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That’s a Wrap! CPTSC 2026 @ Boise, ID
A huge thank-you to the Boise State University team, led by Jenn Mallette, who hosted us for our annual conference with great care. This year, we witnessed important scholarship presented by emerging scholars and seasoned faculty members alike. We have learned useful lessons and timely insights that will contribute to technical and scientific communication pedagogy…
Read MoreVirtual Editors Roundtable
As an annual service to the field, CPTSC is pleased to hold a virtual roundtable featuring editors from various technical/scientific/professional communication journals who volunteer their time to share insights and advice about academic publishing. This year’s roundtable, hosted by CPTSC Executive Board Members-at-Large Krista Sarraf and Meghalee Das, were joined by editors from the following…
Read More2026 CPTSC Conference: Registration and Travel Reminder
As we look ahead to the 2026 CPTSC Conference in Boise this October, we wanted to send a quick reminder to please register for the conference and make your travel and lodging arrangements, if you have not already done so. Local Arrangements: Information about travel and lodging in Boise can be found here: 2026 CPTSC Conference…
Read MoreSubmit Your Proposal to CPTSC 2026 Annual Conference
On behalf of the conference planning committee and Boise State University, we look forward to welcoming you to Boise, Idaho for the annual meeting of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) on October 9-10, 2026. Proposals are due Monday, April 27, 2026. Visit the conference website for more details: https://conference.cptsc.org/
Read More2025 CPTSC Conference in Pictures
We are back from a successful conference this year! Thank you to the conference organizing team and the CPTSC executive committee for creating a productive space for members to present their research, network with each other, and exchange ideas at Texas Tech University, alongside our co-location partner, the ACM-SIGDOC. We have pulled some pictures from…
Read More2025 CPTSC Virtual Editors’ Roundtable
We are pleased to share a recorded roundtable with editors from respected journals in the field. The video is viewable below, and available via this link (opens in Google Drive). Access transcript | Access chat records Participating editors and journals: Timothy Amidon, Communication Design Quarterly Craig Baehr, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Lucia Dura, Technical…
Read MoreCPTSC Conference Resources
Dear CPTSC 2025 conference attendees, we look forward to seeing you in Lubbock, TX this October. Here are some useful resources to help you prepare for your trip. Program schedule View the preliminary program with panel assignments: https://bit.ly/cptsc25program Note: Sheet 1 contains the conference schedule. Sheet 2 contains panel and workshop details. Membership (required; join…
Read MoreCPTSC Conference Updates and Invited Presenters
We are pleased to announce that proposal reviews have concluded for this year’s CPTSC Annual Conference, October 23-25, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas, at Texas Tech University. Invited presenters who have had their presentation proposals accepted should have received an automated email from our conference website. (Please check your Spam folders to confirm your accepted proposal).…
Read MoreBook Your Hotel Early for CPTSC 2025
As you begin making travel plans for this year’s CPTSC conference at Texas Tech University (co-located with SIGDOC), we want to share an important heads-up about lodging in Lubbock. Our conference weekend in October coincides with a Texas Tech football home game — which means hotels in the area will book up quickly and rates…
Read MoreServe as a Conference Reviewer
The 2025 CPTSC Conference team invites you to volunteer as a conference proposal reviewer. Reviews ideally will be completed between June 2 and June 20. If this timing works for you, please fill out this brief contact form, and we will be in touch with assignments: https://forms.gle/2Hjo9CFwpcRcU7nR6 If you have reviewed for us before, we…
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