The 2025 CWCA/ACCR Virtual Conference starts June 16! View the events page for more details and to register. View the conference schedule as a PDF.
Registration Categories
Full Conference Registration – $150 CAD
Full Conference Registration – Student – $25 CAD
Full Conference Registration – Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) students and staff/faculty – Free
Full Conference Registration – Attendees without institutional funding – Free
Full Conference Registration – International Students – Free
Instructions
- Register on Zoom. Register with the email you plan to use for the conference. This step is free. Choose your registration category
- Make payment via money transfer to cwca.accr.treasurer@gmail.com OR via credit card on PayPal to mark.blaauwhara@utoronto.ca.
- Email treasurer with your name, title, and institutional info at cwca.accr.treasurer@gmail.com.
- Free gift. Pause & Presence in Precarious Times. When you sign up for the conference, we’re excited to offer you this resource full of 10 practices that help you slow down, pause, tune in, and explore the inner terrain of your life through a number of mindful and soul-full writing experiences. Created by Christa Hesselink of SoulPlay.ca, this booklet combines years of Christa’s wisdom acquired through working with hundreds of clients as coach, retreat facilitator, and spiritual director. You will receive the booklet on the first day of the conference.
- Questions. Email Christin and Maria at cwcaconference@gmail.com.
Keynote Speaker
We are excited to announce that our 2025 Keynote Speaker is Dr. Federico Navarro. Dr. Navarro’s talk is entitled “You’ll Never Walk Alone: Challenges and Creative Responses in Writing Centres Across Contexts.”
Assistant Conference Chair
We are excited to announce Maria C. O’Connor as this year’s Assistant Conference Chair.
Hi everyone! My name is Maria C. O’Connor and I am the Assistant Chair of the 2025 CWCA/ACCR conference. I am a journalist, researcher, and instructor specializing in communication, technology, and digital media. Currently, I am pursuing a Master of Arts in Communication and Technology at the University of Alberta, where I also work as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant. My academic interests focus on the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on writing practices, both in academic and professional contexts.
Prior to my graduate studies, I worked as an instructor and Head of the Hypermedia Communication, Technology, and Society Discipline at the University of Havana, where I integrated AI tools into journalism education. I am passionate about exploring how emerging technologies shape media, communication, and education, and I actively contribute to research and public discussions on these topics.