The NWCA meets twice a year, once during NCTE and once during CCCC, plus during NWCA in alternate years. The executive board meeting at these conferences are open to the membership. For information on how to subscribe, see the information on the NWCA E-mail Discussion Groups page. NWCA cannot send out invoices nor process purchase orders. Bloomington, IN April 1999.
Leaderships change annually.
Current WCA representatives to the NWCA Executive Board are listed along with other members of the NWCA Board. Contact information is also available through Paula Gillespie, NWCA Executive Secretary. NCTE maintains a calendar of upcoming regional writing center conferences , as does the Writing Lab Newsletter. Most regional meetings are held in the Spring, with the exception of Midwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Coast WCA's. To encourage advancement of existing theories and methods, the creation of new knowledge, innovative applications of existing theories and methods, and new colleagues, the NWCA offers two different Research Grants.