PSI Events Calendar Gets a Shake Up
The Executive Council of Poetry Slam, Inc. recently re-examined its events calendar and made some rather major modifications as a result.
They determined that given that March is the official month to recognize women's history and general women's contributions to American life and culture, it was determined that an all women's event made a good deal of sense in March rather than in the Fall.
As a result, here is the PSI events calendar going forward:
2007
February 2007 = IWPS 2007 (Vancouver)
August 2007 = NPS 2007 (Austin)
October 2007 = WOWPS 2007 (Chicago)
2008
February 2008 = IWPS 2008 (Columbus)
August 2008 = NPS 2008 (Madison)
October 2008 = WOWPS 2008 (tbd)
Dec. 1, 2008 - Jan. 15, 2009 = Registration for WOWPS 2009
2009
March 2009 = WOWPS 2009 (tbd)
August 2009 = NPS 2009 (tbd)
September 1 GÃô October 15, 2009 = Registration for IWPS 2009
October 2009 = IWPS 2009 (tbd)
IWPS = Individual World Poetry Slam
WOWPS = World of Women Poetry Slam
NPS = National Poetry Slam A brief history of Women's History Month from http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensintro1.html
The public celebration of women's history in this country began in 1978 as "Women's History Week" in Sonoma County, California. The week including March 8, International Women's Day, was selected. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month, and March was declared Women's History Month.
They determined that given that March is the official month to recognize women's history and general women's contributions to American life and culture, it was determined that an all women's event made a good deal of sense in March rather than in the Fall.
As a result, here is the PSI events calendar going forward:
2007
February 2007 = IWPS 2007 (Vancouver)
August 2007 = NPS 2007 (Austin)
October 2007 = WOWPS 2007 (Chicago)
2008
February 2008 = IWPS 2008 (Columbus)
August 2008 = NPS 2008 (Madison)
October 2008 = WOWPS 2008 (tbd)
Dec. 1, 2008 - Jan. 15, 2009 = Registration for WOWPS 2009
2009
March 2009 = WOWPS 2009 (tbd)
August 2009 = NPS 2009 (tbd)
September 1 GÃô October 15, 2009 = Registration for IWPS 2009
October 2009 = IWPS 2009 (tbd)
IWPS = Individual World Poetry Slam
WOWPS = World of Women Poetry Slam
NPS = National Poetry Slam A brief history of Women's History Month from http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensintro1.html
The public celebration of women's history in this country began in 1978 as "Women's History Week" in Sonoma County, California. The week including March 8, International Women's Day, was selected. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month, and March was declared Women's History Month.
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