Rhetorical Reflections: Borderless Communication in a Multimodal World

I was delighted to attend the symposium Friday, April 9, 2010, hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology and Bedford/St. Martin's on "Rhetorical Reflections: Borderless Communication in a Multimodal World."

The symposium featured a roster of fantastic speakers, including Andrea Lunsford, Ron Balthazar, Robin Wharton, Michael Neal, Michael Pemberton, Rebecca Burnett, L. Andrew Cooper, TyAnna Herrington, Mike Palmquist, Joanne Harris, Manuel Perez Tejada, Letizia Guglielmo, Laura McGrath, Janet Bean, Christy Desmet, Karen Gardiner, Angela Hall-godsey, Amy Kimme Hea, Roxanne Mountford, Daniel Vollaro, Andrea Wood, Paulette Richards, Candice Welhausen, Jared Johnson, Matthew Paproth, Danielle Lawson, Nirmal Trivedi, Lee Odell, Susan Katz, and Bedford/St. Martin's own Nick Carbone, Leasa Burton, and Karita France dos Santos. If I left anyone out, I apologize profusely. It was indeed a cornucopia of ideas!

In addition to the speakers, the symposium featured a roster of Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship poster presenters. The projects were astounding, and the conversations that ensured were lively and well-informed. I came away with so many ideas and so much to think about!

The symposium was held at the historic Academy of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. The building is on the historic register and has recently been ceded to Georgia Tech. It will soon be undergoing renovation, but in the meantime, it was a wonderful location for a symposium bringing together rhetorical reflections from the Agora with the 21st century classroom!

Kudos and thanks to Georgia Institute of Technology and Bedford/St. Martin's for sponsoring this event.