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Mar 3, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read Read on X
#AWP20 Suggestions regarding the AWP conference. Feel free to share.

1) If you are on Twitter and not going to AWP, check out #AWPvirtualbookfair.
2a) #AWP2020 If you disagree with the decision that the AWP Board made to go on with the conference or are frustrated with the announcement delay today, I urge you to address your concerns to the AWP Board President Kathleen Driskell and cc at least one other board member
2b) (perhaps your regional council chair) and at least one of the executive directors. This decision and the timing was the board’s responsibility. I urge you not to direct your criticism about policy or this decision directly to staff.
3) If you have logistical questions about the conference, check the website & your email to see if the answer is at hand. If you have pressing logistical questions, email awp@awpwriter.org, but staff are inundated w/ questions and requests this week and still do an amazing job.
4) If you are grateful the conference is on & you have a good time, tell board members & thank staff during or after the conference. Board and staff have ribbons on their badges, and you can stop by the AWP booth at the center of the bookfair talk with staff or board members.
5) Whenever you attend gatherings, keep in mind others may have compromised immune systems or have loved ones or colleagues back home who do. Annual flu shots, hand-washing, & covering your nose & mouth when you cough/sneeze are needed all the time. #AWP2020

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