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On October 18-19, 2014, artists Kione Kochi and Anaïs Duplan offered a temporary manifesto-writing service at Utopia School, "a month-long social center hosted at Flux Factory for the purpose of studying Utopian experiments throughout time, as well as practicing our skills towards building new free spaces and practices." During ManifeStation, Kochi and Duplan held thirty-minute interviews with Utopia School participants and visitors. In the ensuing weeks, they collaborated on a manifesto for each interviewee, writing twenty manifestos in total. This is the first of three conversations on ManifeStation. In this first conversation, Kochi and Duplan interview each other on the experience at Flux Factory and driving forces behind ManifeStation. Next month, they speak to the role of (auto)biography in manifesto-writing.
Kione Kochi: We were invited to participate in Flux Factory's Utopia School and chose to perform ManifeStation there. Over the course of two days we spent in the gallery, we had quite a range of participants. Can you describe the experience of being on-site and conducting interviews? What were some unexpected moments? How did you see our presence in relation to the other artists and participants of Utopia School?
Anaïs Duplan: We essentially had no idea what we were getting into, despite months of planning. Walking down 29th St. and not knowing exactly what to look for. I don't know if you felt it too, but walking through the door of Flux was like leaving the world as we knew it and entering a different time and space entirely. It was beautiful.
Jaime, one of the founders of Utopia School, gave an initial tour of Flux. She was the one who first brought us into the gallery – a large open room with a wooden geodesic dome and small treasures in every corner. We chose to do ManifeStation atop that tall platform by the entrance. We figured that since we'd be conducting interviews while the other workshops were going on all around us, it would be nice to work in an elevated spot. That ended up being a great idea. ManifeStation was different from the other workshops because it had no set hours. As long as Utopia School was open, we were open. It felt, simultaneously, like we were running a very secretive enterprise – we had built that curtain-structure on the platform to lend a sense of privacy to the interview space – while also blending seamlessly into Utopia School. Sometimes it was a test of concentration. There were five other workshops that happened on the first day of ManifeStation and six on the second day. Even with the curtain, it was impossible to totally tune out what was going on around us. At the time, I wished we could've had more privacy, but in retrospect, I think that the intimacy of our space was only heightened by the relative busyness of our surroundings. I was stunned by the speed with which our participants would offer up very private details about their lives to us. The very beginning of each interview was always a bit awkward, but it didn't take long for things to get personal. By the end of each interview, it felt like we'd known whoever we'd been talking to for much, much longer than just thirty minutes. You could tell that our participants felt the same by the way they looked at us when it was done. Intense gazes, tender voices. Maybe that was the most unexpected element of ManifeStation for me. The intimacy of it.
AD: While writing the ManifeStation Manifesto, we spoke about why it was that we were writing manifestos for other people, rather than having them write their own manifestos. Could you recap some of the points that came up in this discussion? Did your thoughts change after the interview portion of the project?
KK: The idea of a manifesto-writing booth initially came up in a research collective that we were both a part of. Before starting this project, I knew that some manifestos were collectively written, but I didn't know of any that were written for someone by a complete stranger. We were interested in our interpretations and misinterpretations of the requests and if there would be any insights gained from the difference between what the interviewee imagined and what we produced. We called it "productive misunderstandings." Most 'traditional' manifestos tend to be persuasive and demanding of a different future. For me, imagining an utopia is about trying to see how various outlooks/ideologies could coexist and I think this entails a degree of empathy. Writing manifestos for others is a practice in empathy and an envisioning of a possible utopia.
Once we started interviewing people, especially those we met for the first time and had no previous email contact with, the conversations became a semi-structured process of trying to get at the central question: what is your manifesto about? When participants approached us without any specific topic in mind, we tried to lead into it, starting with some biographical information and moving onto what their passions, hopes and fears were. The interview portion of the project was a kind of listening and asking in search of a manifesto. Often times, after talking for a few minutes, they would come up with an idea about what they wanted. Speaking to someone (a stranger, a self-proclaimed writer, artist, and all of the participants' conceptions of who we were) and hearing back what we heard when they spoke, is a rare and specific experience which is entirely different from writing your own manifesto. One thing we didn't try was to take the time and interview each other in person for a manifesto. We did write manifestos for each other based on email requests and I found that it reflected my uncertainties about the subject, making me question what it was that I really believed in and wanted to say.
KK: We did not always agree with the views expressed in the manifesto requests. Did you find it challenging to write when you could not sympathize? What was your experience of ideological conflicts, if you indeed view them as conflicts?
AD: This is a great question. I think it's relatively easy, as well as totally fascinating, to interview someone with whom you disagree. An interview is a beast all its own – and it's not as though you need to reach an ideological consensus. Instead, as an interviewer, you're just trying to get a deeper sense of how this person thinks. Writing for that person, on the other hand – i.e. trying to write in the voice of that person – is another kind of animal. Then, the challenge is to reach a sort of internal consensus between your own personal views and the ones expressed to you by the interviewee. I said to each of our participants, "The manifesto we write for you will necessarily be different from the manifesto you'd write for yourself." I would say that for their sake and for ours. On the one hand, I wanted to communicate that we were well aware that we could never get it completely right – we could never convey that person's beliefs entirely 'accurately,' due to the fact that we're separate people and verbal communication isn't foolproof. Nor do I think that accuracy was our goal. We very deliberately wanted to hold space for miscommunication. On the other hand, I also repeated that warning phrase for me and you. Sometimes after sitting down with someone whose ideas I didn't personally share, I would start to get anxious about writing something they would find representative of themselves. It was a way of making space for that anxiety. I didn't want to pretend that we weren't in fact setting ourselves up for something that is, in many ways, impossible; adopting someone else's mind, walking and talking as someone else would, taking on another life.
AD: While we've worked collectively before, this is the first project of ours that required us to write so collaboratively. Describe what that was like for you – any difficulties or benefits that you discovered. What else made this project different from our past projects?
KK: What was really helpful about writing collaboratively was having someone to look at my writing, add to it, rearrange it, etc. when I felt stuck. And not just an editor or reader, but someone who wouldn't be afraid to take it in a different direction if needed. We each took ownership of what we added to each other's writing, although we didn't always have much more to say. We would each pick an interviewee for the week, start out writing on our own and then at a certain point, hand it over to the other to review and edit. Very few pieces were 50/50 – I suppose it's obvious that none of them came out to be evenly split in authorship. (Furthermore, I don't think it's necessary or possible to quantify input.) I find it difficult, in collaborative projects with you and others, to begin together. The origin inevitably seems to trace back to an individual. Claire Bishop has a typology of participatory art and without making a value judgment, I would say that ManifeStation falls into the category where the artist prepares an idea, which requires the participation of the audience to create the final product. Similarly, the collaborative writing between us began with one of us preparing a base and ended in its finished state with contribution from the other. There was one piece that really came together after we both wrote into it and I really enjoyed that. Because of time constraints and lack of familiarity (with the person or the subject matter – we tended to write for friends we invited to participate) I didn't always write into yours, but in the future, I would be interested in exploring more collaborative writing where we both write.
