WRAB wrap up
what a weekend. this conference was full of great presentations. i have never been part of so many sessions where the room was full of excitement and the conversation continued to build. i guess that comes from the diverse backgrounds of so many of the attendees. i believe it also grew out of a shared excitement to have a specific space that welcomed all types of empirically based research projects on writing.
i believe most people were happy with the conference. we had a few drawbacks with some technical issues and the weather wasn't the usual great santa barbara weather, but people persevered and, it seemed to me, were understanding. there is a need for a conference with this agenda, and i hope it continues at UCSB.
on a personal note, i had a blast. i met some great people that i had been wanting to meet for some time now, plus a few unexpected and positive interactions. during the session i presented, chad wickman (grad student at kent state) provided a very interesting account of his research dealing with liquid crystal physics. it seems he's really on to something there with the textual displays of specific and expert knowledge/information of these physicists. the other presenter during my session was kenny fountain (grad student u of minnesota). this was also an intriguing presentation that dealt with visual inscriptions of interactions of with real and textbook displayed cadavers.
-->if this is what writing studies has to look forward to in the next 5,10,15 and 20 years then i'm pumped. this research was exciting and really just the tip of what is out there for individuals interested in this line of work.
i'm not going to dive in to all the sessions that i attended, but, with only the exception of one presentation, all were intriguing.
i also got to relax and chat with rebecca rickly of ttu. becky was one of my first professors when i started a master's degree at ttu back in 2000. she's always fun to be around and provides great advice. clay spinuzzi was also here and we got to spend a lunch hour and chat about research. he also gave a presentation on his new book coming out soon called "net work." i remember transcribing some of his notes for this project back in 2000--first RAship I ever had. i'm sure it will be a great read.
to sum it all up and to throw some sentimental comments around (which is not my style at all) this conference gave me a bolt of much needed motivation. i hope it did the same for others.
i believe most people were happy with the conference. we had a few drawbacks with some technical issues and the weather wasn't the usual great santa barbara weather, but people persevered and, it seemed to me, were understanding. there is a need for a conference with this agenda, and i hope it continues at UCSB.
on a personal note, i had a blast. i met some great people that i had been wanting to meet for some time now, plus a few unexpected and positive interactions. during the session i presented, chad wickman (grad student at kent state) provided a very interesting account of his research dealing with liquid crystal physics. it seems he's really on to something there with the textual displays of specific and expert knowledge/information of these physicists. the other presenter during my session was kenny fountain (grad student u of minnesota). this was also an intriguing presentation that dealt with visual inscriptions of interactions of with real and textbook displayed cadavers.
-->if this is what writing studies has to look forward to in the next 5,10,15 and 20 years then i'm pumped. this research was exciting and really just the tip of what is out there for individuals interested in this line of work.
i'm not going to dive in to all the sessions that i attended, but, with only the exception of one presentation, all were intriguing.
i also got to relax and chat with rebecca rickly of ttu. becky was one of my first professors when i started a master's degree at ttu back in 2000. she's always fun to be around and provides great advice. clay spinuzzi was also here and we got to spend a lunch hour and chat about research. he also gave a presentation on his new book coming out soon called "net work." i remember transcribing some of his notes for this project back in 2000--first RAship I ever had. i'm sure it will be a great read.
to sum it all up and to throw some sentimental comments around (which is not my style at all) this conference gave me a bolt of much needed motivation. i hope it did the same for others.
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