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SUMMARY: CENES Writing Retreat
DESCRIPTION: The UBC Department of Central\, Eastern and Northern European 
 Studies is hosting an in-person writing retreat May 1-5 on the 9th floor of
  Buchanan Tower.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <h3><img class="aligncenter wp-image-20636 si
 ze-full" src="https://cene.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023
 /04/11970021376_d81057fae8_k18-e1681418651908.jpg" alt="" width="2047" heig
 ht="1151" /></h3><h3>Do you have a writing project and were hoping to find 
 motivation and an accountability structure to complete it?</h3><p>The UBC D
 epartment of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies is hosting an 
 in-person writing retreat May 1-5 on the 9th floor of Buchanan Tower.</p><p
 >Join us in our departmental writing community where we hope to support one
  another during communal writing sessions. All writing projects are welcome
 \, no matter how small or large or what genre they take (including academic
  writing\, lesson planning\, shopping list writing\, etc.).</p><h3>Meeting 
 Information</h3><p>May 1-5\, 2023\, 9 am - 5 pm</p><p>Meeting rooms: Buchan
 an Tower 997\, 999A\, Graduate Lounge (999B) and various faculty offices.</
 p><p>Conveners: MA student <a href="https://cenes.ubc.ca/profile/susanna-ca
 ssisa/">Susanna Cassisa</a>\, PhD Candidate <a href="https://cenes.ubc.ca/p
 rofile/steve-commichau/">Steve Commichau</a>\, <a href="https://cenes.ubc.c
 a/profile/ervin-malakaj/">Dr. Ervin Malakaj</a> and PhD student <a href="ht
 tps://cenes.ubc.ca/profile/john-ohara/">John O’Hara</a></p><h3>Format & Res
 ources</h3><p>Participants will commit to the entire program\, which begins
  Monday\, May 1 and ends Friday\, May 5. Each day will roughly be structure
 d as follows:</p><ol><li><strong>9:00 - 9:30 am:</strong> Arrival and group
  check in about writing goals for the day\;</li><li><strong>12:00 - 1:00 pm
 :</strong> Communal lunch (potluck style!)</li><li><strong>4:30 pm:</strong
 > Group check in\;</li><li><strong>5:00 pm:</strong> End of day & possible 
 social</li></ol><p>We cannot provide individual office space. But we will r
 eserve both the classroom space\, as well as the small library on the 9th f
 loor of Buchanan Tower. Each of those rooms feature writing spaces\, outlet
 s to charge your laptop\, as well as storage space for some of the items yo
 u may require.</p><h3>Target Audience & Sign Up</h3><p>We welcome any UBC c
 ommunity members who are connected to CENES\, including faculty\, staff and
  students. If you are curious and not sure\, reach out and we’ll be glad to
  chat.</p><p>If you would like to sign up for this program\, email Dr. Ervi
 n Malakaj (<a href="mailto:ervin.malakaj@ubc.ca">ervin.malakaj@ubc.ca</a>) 
 with your name and email address!</p>
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