I don't think I want to define what collaborative writing is for us — it's not necessary to alter what each of us is capable of on our own by forcing some kind of togetherness (of thought, style, tone, diction, etc.) but at the same time, I think our writing can be complementary and can make a text stronger. Especially with this project, it was important to write with someone who not only knew your writing, but also the person you were writing for. We have different views of the interactions, but knowing that someone else also met the same people at the same time and place was very comforting. I felt like I could really rely on you to supplement whatever I was missing.
Our previous collaborative works involved a lot more people and one of the projects was event organizing. I think it's very different to have a series of manifestos as the creative product of a performance, compared to organizing a performance event involving multiple artists. ManifeStation also had a much longer time frame and involved a wide range of activities that we did together like writing proposals, building and installing, writing the manifestos… I really couldn't have done it alone.
AD: We've agreed that some of the manifestos we wrote were more 'traditional' than others. What does that mean to you? Choose an excerpt from a more traditional manifesto and then an excerpt from an unconventional one. What differences do you see? Is there a corresponding difference in the way the interviews transpired?
KK: I think traditional manifestos read less as poems (I'm not opposed to poetic manifestos) and more as a list of intentions that address the current state of things and describes how it can be 'better.' I would consider "The Care Commons Manifesto" (for Thomas Iglehart) to be fairly traditional:
Audio: Kione reading "The Care Commons Manifesto"
In his interview, he knew exactly what the manifesto would be about and even came prepared with some punchy statements, which we've used almost verbatim as headers for a few of the paragraphs. While I was listening to him, I thought of one of the manifestos we read in our research, The Hacker's Manifesto by Mckenzie Wark. While some may consider Wark's manifesto to be a little unconventional, I quickly made the association based on what the interviewee was talking about and the defiant and bold tone that he was going for. Like I've noted earlier, this manifesto describes the current state of affairs and declares what needs to be changed (urgency of a traditional manifesto) and gives a sense of what he/his organization (self-referential aspect of a traditional manifesto) is going to do to facilitate and/or realize the necessary changes.
In terms of an unconventional one, I would name "To Do A Show in the Witches' Den: A Manifesto" (for Allison Halter):
Audio: Anaïs reading "To Do a Show in the Witches' Den"
Whether or not a manifesto turned out to be traditional was based on what the participants brought to the table and what they were looking for in the document. She wanted something to capture the moment that we shared, the experience of being interviewed and the ephemeral nature of an event. Poetic manifestos tend to be more of a portrait of the interviewee, whereas traditional manifestos try to capture the essence of their beliefs and imagined futures. In the two days we spent there, all the interviews seemed to connect to each other, but I don't think we had a single one that could be categorized with another. The writing phase of the project was about trying to figure out what kind of text and style best suited the person and their intentions – and it turned out that some manifestos were more unconventional than others.
KK: We received many positive responses to the completed manifestos. I think we agree that it is special to receive such a custom-made text. But I also think we were able to guess at what the participants liked, based on our knowledge of them (whether acquired through years of friendship or from a 30-minute interview). How did you get a sense of the participants' likes and interests, hopes and needs? Was it clear to you from the interview? Was some of it intuitive?
AD: A lot of it was intuitive. I have this natural tendency to internalize other people's manners of speaking. When I was a kid, in international school, I used to inadvertently take on the accent of whomever I was speaking with. A lot of the time, my peers thought it was an act of mockery, which resulted in my needing to apologize by saying, "I'm sorry – I didn't even realize I was imitating you." You and I both went to international school as kids so I think you can appreciate that story. That's a roundabout way of saying that it wasn't difficult to internalize our participants' voices, because it's something I've always done unconsciously. But it's one thing to know how someone speaks and another thing to predict what they might say, which really just comes down to close listening and a few lucky guesses.
KK: We are both passionate about language and writing but I feel like you have a more extensive background in poetry. I think that some of the manifestos we wrote can be described as a kind of poetic portraiture or personalized poems. How does poetry serve the purposes of a manifesto? Are there poetic forms and devices that lend themselves to manifesto writing?
AD: I'm almost certain that being a poet was more of a hindrance than a boon. I was resistant, throughout the writing phase, to the idea of writing about anything at all, which I know sounds ridiculous – but, in my own writing process, I never start out thinking, for instance, I'm going to write a poem about that time I went to Panama. I can never produce an answer to the question, "What is your poem about?" I think it's equal parts an inability to form a coherent statement about my writing (which I would characterize as fragmented, associative, sprawling, etc.) as well as a feeling of hostility regarding the question itself. In any case, the Manifesto seems to require a type of writing which is very clearly about something. The Manifesto communicates and does so, hopefully, in a clear and concise manner. Given that fact, I believed this project would be a great exercise for me – an opportunity to write outside of my comfort zone. I ended up just coming up against the same wall over and over: How do I re-introduce the elements of investigation and discovery to a piece of writing that has been, to an extent, pre-determined? I think about one of the first manifestos we wrote, Jessieh's manifesto, which began:
Let this manifesto speak more clearly than the voice of terror.
Let your actions evade the capture of language. Let your words remain broken; do not patch them. Let chaos manifest; do not cover it.
She wanted a manifesto that spoke to the impossibility of communicating the experiences of trauma and terror. I read those lines and I felt like they were written as much for me as they were for her. Later in the writing phase, I stopped fighting myself. I think a lot about what Alice said when she read the manifesto I'd written her, which was a poem composed of twelve couplets and a tercet. She said, "I loved the manifesto you wrote me. It was poetic." I've actually obsessed over this comment more than I should like to admit. I know it's silly. I guess I've wondered if I failed her by writing her a poem (rather than a more straightforward manifesto). Even in this moment, I'm still unsure as to whether poems can be veritable manifestos.
AD: Choose your favorite moment from the interviews. Why is this your favorite?
KK: This is a hard one to answer. There were moments throughout the whole process that were really rewarding. But in terms of the interviews, I think I would have to name Allison Halter's interview. The interview was very encapsulating, and the way she answered the questions was more like she was telling us a story, tracing her history and sharing with us who she was. That conversation included the most comprehensive biography in response to the "who are you?" question of the interview. You and I both were interested in what she had to say about her artistic practice and where she was with her life and work. It was relevant to us and I felt at ease speaking with her. It was more casual than others. She had also given us a gift of a tea blend that she made herself, and we were in email contact before we met in person. The interaction as a whole was really comfortable and fun – my guess is that it was also your favorite.
Anaïs Duplan is the author of the forthcoming chapbook, Take This Stallion (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2015). Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Phantom Limb, Birdfeast, PANK, Souvenir, amongst other journals. She is also Head Astronaut at The Spacesuits, a multimedia initiative to generate new concepts for paradise.
Kione Kochi is an artist, seamstress and writer. She is interested in collaborative practices and customized objects and documents. She currently studies Visual Arts, Costume Design and Literature at Bennington College. Find more at kionekochi.com.


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Fit-again defender Daniel Ayala may return to Boro's starting line-up.
Ayala's inclusion at centre-back could allow Antonio Barragan to fill in at left-back. Summer signing Bernardo Espinosa may be included in the squad after proving his fitness.
Goalkeeper Victor Valdes and midfielder Marten de Roon are ruled out with hamstring injuries.
Steve Bower: "These two managers will have contrasting emotions so far.
"Despite their opening-day win at Crystal Palace, Tony Pulis' frustration is there for all to see.
