Hi, all ... sorry I couldn't make the conference this year. Sounds like 
you all had a good one!

As to soliciting material for SIS, Bill McC. suggested taking programs 
with you from conferences ... but of course conference programs are now 
available online for most conferences; some also publish abstracts. 
There are also several places that list conferences of interest to 
different fields. I imagine NCTE lists conferences; I know LSA (Ling. 
Soc. of America) does; you might check websites for any educational 
prof'l associations that might do so.

As to developing SIS ... launching a "serious" journal is an 
undertaking. There is pressure on academics to publish, but there is 
also a certain amount of pressure to publish in publications with an 
established reputation. One also has to have a pretty solid and 
reliable editorial board for reviewing submissions. Making the names of 
the board editors available helps people evaluate the journal as a 
venue for publications (when reviewing someone for promotion, for 
example). Given the costs of printing, etc., these days, and increased 
reliance on the Internet, I think online publication is the best bet, 
with perhaps a .pdf version that people can download or request 
hardcopies of.

Whenever SIS comes up on the list, I think of Ed Vavra's lament: He 
objected (still does?) to making the newsletter into a "serious" 
journal; I think he wanted to keep it an open venue for teachers to 
share ideas, etc. I wonder if there is a way to include both kinds of 
material.

I think developing SIS is a great idea -- if we can sustain the needed 
human infrastructure. (Ugh! What a horrible phrase! As bad as "human 
resources".)

Dr. Johanna Rubba, Associate Professor, Linguistics
Linguistics Minor Advisor
English Department
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Tel.: 805.756.2184
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URL: http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba

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