CW2001 Program - Computers and Writing

Acknowledgments
For the success of CW2001 I am indebted to a host of people at
Ball State University as well as many in the Computers and Writing
community at large. Such an undertaking depends on the willing
cooperation and contributions of many, many people, many more than
I know of and can acknowledge. For each contribution, I am grateful.
First, I thank the Ball State community at large, and particularly the
Department of English and the College of Sciences and Humanities,
for their continuing support. Thanks to English Department Chair Paul
Ranieri for his willingness to envision and welcome over 300 folks
converging in our space, and to College of Sciences and Humanities
Dean Ronald L. Johnstone for his early support. For their invaluable
help day to day over the past year, thanks go to Sharon Pinkerton, Jama
Gibson, and Sandy King in the Department of English and Kathy Lucas
in the Office of the Dean.
Hosting the Computers and Writing Conference makes one intensely
aware of the strengths and cooperative nature of this community. Over
the two years from the initial proposal process to the final conference
event, we have benefited from the experience, knowledge, and advice
of Dickie Selfe and the 7C’s Committee, Dene Grigar and the CW2K
Committee, and other previous conference chairs Michael Day and Judy
Kirkpatrick in particular. Bradley Dilger contributed countless hours to
making the proposal submission and review process function smoothly
online. Joel English turned the program information into camera-ready
copy for Nick Carbone at Bedford/St. Martins, and Jamie Miles created
the program cover. Strand leaders encouraged people to propose
sessions for their strands: Joel English, Collin Brooke, Jeff Galin, Joan
Latchaw, Morgan Gresham, Pam Takayoshi, Lisa Gerrard, Laura
Sullivan, Donna Reiss, Mike Palmquist, Art Young, Martin Rosenberg,
Dickie Selfe, Judy Kirkpatrick, Carl Whithaus, Ted Nellen, Lori Mayo,
Nancy Patterson, Cindy Cummings, Chris Dean, Amy Spring, Keith
Dorwick, Alison Regan, Walt Turner, Margee Morrison, Samantha
Blackmon. Janice Walker and Susan Lang coordinated the Graduate
Research Network Forum, a key event for bringing new folks into the
community. Michael Day and Trish Harris coordinated and expanded
the mentoring program begun at CW2K, designed to connect new
and seasoned C&W folks and enable both to make the most of the
4 A Cyber Odyssey 2001