Chair's Address, during which the convention chair addresses the entire assembly of participants, often articulating a vision of the field of rhetoric and composition. Awards The convention is also the time when CCCC presents several yearly awards, including the Exemplar Award (which recognizes an individual who has served as an exemplar for the organization), Outstanding Book Award, Outstanding Teaching Award, Richard Braddock Award (for the most outstanding article in CCC), the Stonewall Service Award (which recognizes those who have consistently worked to improve the experiences of sexual and gender minorities within the organization and the profession), the James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award, Chair's Memorial Scholarship (for graduate students presenting at the convention), Writing Program Certificate of Excellence, in addition to several others, including a variety of awards supporting travel to the conference. Prior conventions Future conventions 2023 conference To be held February 15–18, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. 2024 conference To be held April 3–6, 2024 in Spokane, Washington. Mission The organization has the four following aims: sponsoring meetings and publishing scholarly materials for the exchange of knowledge about composition, composition pedagogy, and rhetoric supporting a wide range of research on composition, communication, and rhetoric by individuals of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds working to enhance the conditions for learning and teaching college composition and to promote professional development acting as an advocate for the advancement of a holistic understanding of language and literacy education Position statements CCCC has published a number of position statements on writing, teaching of writing, and related issues. Emerging from committees within CCCC, the position statements seek to promote the CCCC goals and encourage best practices in writing pedagogy, language practices, research, literacy, professional development, and working conditions. Recent statements include: CCCC Statement on Recent Violent Crimes against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (March 2021) CCCC Statement on Violence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 (January 2021) CCCC Black Technical and Professional Communication Position Statement with Resource Guide (September 2020) This Ain’t Another Statement! This is a DEMAND for Black Linguistic Justice! (July 2020) Position Statement on CCCC Standards for Ethical Conduct Regarding Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Workplace Bullying (November 2016, revised March 2020) Committees The permanent CCCC executive committee oversees a number of temporarily constituted special interest committees. These committees are constituted for a 3-year period, after which the executive committee can reconstitute the committee for another term. Initiatives The organization