CCCC-IP's 10th Anniversary!

Annual Caucus Meeting

Wednesday, MARCH 24, 2003

1:00 - 4:30pm CST

San Antonio, Texas

Since 1994, the Caucus on Intellectual Property and Composition/ Communication Studies has sponsored a free meeting open to all conference attendees, held during the Wednesday afternoon pre-conference workshops. The Caucus introduces and explores issues of importance related to intellectual property consistent with the professional and pedagogical interests of CCCC members.

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the CCCC-IP Caucus, a distinguished panel of academic leaders in intellectual property will open the Caucus session with "Intellectual Property Then and Now: Reflections on the First Decade of Scholarship on Intellectual Property Issues in Composition.” Past Caucus Chairs, Andrea Lunsford, Jim Porter, Tyanna Herrington, Laura Gurak, Libby Miles, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, and current chairs John Logie, and Candace Spigelman will discuss their work in varied arenas of intellectual property.

This afternoon-long session will continue by featuring an overview of IP issues for newcomers, special reports from representatives of the CCCC-IP Committee, international affairs, and various intellectual property working groups. Caucus participants will meet in small action groups to address such legislative and academic topics as copyright and fair use, multi-media and the public domain, university IP policies, faculty work-for-hire, authorship and plagiarism, distance education. Working groups at the Caucus meeting construct usable resource materials for colleges and universities across the country, statements for publication, and Sense of House Motions to bring to the CCCC Business Meeting for action. Working groups are facilitated by table leaders and assistant chairs, who lend their expertise to table actions, and report to the groups at the close of the session.

We look forward to seeing you all for a productive conference!

John Logie and Candace Spigelman

CCCC-IP Co-Chairs