[ATTW-L] [External] ATTW 2022 Virtual Conference June 20-30

Tue Feb 8 17:49:12 UTC 2022

Hi ATTW Conference folks,
Given the nature of maps and geography, online conferences are difficult
for me to pin down.

This is the page I maintain - http://rhetmap.org/rhetcon/
I have placed a *Pin *In Blacksburg for the Conference with the words
ONLINE ONLY. If there would be a better location for this pin, please let
me know and I will move it.
Best,

On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 11:16 AM ATTW Communications <communications at attw.org>
wrote:

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> Our ATTW 2022 Conference Co-Chairs, Drs. Jennifer Sano-Franchini, Kristen
> Moore, and Donnie J. Sackey, invite you to propose action-oriented
> workshops and activities for our virtual conference!  #ATTW22
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> *Taking Action: Reimagining Just Futures in Technical Communication*
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> *2022 ATTW VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 20–30*
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> ”The just use of imagination is not just conceptual. It must be enacted.
> Without this enactment, a re-envisioning is relegated to the realm of
> fiction and future. The just use of imagination is applicable (in that it
> must be applied) and employed in our current realities in service of
> justice and equality RIGHT NOW, not later.”
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> —Jones & Williams, 2020
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> We’re changing things up!
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> Forget what you thought you knew about conferences.
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> We’re not doing panels upon panels of papers and presentations read aloud.
> These presentations have their uses and their value, but this year, we’re
> trying something different.
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> We all know it’s 2022, and we are a far cry away from business-as-usual.
> We’re tired. Dealing with life during a pandemic that has exacerbated
> existing inequities, ongoing anti-Blackness and white supremacy, constant
> reports of anti-Asian hate, while seeing the day-to-day effects of climate
> change is No. Effing. Joke. How are we supposed to teach, mentor, caretake,
> research, write, and conference during these times? Or, what *could*
> conferencing look like in 2022?
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> We’ll cut to the chase. We’ve heard a lot of words. We’ve seen the
> statements affirming that Black Lives Matter put out by institutions that
> have done nothing else to change their white supremacist and anti-Black
> practices. Lip service is easy. Over the past couple of years, ATTW
> leadership and members have sent out several calls to action, urging that
> members of our professional and intellectual community take active steps to
> redress anti-Blackness and white supremacy
> <https://attw.org/blog/attw-presidents-call-to-action/>, to challenge
> anti-Asian racism
> <https://attw.org/blog/attw-statement-against-anti-asian-racism-and-call-to-action/>
> , reimagine justice
> <https://attw.org/blog/the-just-use-of-imagination-a-call-to-action/>,
> and attend to issues of inclusivity
> <https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/black-technical-professional-communication>.
> We want to see more action--*thoughtful, critical action toward just
> futures in tech comm. *
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> Indeed, this means the 2022 ATTW Virtual Conference, scheduled for June
> 20–30, is going to be action-oriented.
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> For technical communicators invested in change-making, the current
> structures for gathering (e.g. traditional conferences) are limited in
> their potential to enact change across the field, our communities, and the
> world. Rather than stand-and-deliver opportunities, *we change makers*
> require spaces to build coalitions, to conduct meaningful research, to
> analyze mounds of data, and to make meaning. Structured by a series of
> interactive workshops (invited and proposed) and events over the course of
> two weeks, we are working to build spaces where participants can take
> action to build capacity, construct connections, and create new systems,
> assignments, and practices.
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> We’re also going to take action to reflect on what conferences are for,
> why we attend them, and what, in the best circumstances, we hope to get
> from them. We’re going to ask ourselves: What would a
> participant-centered—and not just speaking-role centered—conference
> experience look like? And how can we learn from the brilliance of our
> predecessors as we try to adapt what we’ve known and what we’ve done for an
> unprecedented context?
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> To that end, we invite proposals for *action-oriented workshops and
> activities* (up to 90-minutes each) that help us re-imagine what
> conferences can and should be. Proposals can be for individual or
> collaborative workshops, makerspace sessions, publication development
> workshops, project ideation spaces, feedback sessions, and more. The focus
> of these proposals should be on *doing*, not simply sharing out research.
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> Here are some ways you can re-imagine your presentation/panel as an
> action-oriented space:
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> ●     Proposing a capacity-building workshop for scholars who are new to
> tech comm and interested in social justice. How do we build capacities as
> social justice-oriented technical communicators?
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> ●     Proposing a grant writing workshop based on technical communication
> and your specific areas of expertise. How can we encourage collaboration in
> grant proposals across institutions and areas?
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> ●     Proposing an ideation space where early-career scholars work on
> articles, dissertation proposals, and more. What can you share to help
> amplify another scholar’s work?
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> ●     Proposing a feedback session. Do you need space to workshop a
> work-in-progress and are you looking to share your ideas for other
> scholar’s to help develop their work?
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> ●     Proposing a pedagogy workshop. Can you offer scholars practical,
> pedagogical advice for course design and assignment creation and then help
> them to begin to implement their ideas?
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> ●     Proposing a session on revising a TPC program in order to center
> inclusion and justice. Do you have expertise that you can share for program
> administrators looking to make social justice and equity a focus?
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> ●     Proposing a session that helps identify current opportunities and
> approaches for solving wicked problems. How can we, as technical
> communicators, work to address wicked problems like mass incarceration,
> climate change, COVID impacts, or access and inclusion?
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> Of course, these are just a small set of ideas, and we welcome your
> innovation. Some workshops might result in deliverables like collaborative
> publications, projects, or funding proposals. Some workshops may serve the
> purpose of creating cross-institutional, action-oriented coalitions
> developed to focus on problems or opportunities in our field. Some
> workshops may send participants away with fresh insights that they can
> apply to localized contexts. Either way, our hope is that participants can
> use our time together to improve our infrastructure and resources in
> support of our commitments to social justice.
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> We have a lot planned and will be rolling out more information about
> invited speakers, pre-planned workshops, and other ways to engage during
> the conference. Stay tuned for social media updates and for more ways to
> collaborate about ideas. We encourage you to participate in the way that
> works best for you, your schedule, and your mental health. Finally, we
> invite you to shape this conference to your needs.
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> Please send a proposal of no more than 500 words to ATTW 2022 Conference
> Chairs, Drs. Jennifer Sano-Franchini, Donnie Johnson Sackey, and Kristen
> Moore at attwcon22 at gmail.com <attwcon at gmail.com> by *Monday, March 7th*.
> Proposals should include the goals, planned activities, and any potential
> deliverables or outcomes, as well as a schedule outlining how you will use
> up to 90-minutes of allotted time. Notifications will be sent back to
> participants by March 21st.
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> All proposals will be peer-reviewed, and the conference co-chairs will be
> available to work with accepted participants to envision their
> participation in the virtual conference. We may ask participants to combine
> sessions, reimagine their proposals, and collaborate with others to ensure
> that we have a conference schedule that is productive and mindful of our
> current pandemic realities.
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