Discussions
Upcoming events
- IPEd Accreditation Board meeting(Event)(9 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(27 days)
- IPEd Council meeting(Event)(37 days)
- Canberra Society of Editors meeting(Event)(49 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(55 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(90 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(118 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(146 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(181 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(209 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(237 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(272 days)
CASE Notes 1 (November 2004)
CASE Notes
November 2004
CASE is on the brink of a new phase in its existence as two of its working groups report on future directions:
- The Accreditation Working Group has presented its final report, and CASE is considering how to put the proposed scheme to members nationwide. The vote may go ahead at the end of November, or CASE may decide to hold it over till the New Year rather than allow this crucial professional issue to disappear in the holiday rush.
- The National Organisation Working Group has reported on how CASE might become a legal entity. At present CASE has no legal standing: it comprises simply the presidents of the eight Australian editors' societies (or their nominees) and works by making recommendations to the societies. This is a clumsy way to operate and CASE needs to adopt a formal structure, especially if accreditation is to proceed. Again, CASE will consider how to consult members about the options.
CASE will meet in Sydney on 13-14 November to discuss these and other matters. This is the first time the group has met face-to-face since the Brisbane conference in July 2003. The delegates look forward to a more productive exchange of views than is possible by email and teleconference. Wassailing and carousal in the fleshpots of Sydney will take place after hours and at delegates' own expense.
As CASE steps up its activities, it has realised the need to upgrade its communication with members. From February 2005 CASE will report monthly via the newsletters of the editors' societies.
From the newsletters
Blue Pencil reports on the NSW Society's September meeting, which heard from Paul Brunton, senior curator at the Mitchell Library and editor of The Diaries of Miles Franklin. Books reviewed include The Cambridge Guide to English Usage by Pam Peters and Lynne Spender's Between the Lines: A Legal Guide for Writers and Illustrators (Keesing), and there is a report on a recent proofreading workshop by Tim Learner.
Offpress tells us that Queensland editors are looking forward to their end-of-year event, a fabulous opportunity for Society members and guests to hear from and meet acclaimed author Don Watson at Beadles Café and purchase his new book, Watson's Dictionary of Weasel Words.
In Victoria, the December meeting will launch the new edition of the indispensable Australian Editing Handbook (John Wiley & Sons), whose authors Beryl Hill and Elizabeth Flann are both long-term members of the Society. Pam Hewitt and Shelley Kenigsberg from Sydney are visiting this month to conduct a repeat of their popular workshop on structural editing.
News from the other societies will appear as it comes to hand.
Janet Mackenzie Liaison Officer Council of Australian Societies of Editors
