We welcome all 2026 CCCC Annual Convention attendees to join us for these special events during the Convention! Please note that all events will be held in person only except for the sessions noted for the CCCC Livestream and the Sober Academics online meeting.
In addition to the events noted below, we hope you will also spend some time in the #4C26 Exhibit Hall and Action Hub visiting the various organizations, events, and activities throughout the Convention, including works of local artists in the vendor space. See the Convention Schedule for hours of the hall.
Wednesday, March 4
Newcomers’ Orientation, 5:15–6:15 p.m.
Meeting Room 205 A (Atrium Floor 2)
Sponsored by the Newcomers’ Welcoming Committee
Join members of the Newcomers’ Welcoming Committee for an orientation session. The committee will discuss how to navigate the Convention and share tips to get the most out of the Convention activities.
Thursday, March 5
Newcomers’ Coffee Hour, 7:30–8:15 a.m.
Meeting Room 26 B (Ballroom Level C4)
The CCCC Newcomers’ Welcoming Committee looks forward to meeting you at the Newcomers’ Coffee Hour, a congenial start to the first full day of activities, where you can begin the kinds of professional conversations that have made this conference one of the high points of the year for each of us.
Opening General Session featuring the 2026 CCCC Chair’s Address with Kofi J. Adisa, 8:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
In-Person Attendees: Grand Ballroom AB (Ballroom Level C4)
Presiding: Melissa Ianetta, Program Chair/CCCC Associate Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Greetings: Kimberly K. Emmons, Local Arrangements Chair, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Jamal A. Cooks, NCTE Vice President, Chabot College, Hayward, CA
Joanne Baird Giordano, TYCA Chair, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Think-Tank for Newcomers—Developing Papers and Sessions for CCCC 2027, 4:45–6:00 p.m.
Meeting Room 26 C (Ballroom Level C4)
Sponsored by the Newcomers’ Welcoming Committee
Newcomers will develop ideas for sessions for the 2027 CCCC Convention with help from established teacher-scholars. The 2027 CCCC program chair will be present.
Scholars for the Dream Reception, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Meeting Room 26 B (Ballroom Level C4)
Come celebrate and network with the 2026 CCCC Scholars for the Dream recipients!
Trivia Night, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Location TBA
For a sponsored night out, meet the Local Arrangements Committee and Social Justice at the Convention Committee for an evening of food, drink, and pub trivia, including prizes. This event will include free appetizers for conference attendees and drinks/mocktails for purchase. Join us for a fun evening!
Anzaldúa Award Reception, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Meeting Room 26 B (Ballroom Level C4)
Come celebrate and network with the 2026 CCCC Gloria Anzaldúa Award recipients!
Friday, March 6
F.6 Participatory Action Research With Activists, For Activists, 8:00–9:15 a.m.
Meeting Room 203 (Atrium Floor 2)
Sponsored by the Social Justice at the Convention Committee
This roundtable will discuss the affordances and challenges of participatory action research (PAR) with local activists. Using a PAR project-in-progress constructing a public-facing online repository that explores the role of writing and communication in activism, we will talk about how to establish a community-driven set of research protocols that remains sensitive to the needs and desires of participating activists and their respective communities.
All-Attendee Session, 11:00–12:15 p.m.
Conversations That Carry Us Forward: Perspectives from Past CCCC Chairs
In-Person Attendees: Grand Ballroom AB (Ballroom Level C4)
In this conversational panel, past CCCC chairs draw on their experiences as program chairs to reflect on the role of the annual convention in our disciplinary and professional lives. Guided by shared questions, the panel will explore the past, present, and future of the conference and its place in building scholarship and community. Panelists will consider the balance between tradition and innovation, examining how membership and belonging are supported—or sometimes hindered—by our longstanding practices and organizational structures, and what possibilities might shape the conference’s future.
Moderator: Holly Hassel (2022 chair; 2021 program chair)
Panel: Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt (2018 chair; 2017 program chair)
Doug Hesse (2005 chair; 2004 program chair)
Gwendolyn Pough (2011 chair; 2010 program chair)
Vershawn Young (2020 chair; 2019 program chair)
CCCC Annual Business Meeting, 4:45–6:00 p.m. (Hybrid Meeting)
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
Sober Academics (Online Meeting via Discord), 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Note that this year’s Sober Academics meeting is online on Discord: https://discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M
Sober Academics is a peer-led recovery group for folks who are seeking sober community in academia. We affirm the sharing of diversities in pathways, philosophies, methodologies, and practices and approaches of recovery. Anyone who identifies as “sober academic” can attend. Whether you are staff, admin, students (undergrad, grad, or PhD), part-time or full-time faculty, this meeting is for you!
CCCC Awards Presentation, 6:00–7:15 p.m.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
During this presentation we announce the recipients of the 2026 CCCC and TYCA Awards. Past CCCC Chairs, distinguished guests, and international participants will be recognized. Please take the time to come celebrate with your colleagues.
All-Attendee Event—4Cs Stitch & Spin, 7:30–9:30 p.m.
The Loft (Atrium Floor 4)
The Social Justice at the Convention Committee, Local Arrangements Committee, and Handcrafted Rhetorics SIG invite you to share your favorite tunes, get crafty, and make zines at the second annual 4Cs Stitch & Spin! Drop by to listen to music and flex your creative muscles over crafts. No experience necessary. Craft supplies will be on hand, including the Feminist Caucus’s quilt project, though you can also bring your own. We encourage you to add a song to our collaborative Spotify playlist at https://bit.ly/4C26playlist to create the soundtrack for the night! Heavy appetizers will be provided with drinks for purchase. Visit https://handcraftedrhetorics.org/ for more information.
Saturday, March 7
Teacher to Teacher, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Room 205 A (Atrium Floor 2)
Teacher to Teacher (T2T) offers CCCC Convention participants a dynamic professional development and networking opportunity. Designed as a series of practice-based conversations, T2T provides a space to celebrate teaching. Open to all Convention attendees, T2T participants learn about a range of activities, assignments, and methods from presenters who represent a range of institutional contexts. Presenters include full- and part-time faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and aspiring educators as well as colleagues representing secondary, two-year, and four-year institutional homes. After a short welcome and introduction, attendees will select four 20-minute table presentations per session. Attendees are welcome to drop in as their schedules allow. Table leaders will facilitate discussion following short presentations.
