This is old news (it showed up on Kairosnews a week ago), but check out the CFP for Computers and Writing Online anyway. Proposals are due on May 2, which means this might be a good opportunity for graduate students or even “go-getter” undergrads to participate in a version of an academic conference without having to put up the money (fees, travel, etc.).
One of the other innovations here is that C&W online is going to be hosted via the Kairosnews blog space; another example of how blogs have a lot of potential and promise for the kind of scholarly work we do in person and/or in print now.