The journal of Rhetoric, Professional Communication, and Globalization (www.rpcg.org)  announces a call for papers for a special edition. Its topic is how Spanish and English influence rhetoric and writing in the Americas.  You can view the announcement here: http://www.rpcg.org/index.php?journal=rpcg&page=announcement

Jo Mackiewicz is an Associate Professor in technical and professional communication at Auburn University. She has been a member of ATTW since 2004 and is the editor of the ATTW/Routledge Book Series in Technical and Professional Communication.

ATTW 2013 Research Methods Workshops

March 12, 2012 12:30-4:00

Scholarships Available!

The Research Methods Workshops are an initiative of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) aimed at providing an opportunity for those entering the profession and those less trained in research to develop more sophisticated research skills.

This year, ATTW is sponsoring two Research Methods Workshops:

Assistant Professor—Professional Communication/Theory

Full-time, tenure-track assistant professor in Communications Media.  Teach both Professional Communication courses and introductory and upper-level Communication Theory courses.

SLOT-C Database, a free resource currently housing nearly 600 service-learning projects. If you have upper-division and graduate students who need communication projects with nonprofits, please visit the database: www.slotc.org

Please take a look at the video overview (1:27): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEBmxdQuRA8

Honor the distinguished research contributions of Dr. Ken Rainey by nominating yourself or a colleague for the prestigious 2013 STC Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research. The Ken Rainey award celebrates Ken Rainey’s passion for research that results in significant improvements to technical communication, especially to practice. It rewards a lifetime of quality research in the field, a single high-quality empirical study, or a set of related high-quality studies.

This year the STC J. R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Award Committee is seeking nominations from you for this award.  Please help us recognize excellence in teaching through this award.

Proposal Submission Deadline: November 16, 2012 (Submit through conference website)

Conference website: http://swtxpca.org/

Conference Date: February 13-16, 2013

Conference Location: Albuquerque, NM

Hyatt Regency Albuquerque

330 Tijeras

Albuquerque, NM 87102

505.842.1234

Bill Hart-Davidson is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures and Co-Director of WIDE Research at Michigan State University. He has been a member of ATTW since 1998. He is currently serving his second year as President of ATTW. Prior to being elected to this position, he served two terms as an At Large Executive Committee Member and served as Program Chair of the 2009 ATTW Conference in San Francisco.