In today's podcast, I preview the first day of the 2018 CCCC Convention. To get ready, today’s episode will includes conversations with folks leading the new additions to the convention this year, which include the all-convention event, the Scholars for the Dream Lounge, and the Remote Accessibility Pilot.Today's conversations include discussions with:Dr. Asao B. Inoue, Program Chair, 2018 CCCC ConventionDr. Rhea Estelle Lathan, Chair, Scholars for the Dream AwardDr. Gregory Zobel (GZ), Remote Accessibility PilotDr. Christiane Donahue, co-founder of the International Researchers' ConsortiumLinks mentioned in the podcast includeRemote Accessibility Pilot Registration: https://secure.ncte.org/store/wbrInternational Researchers' Consortium Wiki: http://compfaqs.org/CompFAQsInternational/2018CCCCWorkshopOnInternationalResearchMusic in today's episode includes:Thiaz Itch - "Mode Bartok"Krestovsky - "Yonah"Real Vocal String Quartet - "Kothbiro"Thiaz Itch - "Etude No. 3 - II (Locrien)"William Ross Chernoff's Nomads - "Ahmad"Digital Primitives - "No Holiday"Transcript available at:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iGlSXjfE64oJHWHiOe2p-SHzAqs0Di9jgVbo7h8XUnY/edit?usp=sharing