The conference theme, âNext-Gen WC: Composing Spaces, Exploring Ideas,â embodies the space that will host these conversations: the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity, a new mission and vision that integrates writing, research, and communication in a technologically sophisticated environment that encourages creativity and collaboration. Letâs reconsider familiar conversationsâstaffing, budget, and perceptionâwhile composing next-generation spaces and exploring new ideas in writing center theory and practice.