"West Brom's lack of recruitment is top of the list, with a lack of goals not far behind, and his mood won't have been lifted by their League Cup exit to Northampton.
"Aitor Karanka, despite his own cup disappointment, will be satisfied so far with Middlesbrough's return to the top flight.
"Their win over Sunderland will heighten belief in their squad that they can add to the Baggies' recent aggravations at The Hawthorns."
Twitter: @SteveBowercomm
West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "I'm not going to panic and bring a load of players in to satisfy people out there and then, after two weeks, they say they are no better than what we've got.
"They have to be the right players. When I came into the club there were players who were here and have since left and they cost an enormous amount of money and the club has not got any return."
Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka on striker Alvaro Negredo: "I knew when we recovered his head and his confidence he'd be back.
"He's playing really well and working for the team.
"I see him every day and his face and body language tell me he's enjoying it."
Middlesbrough have got four points from their first two games and look solid defensively but I still expect West Brom to find a way through.
The Baggies are looking to do some business before the transfer window shuts because I think Tony Pulis knows he has to strengthen, but their set-piece strength should see them through on Sunday.
Prediction: 2-0
- West Brom are unbeaten in their last six league and cup games against Middlesbrough (D2, W4).
- They have won the last four encounters, scoring 11 unanswered goals.
- Boro's last win against the Baggies was a 2-0 victory at the Hawthorns in February 2006, when Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink scored both goals.
West Bromwich Albion
- The Baggies have only picked up one point from their last five leagues matches at The Hawthorns.
- They have won one of their last 12 games in all competitions.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored 55 goals in 58 Premier League matches under Tony Pulis (0.95 per game).
- Saido Berahino has just one goal and no assists in his last 26 Premier League appearances.
- After victory at Sunderland, Boro have the chance to win back-to-back away games in the Premier League for the first time since 2006.
- Coincidentally, those wins came against Sunderland and then West Brom.
- Boro have completed 634 passes in this season's Premier League – twice as many as West Brom (317).
- Alvaro Negredo has been involved in all three of Middlesbrough's Premier League goals this season (one goal, two assists).
SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.


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I do understand that most of you are angry about the said person and so am I, but then again I still give my hats off to him. He has the courage to inform the people about the said "blindness" of this community and at the same time has the compassion to refund his Muslim brethrens.
I am not a Muslim and definitely I will not be refunded, nor am I writing this so that he will refund me but the guy still deserve to be treated with even a pinch of dignity. I cannot blame you if you disagree with me on this though. I am also not saying that what he did is right because we also know the morality and ethical implications of the industry. We are in this industry knowing the existing RISKS involved. The sooner we accept the fact and the truth that WE NEED THESE SCAMMERS then the better. In the first place, without them then there won't be these programs that are offering us "OPPORTUNITIES." Let us not also discard the fact that the BETTER PLAYERS have benefited from them and have earned a lot from them. It is a matter of empowering yourself and equipping yourself with the knowledge to succeed in the industry.
I too lost on the last program, Frmoeg, but this will not stop me from moving. At the end of the day what matters is to continue and to not give up. Someday, the clear skies will show and I am hoping and praying that we will be one of those to see it.
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Mexican Government and World Energy Council to host World Energy Leaders' Summit in September
In a ceremony held during the 8th Clean Energy Ministerial meeting in Beijing, Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council and Leonardo Beltrán Rodríguez, Deputy Secretary for Planning and Energy Transition of Mexico, today (6 June) signed an agreement to host a World Energy Leaders' Summit in Mexico City on September 12 – […]
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Regional integration key to unlocking economic potential in Latin America
A new energy scenarios report identifies a critical need for large-scale investment and regional integration to unlock greater economic potential and mitigate risks for the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Energy Council has identified, in its Tango Scenario, that if the Latin American & the Caribbean (LAC) region is to […]
Posted on 31 May 2017
TODAY: Launch of new Energy Scenarios for Latin America to 2060
On 31 May 2017 at 2:30PM PERU TIME/ 7:30PM GMT, the World Energy Council will bring Arturo Leonardo Vásquez, Deputy Minister of Energy, Peru, and Gerald Davis, Chair World Energy Scenarios, together with global energy leaders to launch a new energy scenarios to 2060 report for Latin America and the Caribbean – Watch the event on live streaming to learn how Samba, Tango & Rock could shape LAC energy to 2060!
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Argentine Energy Leader Community member to present award winning paper at the 23rd World Energy Congress
Two papers being presented at the 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul next month by members of the World Energy Council's Argentine Community of Energy Leaders, have been awarded 9th and 16th position within the top 20 papers submitted.
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Argentinian Committee successfully launched its sixth edition of the Knowledge Development Programme for Energy Leaders
Over the last two and half years, 500 professionals from more than 136 companies as well as public officials and journalists, have participated in the World Energy Council's Knowledge Development Programme for Energy Leaders in Argentina. On August 11, the World Energy Council's Argentinian member Committee successfully launched its sixth edition of the programme with […]
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Future Energy Leaders active in Latin America
Francisco José Galtieri, a project leader and consultant in the oil and gas industry in Argentina, talks to Inside about what motivated him to take an active part in FEL-100 activities. Why did you become a FEL? I joined the FEL community as it seemed an opportunity for a young professional to broaden his knowledge […]
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First South American Energy Forum promotes regional integration
The first South American Energy Forum to promote regional integration projects in Latin America organised by the World Energy Council and the Union of South American Nations with the support of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy took place in Quito in Ecuador in September. The Forum which was opened by the Vice-President of […]
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World Energy Academy Programme Update
Since the launch in Argentina in 2014 of the first World Energy Academy programme designed to provide national level training programmes, countries from every region have expressed their support of the initiative. Almost 20 countries, such as Estonia and Lebanon are planning to shortly set up Academies, with nine countries saying they will set up […]
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WEC Scenarios workshop to gather Latin American and Caribbean expertise
The WEC's World Energy Scenarios team will be hosting a workshop in the Latin America and Caribbean region this month. Energy strategists and other decision-makers from the region are encouraged to attend.
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Argentina's electrical system has been hampered by the lack of capacity and network investments amid soaring energy demand during the last decade, delegates heard at a recent seminar organised by CACME, the WEC's Argentine committee. Mr Silvio Resnich, an Argentine energy consultant and CACME member, highlighted the current state of the Argentine electricity system at […]
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Last Saturday my mom and I left home at 10:00 for a raptor /falconry show at Kittery Trading Post in Maine.
The raptor show we went to was called The Raptor Project inc. The show is run by Jonathan Woods, master falconer and wildlife rehabilitation, and his wife Susan Woods. They have the largest traveling collection of raptors in the world.
After doing some shopping we walked over to the tent right before the show started. He had an amazing selection of raptors a lot of them suffering from past injuries, including a red-tailed hawk hit by a car, a golden eagle hit by a pick up truck well-being flown at jackrabbits, and their mascot a 25-year-old bald eagle who lost part of his wing when he got hit by a semi well feeding on carrion on the highway. "(As you can see a lot of raptors injuries involve collisions with motorized vehicles.)
