Interested institutions are encouraged to contact Region 8 Poetry Slam Coordinator Vickie Eiden (608-890-1313, vleiden@wisc.edu) for further information.

• Purchase your Poetry Slam Certification on the ACUI website through “Shop ACUI”. You will then be sent a resource CD and be certified to host your campus slam and participate in the ACUI Region 8 Poetry Slam and the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI). Do this as soon as possible so you can plan a campus poetry slam!
• Contact the Region 8 Poetry Slam Coordinator to be included on the list of participating institutions for the Region 8 Poetry Slam and receive further information.
• Host a campus poetry slam at your institution. At your campus slam determine who will represent your institution on your campus team at the Region 8 Poetry Slam.

Want to get a taste of what poetry slams are like? Check out the video “Slam- nation”! It may be available through your local video store or library, and trail- ers can be viewed at www.slamnation.com. You can also find clips from CUPSI 2008 on YouTube.