2008 ASGPP Writers Workshop

[T. Treadwell]

Thank you john for taking time to respond to writers workshop.  However,
my concern is not with the future of the 'journal' - that is in the hands
of a committee and with Heldref Publishing.

My concern is helping members write for our journal.

The workshop you accepted, jackie fowler's, is a good workshop.  However,
jackie attended the editor's workshop last year and asked if she could be
helpful - thus we integrated her as a helper in assisting others/members
to write.  In brief, i do not think the workshop will meet writing
expectations or needs for a professional journal.

tomt

Tom, if part of your concern happens to be having a forum in which  to
discuss the future of a "journal" for the Society , then I invite you to
log  onto
the Membership Forum of the ASGPP Web , JOC section(Journal Options 
Committee)
and enter into dialogue about a future publication. This forum  gives us
ample space and time to give the JOC thoughts, concerns and wishes of  the
membership.
>
> Tom and Grouptalk readers:
> I am encouraged by the interest expressed in the writing workshop  of '07.
> The Workshop Proposal Committee was certainly aware of the success of
> that
> workshop last year and we are excited to have selected Jackie Fowler 's
> submission to present a workshop at the 08 conference dealing with
> developing  writing
> skills for any type publication. The conference committee hopes this
> workshop
> will experience the same positive reviews as last year. I believe Ms.
> Fowler
> was recommended by you Tom. Her selection serves the goal of inclusion
> and
> diversity that the conference committee believes is important and we hope
> satisfies those interested in writing for the new journal of ASGPP or any
> other
> publication. I hope that you will sign up for this presentation and look
> forward  to hearing your response.
> Tom, if part of your concern happens to be having a forum in which  to
> discuss the future of a "journal" for the Society , then I invite you to
> log  onto
> the Membership Forum of the ASGPP Web , JOC section(Journal Options
> Committee)
> and enter into dialogue about a future publication. This forum  gives us
> ample space and time to give the JOC thoughts, concerns and wishes of  the
> membership.
> I close by thanking Ann Hale for her comments and reiterate how
> challenging
> it can be to create a conference where all needs are met .
> Peace,
> John Rasberry,M.Ed,LMFT,TEP
> President
> ASGPP
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/10/2007 9:17:10 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> ttreadwe at grouptalkweb.org writes:
>
> Writers  Workshop Not Accepted --
>
> The executive editors submitted a writers  workshop proposal, based on the
> writing model used at the 2007 ASGPP  conference, to be presented at the
> 2008 ASGPP conference.  We have  heard positive comments on how the
> workshop was received thus we submitted  another proposal.
>
> The conference committee informed us that the  workshop was not accepted
> due to lack of space.  Last year we  developed a writers’ circle made up
> of
> persons who were interested in  helping members write.  The writers’
> circle
> is made up of  professionals who are not part of the executive  editorial
> staff.
>
> What is confuses us is writing for one's discipline  is critical to keep
> any professionalism in an acceptable light, both  practical/applied and
> research.  By not having such a workshop limits  us in a big way - we
> cannot talk and discuss with members, writing  difficulties and successes,
> and as a result we handicap our membership thus  demoting our discipline.
>
> I had one of my workshops accepted yet i would  be willing to give that
> slot up for the writers’ workshop.  [I think  the writing workshop is
> more
> important].
>
> However, I would appreciate  feedback from the listserv regarding their
> impression of having or not  having a writer’s workshop.
>
>
>
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Thomas Treadwell         CompSoc - GraphPlot               Computerized
Dept. of Psychology             \ /                         Sociometry
West Chester Univ.            __/ \__                  Phone-610-436-2723
West Chester, Pa.    ttreadwe at grouptalkweb.org         FAX-610-436-2846
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