Even before the show started one of the birds made a big impression. The Eurasian eagle owl sitting placidly on his perch, locked his eyes on a Pomeranian who was sitting right next to us. Jonathon Woods had to ask the owner to leave since there's no dogs at the show. The owl went from being content to hunting mode in second. I was totally surprised to look up and have this massive owl staring in our direction.
He flew so many amazing birds from the crested caracara that ran around on the ground and sounds like a penguin when talking, to the massive Golden eagle Maria.
The raptor project also had baby american kestrels and barn owls. So cute!
They flew one of my favorite raptor an Apalamado falcon, which had to be flown on creance because once at a sports arena it took off after a pigeon, both birds falling into the crowd.
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Spending the Day in the Virginia Beach Sand and Sun
Fortunately all the rooms at the Belvedere were ocean-facing. Not only for the view of the beach and ocean but the sunrise.
We may be on vacation, but Nduku doesn't play. Just as the sun was clawing its way out of the ocean, she put on her running shoes and went for a jog. From one end of the three mile boardwalk to the other end and three miles back. Who does that!?
Meanwhile, Najwa and I took longer to rise and shine.
Eventually, though, we dragged ourselves out the bed one Nduku got back. Najwa isn't as bad as I ma in getting out the bed, especially when you hand her the Kindle.
Najwa got dressed before me. I would've been quicker if Najwa wasn't using the ironing board to practice her surfing.
We grabbed breakfast at this restaurant called Nautilus then went into a few shops to get souvenirs and some beach gear. Considering I can't swim and the ocean can be an unpredictable environment, especially with an unpredictable almost-five-year-old, we got Najwa a swimming vest.
While in the store, Najwa showed off a few of her moves.
We spent several hours on the beach, though pleasant in the mid-80s, the sun was draining. That and fighting the waves and keeping Najwa standing upright. We headed out and had lunch at Murphy's, an Irish pub. Najwa and I loaded up on carbs; Nduku settled for fish.
When we got back to the hotel, the ladies were out. I took a moment to stroll down the boardwalk to check out Neptune Park and the massive statue that everyone associates with the Virginia Beach boardwalk.
To end the night, we went out for pizza. There are a ton of pizza joints, but we picked the closest one to our hotel — Northend Pizza. Eh. Not the best [I'm being nice], but it did its job. To kill time waiting for our food, Najwa made this video that we'll probably be the only ones who'll watch until the end.


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Candice Henderson
January 31, 2015 by
Filed under General
Missing From: Scottsdale, Arizona
Missing Since: 11/07/14
Age at Disappearance: 28
Black Female
Date of Birth: 05/29/86
Height: 5'4
Weight: 140
Hair: Black
Details of Disappearance
Candice was last see in in Scottsdale, Arizona on 11/07/14. She has not been seen or heard from since. Her case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency:
(480) 312-5000
Maricopa County Sheriff
(602) 876-1011
Danny Atkins
Missing From: Longs, South Carolina
Missing Since: 01/20/15
Age at Disappearance: 63
Date of Birth: 12/22/51
White Male
Height: 5'9
Weight: 225
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown ( balding)
Clothing: Jeans and black jacket
Nickname: Pop
Details of Disappearance
Last seen on January 20, 2014 leaving Little River on Hwy 904 to Tabor. His truck was found abandoned at Hwy 904/Hwy 701 .
His case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency:
Horry County Sheriff
Mona Autrey
Missing From: Bozeman, Montana
Missing Since: 01/21/15
White Female
Age at Disappearance: 50
Date of Birth: 04/01/64
Height: 5'5
Weight: 215
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel green
Details of Disappearance:
Last seen on January 12, 2015 in Bozeman ,Montana. She has not been seen or heard from sine. Her case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency
Bozeman Montana Police
Willy Nightingale
Missing From: Hedgesville, West Virginia
Missing Since: 08/2014
Age at Disappearance: 49
Date of Birth: 11/11/65
Black Male
Height: 6'2
Weight: 220
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black with some gray
Scars Marks, Tattoos: Scar on left cheek on face
Details of Disappearance
Willy Clyde Nightingale was last seen on August 20, 2014 in Hedgesville West Virginia.
He has not been seen or heard from since. His case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency:
West Virginia Police Department
West Virginia Luke Stout
Missing From: Buckhannon, West Virginia
Missing Since: 07/18/12
White Male
Age at Disappearance: 24
Date of Birth: 07/06/88
Height: 5'7 – 5'8
Weight: 120 – 130 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Clothing and Jewelry : Last seen wearing blue jeans, black T-shirt with the sleeves cut off, black sneakers with neon green laces, possible jacket. Always wears silver colored "prayer" ring with turning center portion.
Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Large burn scar on leg below his knee . Left ear was previously pierced but had not worn earring in a long time. Tattoo (all black) on upper left arm. Possibly one or more skulls.
Details of Disappearance:
He was walking down the hill from the residence in Buckhannon, West Virginia that he shared with his mother . He hasn't been seen or heard from since. His case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency:
West Virginia State Police
The 13th Annual National Conference 2017
January 24, 2015 by Monica
Filed under Featured, General, National Conference, News, Register Here-The 13th Annual National Conference 2017
Theme 2017 – "Embracing Dignity & Courage"
Location: Holiday Inn 5032 Market Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Dates: March 16th through 19th of 2017 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Mailing: Community United Effort (CUE Center For Missing Persons)
PO Box 12714 Wilmington, NC 28405
Office (910) 343-1131 24 hour line (910) 232-1687 Fax line (910) 399-6137
2017 Sponsor Packet (click to print)
Join us for our upcoming national conference for missing persons and those who work in the arena from law enforcement, advocates, volunteering, organizations or agency, investigation, search and rescue and the identification process of those who are lost. This event is open to all who support the mission of finding a resolution for families who have suffered a missing loved one and are have been a victim of crime.
Please share this information with anyone in the line if missing person work, family of a missing person or homicide victim; see below. To contact by email email@example.com
◊ Advocacy concerning missing persons, families left behind or homicide victim
◊ Service agencies, non profit organization, law enforcement, search teams/groups, private investigators, coroner or those who work in the identification process
◊ Volunteers who are interested in training and becoming more involved
To learn more about CUE Center for Missing Persons please visit us at our web site http://www.ncmissingpersons.org or email us firstname.lastname@example.com
Thank You to our 2017 Sponsors
The Stoneman Family
THE PASSAGE AWARD In Memory of "Susan Murphy Milano"
This award is given to an individual, who has suffered the loss of a loved one by being a missing person, victim of homicide or one that has survived the cruelties from intimate partner violence. This award recognizes the survivor that has healed and who has risen above to contribute oneself to those who remain in need of guidance, empowerment, support and who continually hold a devotion to the cause.
The loss of Susan has been felt across the nation, she was a true supporter of the missing and the CUE organization. She remains truly missed by all.
Registration conference check in:
March 16, 2017, Thursday, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
March 17, 2017, Friday 7:00 am – 9:00 am
Note: The main hall entrance to the ballroom will remain open (Thursday) all day and evening hours for any participant or sponsor to set up items, informational handouts, missing person information or visuals, table display, banners, etc. When checking into the conference please request the person in charge for this area to help you in whatever you may need to assist you for a smooth process. You can also ship your items to the CUE Center, please be advised that the hotel will not handle items delivered to the hotel.
THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDES ON SUNDAY, MARCH 19th at 1:00 pm, Sunday you will join CUE Founder, Monica Caison in training, discussion, presentation of your conference plaque and a lunch.
SORC Meeting – Thursday, March 16, 2017
State Outreach Coordinators Meeting: Closed to the public, this meeting is for directors 9:00 am 5:00 pm (Lunch will be served during meeting)
To learn more about the program and get involved please contact CUE Center anytime at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 910-232-1687.
This meeting for is for the annual gathering and training for State Outreach Coordinators.
TRAINING ASHI CPR Pro Course:
Thursday, March 16, 2017 (6:30 pm – 10:30 pm)
ASHI BLS CPR is a 4 hour course designed to help students recognize a life-threatening emergency, how to provide basic life support, and what to do in case of an airway obstruction or choking. Course includes adult, child and infant skills. A certificate of completion will be issued to participants that attend and complete all required hands-on skills and pass the end of course written exam. This class counts toward training hours for those who are SAR Tech II certified.
This class is being offered Thursday evening from 6:30 – 10:30. Sign-up sheet will be available at the Registration table.
Instructor: Kelly Walker
Kelly has been involved with Search and Rescue since 2004 and has certified canines in Human Remains Detection and Trailing. Her Certifications have been with North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) and through National Association of Search and Rescue (NASAR) as well as Network of Canine Detector Services (NOCDS). Kelly has attended numerous seminars and classes, ranging from search and rescue techniques, crime scene preservation, NIMS, HAZMAT training, Blood borne Pathogens education, and is a CPR Instructor through the American Health and Safety Institute (ASHI). Kelly is a Florida State Outreach Coordinator for CUE Center for Missing Persons.
Certifications: Trailing (NAPWDA, NOCDS, NASAR), HRD NAPWDA, NASAR, NASAR SARTECH II, Florida State K9 Instructor Criminal Justice and Training Commission (CJSTC), First Aid Instructor (CJSTC), CPR Instructor (AMA), Trailing Instructor for NOCDS
Memberships and Affiliations: First Response Search Team (Team President), CUE Center for Missing Persons, Child Abduction Response Team, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, NASAR, NOCDS
Lead Instructor – Stephanie White
In 1987 Stephanie began her career with the Leon County Sheriff's Office and started teaching part time at the law enforcement academy in 1994. Her real passion was teaching and in 1999 she left LCSO and became a full time instructor at the law enforcement academy. In 2002 she became the Medical First Responder Program Coordinator at the Florida Public Safety Institute/Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy.
Stephanie is a CPR and First Aid Instructor/Instructor Trainer and a Training Center Director for the American Safety and Health Institute. She has trained thousands of law enforcement, corrections and probation officers over the years in CPR and First Aid. Stephanie is a member of the First Response K-9 Search Team in Tallahassee, Florida and a State Outreach Coordinator.
We welcome this years videographer: Bryan Queen
Friday Night Conference Entertainment – Bullard Entertainment
Martha Bullard of Bullard Entertainment has provided her talent and entertainment for conference attendees for a number of years. Karaoke and dancing is always fun when listening to the oldies-goodies and top 40 tunes!
Most weekends you will find Martha and her music along the Myrtle Beach Coastline . She has won such titles as Mrs. South Carolina congeniality 1986 and the Best Karaoke Show of the Tabor City Yam Festival. She also has been entertaining the organization known as ARC FOR SPECIALS ADULTS OF HORRY COUNTY.
Martha and her husband of eight years, Tony Bullard work as a solid team together to assure everyone has a wonderful celebration.
Proclamation & Letters (2016)
Peter Cestare – Horry County Police "Identifying a Crime Scene & When it begins
Lieutenant Cestare is actively employed in law enforcement in the State of South Carolina as the Commanding Officer of the Crime Scene Investigations Unit and the Property & Evidence Section of the Horry County Police Department. Lieutenant Cestare assists in the investigation of homicides and violent crimes and specializes in crime scene reconstruction, photography, preservation of evidence, evidence handling and processing, casting of tire and shoe impressions, latent prints, blood pattern analysis, search and recovery of remains and trajectory analysis.
He is charged with the forensics portion of the investigation, from arrival at the scene all the way through providing expert testimony at trial. He is required to preserve, collect, process, testify and present evidence in court. All of these skills are applied to physical evidence to determine if the evidence matches the version of events provided by victims, witnesses, or suspects.
Lieutenant Cestare began his career in law enforcement over 35 years ago having started 1981 in the New York City Housing Authority Police Department where the concept of vertical patrol evolved. He retired from the City of New York, where he was a Detective Commander in charge of the Major Case Investigations Unit / Elevator Vandalism Squad. While Commander of the Elevator Vandalism Squad, he specialized in mechanical injury / death investigations. During his tenure with New York City, he was twice awarded the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Police Officer, the NYPD Medal of Honor, and the NY Yankees Medal of Valor.
Several of Lieutenant Cestare's cases have been featured in documentaries, news shows and prime time specials. He is a published author in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. He brings with him a tremendous amount of insight into the field of forensics and crime scene investigations.
Norma Peterson – Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit "EAA"
On October 28, 2007 Norma's sister-in-law, Stacy Peterson, went missing sending her family on a journey that has run the gamut. Now, several years later, they are able to talk about their family's experiences with the media and the public's attitude towards the family of a suspect. By discussing their personal experience it's hoped they can change the perception of the public for other families of those related to someone convicted or suspected of heinous crimes.
Since Stacy's disappearance Norma's goal has been to bring awareness to the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit (EAA), a tool designed by Susan Murphy Milano to help abuse victims leave a relationship safely. She has assisted victims to create their personal EAA and is currently working with local law enforcement and legislators to establish the EAA as part of their domestic violence protocol. Through her direct work with Susan Murphy Milano she is a certified member of DocumentTheAbuse.Com.
Norma has established herself as a professional speaker on the topics of domestic violence and safety. She recently appeared on Crime Watch Daily and a future program on the OWN network about the Stacy Peterson case.
Thomas K. Hargrove, Founder and Chairman – Murder Accountability Project
Thomas K. Hargrove is a retired Washington, D.C., -based investigative journalist and former White House correspondent. He founded the nonprofit Murder Accountability Project in 2015 to track unsolved homicides nationwide. While working as a national correspondent for the Scripps Howard News Service, Hargrove developed an algorithm that uses FBI homicide data to identify clusters of murders with an elevated probability of containing serial killings. Authorities in Youngstown, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, opened new homicide investigations in 2010 as a result of Hargrove's findings. The algorithm's identification of 15 unsolved strangulations in Gary was corroborated in 2014 with the arrest of Darren Deon Vann, who confessed to killing women for decades and then took police to abandoned properties in Gary where the bodies of six previously unknown strangulation victims were recovered. Working with fellow board member Prof. David J. Icove of the University of Tennessee, Hargrove developed another algorithm that can review the National Fire Incident Reporting System to identify undetected or unreported arsons. Working with Prof. Guido H. Stempel III of Ohio University, Hargrove co-founded the Scripps Survey Research Center and co-edited a two-volume encyclopedia The 21st Century Voter: Who Votes, How They Vote and Why They Vote published by ABC-CLIO in late 2015.
