New! Check out the first issue of the Michigan Writing Centers Association Newsletter. Many thanks to the Newsletter Staff: Ann Russell, Frances FitzGerald and Melanie Keyser of Madonna University

The 2008 East Central Writing Centers Association will take place at Ohio State University April 11-12.
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Proposals for the 2008 International Writing Centers Association conference (Las Vegas, October 30 - November 1) are due March 15.
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Conferences and Organizations

MWCA Ideas Exchange Held annually in the fall at a different institution each year. See link in red column for more specific information.

East Central Writing Centers Association (ECWCA) Conference Held annually in the spring. The ECWCA is our regional writing centers association and is loosely defined to include approximately ten states in the east-central region of the U.S. Search the web for up-to-date information on upcoming ECWCA conferences.

International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Conference Held approximately every 18 months. Although this is an international conference, it has been held (thus far) in U.S. locations only. To search for up-to-date information on upcoming IWCA conferences, visit the IWCA website at http://writingcenters.org/
This is an excellent site full of great resources, including information on upcoming IWCA summer institutes.

National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing (NCPTW) Held approximately every 18 months. The NCPTW is a conference that has historically focused on the specific needs and interests of peer tutors. Conferences are sometimes combined with IWCA. Search the web for up-to-date information about upcoming conferences.