One person described the C & W conference as his summer camp. I saw that type of comraderie throughout the conference. There was not one session which I attended in which negative or abrasive criticism was given. People were willing to listen to presenter's ideas, disagree at times, but most gave either positive comments or constructive criticism.

It was an excellent introduction into the field.

Comments:
Definitely like a summer camp. It was an excellent capstone to a May Seminar, which is also like an intellectual boot camp. Intense.

Good pics:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/cw2006/pool/
 
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