Patrick J. Atkinson – The Lost "Runaways, Prostitutes, Gangs and More"
Patrick J. Atkinson, founder and President of ITEMP, is also the founder and international executive director of The GOD'S CHILD Project and several other associated charities in the United States, Central America and Africa. Mr. Atkinson holds an MNM from Regis University and is on the faculty of three American universities.
Atkinson was raised in Bismarck, North Dakota and attended Minnesota State University – Moorhead. After graduation in 1981, Patrick turned down lucrative corporate job offers to work with runaways, prostitutes, and gang members in New York City Hell's Kitchen. Two years later, Patrick moved to Central America where he began a twenty-five-year international career in war-zone reconciliation and post-war reconstruction.
He has been named the Benefactor of the City of Antigua- an international recognition last awarded four hundred years ago; knighted by the Spanish Order of St. James; and recently received the Guatemalan National Congressional Medal of Honor in recognition of the risks he took, and the thousands of Mayan Indian lives he helped to save, during the bloodshed of Guatemala's 36-year civil war.
In 2000 and 2001, Mr. Atkinson was invited by the United Nations to develop child development and educational programs for street children left orphaned by the rampaging AIDS crisis in East and South Africa. In 2007, Atkinson was named "Goodwill Ambassador" for Peace by the Government of Guatemala.
Topic Guest Speakers 2017
Dana Ridenour – Author, Retired FBI Special Agent
Dana Ridenour was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science in Police Administration in 1989. After college, Dana attended Chase College of Law where she earned her Juris Doctor in 1992.
Dana entered on duty as a special agent with the FBI in November of 1995 and retired April 6, 2016 with a little over 20 years on the job. Dana was assigned to four different FBI Field Divisions and had the opportunity to work a wide variety of cases to include multi faceted narcotics investigations, domestic sex trafficking of minors, and violent crime. Over the years, Dana was a proud member of the FBI's Evidence Response Team where she and her team traveled to New York City in response to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. The highlight of Dana's career came in 2003 when she attended and passed the FBI's prestigious undercover school, thus allowing her to work as an undercover FBI agent. This undercover certification opened the door for Dana to work a series of long term, deep cover cases focusing on domestic terrorism. Dana had the rare experience of working a long-term undercover investigation with her husband who is a retired FBI agent. Dana was the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer Award presented by the United States Attorneys Office for her work on a gang related human trafficking investigation involving a fourteen year old victim.
As a twenty-year veteran of the FBI, she spent most of her career as a FBI undercover operative infiltrating various criminal organizations including domestic terrorism extremists in the Animal Liberation Front. Dana recently released her debut novel, Behind the Mask. The fictional novel follows Alexis Montgomery, an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates a radical underground movement of the Animal Liberation Front. Behind the Mask won both the Hal Bernard Memorial Award for best novel and the Edna Sampson Award of Excellence at the 2014 Southeastern Writers Association conference. Following publication, Behind The Mask took top honors in the 2016 Royal Dragonfly Writers Awards winning not only the Grand Prize, but also first place in the Fiction-Novel category, and first place in the Newbie – First Time Author (Fiction) category. Kirkus Reviews awarded Behind The Mask the coveted Kirkus star and named the book as one of the best indie books of 2016.
Dana retired from the FBI in April 2016 and currently lives in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Dana's second novel is scheduled for release Fall 2017.
Megan Madsen – Survivor, Advocate, Speaker
Megan is certified in Sexual Trauma in Serving Victims of Sex-Trafficking, Walking Alongside the Wounded, Trauma-Informed Care, Interpersonal Violence, Suicide Prevention, Case Management, Domestic Violence, and Health and Life Insurance. She is also a certified Guardian ad Litem. She has spoken at a number of events such as the S.C. Association of School Social Workers, League of Women Voters, Interpersonal Violence Conference, Midlands Technical College, Celebrate Recovery, S.C. State House, Communities in Schools, Columbia International University. She has been featured on WLTX, WIS, and FOX news, as well as in a Charleston Post & Courier Newspaper series on human trafficking in SC. She volunteers in the community and serves on RC Human Trafficking Task Force and the S.C. Human Trafficking Task Force. Currently, she volunteers with Lighthouse for Life; Christ Central Ministries, Nehemiah Project; and Richland County G.A.L.
Andy Whipple – "Our Homeless Kids" Street Outreach Center-Project Lighthouse
Andy Whipple, originally from Massachusetts, has been a resident of Horry County for twenty-five years. As a youth he encountered struggles similar to those youths involved with Sea Haven. At the age of thirty, he decided to go back to school and make a difference in the world, which lead him to Horry Georgetown Technical College and the Human Services Program. Immersing himself in college life he joined the Human Services Club and became Club President. Andy earned his way into Phi Theta Kappa with his academic excellence and excelled to the position of Vice President of Scholarships. He graduated Summa Cum Laude, and is now a part-time tutor at HGTC while working on his Bachelor's Degree from Columbia College. Andy enjoys learning as much as helping others learn. Andy join the team through his full time student internship at the Street Outreach Center-Project Lighthouse. Due to his commitment and compassion, Andy moved into the position of Outreach Coordinator in May 2013, and was promoted to Program Manager in January 2016.
Victims Hours Presentations
Families of the cases featured will share their story about their loved one and the struggles in an unforgiven journey
Mother, Penny Britton 0f Recovered – Margaret "Peggy" Carr
Family of "Missing" – Randy Davis
Family of "Recovered" – Cynthia Day
Family of "Missing" – Nieko Lisi
National Candle Light Service
The annual service is hosted by the CUE Center for Missing Persons in honor of those once missing, now recovered. Families from across the country attend the water front ceremony seeking comfort, supporting the thousands who remain missing in "the unveiling of the wall". Come and join those left behind for a beautiful tribute along Wilmington's Cape Fear River front victim testimonies, musical dedication and so much more. Candles will be provided. The service is a part of the weekend long national conference 2016.
Saturday March 18, 2017 Time: 7:30 pm (Open to the public and candles will be provided)
Mistress of Ceremony – Sandra McClammy "The Midday Miss on Coast97.3"
Sandra McClammy aka "Sandra, The Midday Miss" was born and raised in Wilmington, NC. A graduate of the city's inner city high school, New Hanover High, and the city's college, UNCW has afforded her an excellent balance. As a teen growing up in the "hood" she vowed to never forget her roots and to grow socially in a manner by which she could have a conversation with anyone. As she grew into an adult, she learned how it is essential to recognize and embrace the desperate educational, social and economic conditions that affect young people. Today she has placed herself in the educational arena and entertainment world and thus educates youth via "edutainment".
As a dancer and radio personality, Sandra understands how movement and music can provide solstice to the soul. With this Sandra also believes that as an educator it is critical to study and understand how we as adults can continue to help youth succeed despite the overwhelming odds against them. They must believe that they have a significant role in our society. Sandra is a UNCW graduate with a bachelor's degree in English Literature & Language and a Master's Degree in Liberal Arts. Among the many boards and committees she serves on from the UNCW Alumni Board of Directors as Vice- Chair, to the Black Arts Alliance of Wilmington, she is also a proud member of the Wilmington Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. As a member of worldwide DJ coalition, Core DJs, she is the host and the producer of the syndicated CORE DJ Radio Show. For Cumulus Broadcasting she is the music director and midday host on COAST 97.3. Sandra has been in radio for 17 years.
