Affiliates
NCTE members come from many different contexts. Joining one of these groups provides access to resources and experiences tailored to particular interests and needs.
Affiliate Calendar
January / February
- Send an updated roster of affiliate officers to affsec@ncte.org if your affiliate has turnover at the start of the calendar year and you did not send this in December.
March / April
- Affiliates and student affiliates receive information and applications for awards.
- CCCC Convention
- NCTE ballots are mailed.
May / June
- NCTE Directors receive minutes of the last Annual Business Meeting of the Board of Directors for reporting to the members of their affiliate.
- Deadline for receipt of NCTE ballots at NCTE headquarters.
- Annual report reminders mailed to affiliates.
- June 30: Applications for most affiliate awards are due.
- ELATE Summer Conference
July
- Affiliate Leadership Meeting held every other year for all affiliates. Each affiliate sends up to four representatives.
- July 15: Applications for Affiliate Excellence Awards are due.
August / September
- Register for the NCTE Annual Convention and secure a hotel room. See the NCTE Annual Convention website for details on registration and hotel information.
- August 15: Affiliate annual reports due, including the online survey, updated rosters, dues.
- September 15: Last day for receipt of affiliate dues and name(s) of NCTE Director(s) in order to be represented at the Annual Business Meeting of the Board of Directors.
- September 15: Deadline for submitting student affiliate roster updates, dues, annual report forms, and editor reports.
October / November
- Make last-minute preparations for the NCTE Annual Convention. Note that if your NCTE Director is unable to attend the Convention, you can designate an alternate to attend in their place.
- Deadline for submitting resolutions to the NCTE Resolutions Committee Chair.
- October 20: NCTE National Day on Writing
- Board of Directors packets emailed to all designated directors by early November.
- NCTE Annual Convention
December
- Newly elected and appointed NCTE officers, committee chairs, and members of the Committee on Affiliates take office.
- Many affiliate officers take office. Send any affiliate officer changes since July, including elections, resignations, etc., to affsec@ncte.org.