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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D">Due date for CPTSC conference proposals has been extended to May 8<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">CPTSC 2018 Annual Conference will be held October 4-6, 2018 at the Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis, MN.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Theme: Trending How?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The CPTSC 2018 conference will focus on defining and exploring what is “trending” in technical, scientific, and professional communication. We ask you to consider how we, as programs, should or should not respond to the developments and
changes influencing the field. Areas of focus include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Trends in curriculum development and pedagogy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trends in social, cultural, and political contexts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trends in research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trends in industry and employment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(See attached CFP for <span style="color:#1F497D">
full</span> details)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All proposals should be submitted as .docx files attached to an email message sent to
<a href="mailto:conference@cptsc.org">conference@cptsc.org</a>. The subject line of the related email should read “CPTSC 2018 Conference Proposal.” All proposals will be double-blind, peer reviewed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please note that proposals accepted for the conference will be published in the proceedings. To facilitate publication, we are asking that submitted proposals use the attached template or the styles specified in the attached CFP.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Proposals are due by 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time, <b>May <span style="color:#1F497D">
8</span>, 2018.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About the CPTSC Conference<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The CPTSC conference emphasizes discussion of programmatic issues. The audience includes people from new, as well as established, programs and anyone with programmatic interests in technical, professional, and scientific communication programs.
We welcome participants—administrators, faculty, and graduate students—from secondary, community college, or university levels, as well as representatives of industry.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Also note: participants at the CPTSC conference are limited to one presentation (except those in the editors round table), so please, no multiple submissions.
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