Guest Speaker – Stephanie White "Definition of Dignity and Courage"
Quote "Don't wait until you need help to decide it's time to give back"
Reading of the Poem Dedication – Sheree Justus
Sheree has been a CUE volunteer since the late 90's and is dedicated to the cause and the families that suffer a missing loved one. Her search for the right words to address those in need of hope each year are of a great need and one she does with honor.
Vocal Tribute – Heather Cohen "Read All About It"
Heather Cohen, was born and raised in a small town in Missouri where she began to pursue a career in the music and entertainment arena; almost the very moment she graduated from high school. As a child, Cohen was a runaway, and instantly found herself involved on a dark path in life filled with total destruction as a young adult.
It did not take long for her to learn just how scary the real world was. From L.A. producers promising stardom, to propositions of money for favors by the Sultan of Brunei and his posse, her experiences have led her through a difficult recovery and the journey to finally achieve peace to understand her real purpose in life.
Heather finds pleasure in expressing herself through music, her talent has aided in the healing of many broken hearts. In 2012, after an eye opening experience doing some volunteer work in a missing person's case close to her home in Tennessee, she realized her calling as a private investigator. Today, Cohen is licensed in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky; and has also re-established her position as a Tennessee State Coordinator for the upcoming 2017 term.
National Prayer – Pastor Angie Davis
Reverend Angie Davis is fully ordained as a minister of the gospel. She has been in many positions of leadership in and outside of the church. Her present position is as an ordained Elder at Inspirational House of Praise in Leland, NC, where she is also the Praise and Worship leader. She is passionate in her endeavor of preaching and teaching the gospel as well as being a spiritual counselor to those in need.
She is also employed with local Ophthalmologist, Dr. Laura Harris, where she is the Surgical Coordinator. At present, she has been committed to officiating the National Candlelight Vigil Prayer for CUE for many years. It is her prayer that God will give the families comfort and courage as well as Hope through the Word of God and the knowledge that He is always there to lift them up. She is the mother of two children, Matt and Hannah. The grandmother of three, Caleb, Kameron and Savannah. She resides in in Winnabow, NC.
Vocal Tribute – Heather Cohen "Amazing Grace"
Candle Light Service Honorees
Aleksandr Frizen- Located
January 24, 2015 by
Filed under General
Missing From: York, Pennsylvania
Missing Since: 12/02/15
White Male:
Age at Disappearance: 18
Date of Birth: 03/08/96
Height: 5'9
Weight: 170
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Light Brown
Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Distinctive indent in chin; 1-2 inch scar on his head that can be seen if he has a short hair cut
Details of Disappearance:
Aleksandr Frizen was last seen on 12/02/14 at 1:30 PM in the 100 block of York,Pennsylvania. His case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency:
York County Police
Emily Hearn
Missing From: Raleigh, North Carolina
Missing Since: 11/24/14
White Female
Age at Disappearance:23
Date of Birth: 07/11/91
Height: 5'3
Weight: 120
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Blonde
Details of Disappearance:
Emily Hearn was last seen on 11/24/14 near Hammond Rd in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency:
Raleigh, NC Police
Desmond Moore
January 23, 2015 by
Filed under CUE Alerts, General
Missing From: Gautier, Mississippi
Missing Since: 08/30/14
Black Male
Age at Disappearance: 24
Date of Birth: 03/13/90
Height: 5'10
Weight: 145
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown dreadlocks
Jewelry: Gold chain with cross, brown wallet, rubber bands on wrists
Tattoo: Tiger face on right shoulder
Clothing:White t-shirt. Jordan basketball shorts – black, white trim – flight on back
Details of Disappearance:
Desmond left his mother's house on August 30, 2014 to meet friends at the Pizza Hut on Ladnier Road in Gautier, Mississippi but never made it there. The Pizza Hut is less than a mile away from his mother's house.
His case remains unsolved.
Investigative Agency:
Gautier Police Department ( Mississippi)
Submit confidential tip to CUE here
2017 National Conference Registration
January 22, 2015 by Monica
Filed under National Conference
If you are local and do not need lodging the cost for conference registration is $50.00 per person, includes all of your training materials and meals.
Location: Holiday Inn Conference Center 5032 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28405
Submit Registration: Mailing Address (CUE) PO Box 12714 Wilmington, NC 28405
Ph: (910) 343-1131 or (910) 232-1687 Fax: (910) 399-6137
NOTICE: (This conference is a pre – registration conference ONLY) please contact our center for details, thank you.
Download & print registration application here if you prefer to mail in registration & payment
$350.00 (this covers one hotel room, all meals and conference materials – handouts)*Shuttle – service will be provided from the airport to hotel for all arrivals and departures (Wilmington International Airport) only.* You can arrive anytime after 3:00 pm on Thursday 3/16/2017 and the conference will end at 1:00 pm on 3/19/2017. The hotel ballroom and other areas are available for your comfort if you have a late departing fight on Sunday.*Please advise us of any special needs or diet request, i.e vegetarian, vegan, other; if you are traveling with a K9 please notify the hotel directly for approval.
You can call CUE to pay by phone with a credit card
Note: Do not contact the hotel to register, the CUE Center for Missing Persons is responsible for submission of the rooming list and providing airport travel arrangements of all conference attendees.


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Closed Rehearsal
Participants from ages 8-12 will enjoy learning the basics of theatrical performance. Activities will include blocking and performing a workshop play, theatre games, theatre etiquette and acting techniques. A performance of the their work, the play ("The Emperor's New Clothes") will be held the Friday, July 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the Morton Theatre.
Camp concludes with a performance of a full-length production on Friday, July 289 at 7:00 p.m.
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Volume 88 Issue 1 | pp. 33-34 | Awards
Issue Date: January 4, 2010
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National Fresenius Award
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Colleagues are heaping praise on Daniel J. Mindiola, associate professor of chemistry at Indiana University, Bloomington. His accomplishments include the development of highly reactive, low-coordinate complexes containing metal-ligand multiple bonds induced by α-hydrogen abstraction, including those of the type M=CHR and M≡CR that readily open the C–N bond in N-heterocycles.
Mindiola discovered a route to low-coordinate multiple-bond chemistry that enables the routine use of the inexpensive and versatile metals titanium, vanadium, and niobium in group-transfer . . .
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DEWA wins four categories at Gulf Sustainability and CSR Awards
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won four awards at the Gulf Sustainability and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Awards. This new achievement demonstrates that DEWA is socially-responsible and uses world-class methods to preserve natural resources, to achieve sustainable development. DEWA received awards in the categories of Best sustainability and Education programme for its Asher initiative, Best workplace and education programme for its Takaful initiative, and Sustainability Team of the year for the Green Bill, in addition to winning an award for Overall Sustainability. Khawla Al Mehairi, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Communications at DEWA, accepted the awards at Jumeirah Creekside hotel, Dubai. The ceremony was organised by Awards International in cooperation with International Humanitarian City and the Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence.
