It’s been quite a day! The final panels are now in session. We have at least 154 people registered (I say at least because I think there is another list floating around in the conference rooms). Not only have the panels been well-attended, the registration room has been alive with discussion, laughter, and story-telling all day. We’ve even begun talking about next year’s conference. Not to mention the weather is absolutely beautiful–the first real spring day of the year–and students and faculty are still coming to see panels. A good day.

I’m sitting here at the registration desk for the Fourth Composition Conference for First-Year Student Writers and thought I would let the blogosphere know how it’s going. In short, so far–GREAT! Session I at 9am and Session II at 10:30 have been well attended…actually, Session II is going on as I write this and all of the room are standing/floor sitting room only!

Kudos to Amy Lynch-Biniek for deciding to move the conference to a Thursday instead of a Friday…and kudos to those meteorologists who forecasted and delivered a beautiful sunny day (in stark contrast to last year’s cold rainy Friday). Right now there we have 70 students and faculty officially registered, but there is a second sign in sheet with at least 25 more students. It’s not even lunch yet and it’s already a great conference.

If you are reading this sitting around on the KU campus and are wondering what to do with your afternoon, check out the conference program and c’mon over!!!