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"DEWA adheres to a clear approach based on sustainability and is the first regional government organisation in its sector to issue a GRI G4 Sustainability Report. This is part of our efforts to promote corporate values, achieve the happiness of the community, while working to enhance sustainability, innovation, excellence, and wise governance. DEWA also works according to a clear strategy to achieve its Corporate Social Responsibility objectives, by focusing on the principle of giving and solidarity between customers and employees. DEWA works to organise awareness campaigns and activities to promote interaction between different groups in the community. These events play an integral role in the development of the community, and are part of our responsibility as a government organisation. This reflects our commitment to develop and serve all segments of society, and to achieve the happiness of all citizens and residents. We recorded an increase in the level of happiness of the community, which was 82% in 2013 and 89% in 2016," added Al Tayer.
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Clare Furneaux
Clare began her career in ELT in Asia, where she taught at high school and tertiary levels, and in language schools. She then worked at the Centre for Applied Language Studies (now ISLI) at the University of Reading, UK, on a variety of EAP courses over many years, also teaching and leading MA ELT programmes on campus and by distance learning in the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics. She supervises and conducts research into academic literacy, especially writing. Clare is a National Teaching Fellow, and Professor of Applied Linguistics at Reading, where she is also a Dean for Teaching and Learning. This latter role gives her strategic oversight for T&L across the university, with responsibility for 'the student experience' and Post-graduate taught provision, for example, and a range of academic disciplines.
State of the Union: What Union?
English for Academic Purposes courses, providing targeted language and skills development for a wide range of 'non-native English speaker' students, have existed in a variety of contexts for around 40 years. At first these were typically add-on/support activities in pseudo- language schools run on campus separately from academic departments over the summer before the academic year started. Over time some have become more mainstream, as the skills developed by these students has been recognised as useful all year round.
This can be in terms of in-sessional support for international students alongside their programmes of study. Such support may be generic (English for General Academic Purposes) or embedded within specific disciplines (English for Specific Academic Purposes). In addition, there are places where the skills of EAP staff are recognised as useful to the wider academic community and this is where EAP has gone, or has the potential to go, mainstream.
In this talk I will discuss the above issues from the perspective of someone who started my professional life in UK as a pre-sessional teacher in one of Britain's first dedicated EAP units (the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Reading) and who is now one of that university's five Deans for Teaching and Learning, responsible for 'the student experience' across the whole university and for the T&L support in 3 major Schools. Is there a Union between EAP and the wider university? If so, what is it? What could/should it be? Are we working together and learning together: at all, enough, well? Come along and see how far you agree/disagree with me!
Professor Karl Maton
Professor Karl Maton, founder and Director of the LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building at the University of Sydney, is the creator of Legitimation Code Theory, now widely used in sociology, education, linguistics and philosophy. Karl's book, Knowledge and Knowers: Towards a realist sociology of education, which sets out key ideas of the theory, was published by Routledge in 2013; a primer of how to use LCT in research, Knowledge-building: Educational studies in Legitimation Code Theory, was published by Routledge in Nov 2015. The Second International Legitimation Code Theory Conference will be held in Sydney in July 2017.
Making Waves Together: How Legitimation Code Theory is helping students crack the codes of achievement in education
'Legitimation Code Theory' (or 'LCT') is addressing two challenges faced by English for Academic Purposes and education research more generally. The first is relating theory to practice. We are often confronted by freely-floating theory divorced from practical outcomes or empirical descriptions of practice locked into their contexts of study. A second problem is that most approaches suffer from knowledge-blindness: they either explore generic processes of learning or purport to reveal the arbitrary social power behind practices. Thus research tends to address knowing or knowers rather than knowledge itself. Yet, academic support for students requires grasping the different organizing principles of the diverse practices across the disciplinary map in which students must become adept for success.
I shall introduce a framework that both addresses similarities and differences among knowledge practices and offers a means for relating theory to practice. LCT is now being widely used to explore education at all levels, across the disciplinary map, and in a growing range of national contexts. Specifically, I discuss a dimension of LCT that is being rapidly taken up to both research and shape teaching and learning: Semantics. To introduce these concepts and illustrate their usefulness, I focus first on a major project that highlighted the significance of 'semantic waves' for cumulative knowledge-building in classrooms. I then discuss how semantic waves are being shown to be crucial for student success in terms of assessments. Finally, I show how academic literacy programmes are using these ideas from LCT to empower students by revealing the bases for achievement in different subject areas.
Glenn Fulcher
Glenn Fulcher is Professor of Education and Language Assessment and Head of School in the School of Education, University of Leicester. He has served as President of the International Language Testing Association, and is the longest serving editor of the journal Language Testing. His books include Language Testing Revisited: A Philosophical and Social Inquiry, The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing,Practical Language Testing, and Language Testing and Assessment. In 2014 he was awarded an HEA National Teaching Fellowship for enhancing assessment literacy, and particularly for creating innovative electronic learning resources such as those available at his website: http://languagetesting.info.
Cultivating Language Assessment Literacy as Collaborative CPD
Testing and assessment related activities take up a significant proportion of a busy EAP professional's working life. We are expected to create placement, progress and programme exit tests; prepare learners for high stakes University entrance tests; and interpret test scores for decision making within our institutions. And while a sizable chunk of time is put aside for shared course and lesson planning, there is always a dearth of time for fundamental thinking and collaborative work around assessment. Perpetuating the view that "doing assessment" is an ancillary and relatively unsophisticated task is regrettable. Research into assessment literacy and the operationalisation of assessment learning opportunities has shown that co-operative learning tasks can lead to an enhanced group understanding of central learning goals. In this talk I will outline our current understanding of assessment literacy and investigate how collaborative CPD activities can enhance EAP practice in teaching and testing.
Libor Štěpánek
Libor Štěpánek is Assistant Professor in English and Director of the Masaryk University Language Centre, Brno, Czech Republic. He is an author and co-author of a number of EAP courses and publications, however, his main academic interest lies in the Creative Approach to Language Teaching (http://eapcreatively.blogspot.cz/) and the use of videoconferencing (VC). Since his first VC course with Aberystwyth University in 2004, Libor has been involved in VC experiments and extensive research. Today, he trains teachers in the use of videoconferencing and the Masaryk University Language Centre offers VC simulations of international law trials, business negotiations, courses on intercultural communication and global team work, thus connecting its students to the UK, Europe and the rest of the world on a weekly basis.
Creative EAP: Changing the dynamics of teaching
Current societal changes throughout the world are affecting the way we think, learn and teach. Individual sectors of Higher Education reflect those changes in diverse ways. Different universities adopt innovative pedagogies, methodologies and educational styles, which impact EAP significantly and require EAP practitioners to implement corresponding changes into their everyday teaching practice.
Students today are expected not only to acquire appropriate language competencies that would enable them communicate competently in their discipline, but also to learn a whole range of extra-linguistic competencies, from intercultural communication skills to team work, creative thinking or autonomous decision-making strategies.
In this paper, I will introduce some theories and approaches that allow for flexible implementation of a wide range of linguistic and extra-linguistic competencies into EAP courses. I will present strategies that encourage students to become more responsible, creative and autonomous co-authors of their own learning. And I will also show some practical examples of activities that link local and international academic setting, combine authentic and adapted materials or situations, blend synchronous and asynchronous modes of communication, and demonstrate how creative teaching may help learners deal with a wider variety of complex challenges they may face in the future more effectively.