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IPEd Notes August 2005
IPEd Notes
News from the Institute of Professional Editors (formerly CASE) August 2005
National Organisation
The National Organisation Working Group, convened by Haya Husseini of Victoria, has been hard at work investigating the problems and possibilities of a national body. The Institute recognises that the strength of the profession is in its state and territory societies, and that any national body should contribute to the societies rather than draw energy away from them. Yet it is essential for the societies to form some kind of federation that can undertake such matters as accreditation, advocacy and promotion at the national level.
What should the national organisation's functions be? How should it work with the state societies? What legal structure should it adopt? The working group's Issues Paper sets out some of the options, and the societies will hold workshops to discuss them during August and September. Each society will send its members a copy of the Issues Paper, inform them of the date and venue for its workshop, and give an email address for feedback from those who cannot attend. (The Issues Paper will also be posted on the website <case-editors.org>.) This is obviously a crucial step for Australian editors, and all members are urged to take part in the discussion. A plenary session at the Melbourne conference will consider the feedback from the workshops and determine how the profession wants to proceed in this matter.
Accreditation
The Institute has received a thoughtful discussion paper dealing with several aspects of accreditation from Professor Pam Peters of Macquarie University. The paper and the Institute's response will be placed on the website. Meanwhile the Accreditation Board is preparing its presentation for a plenary session at the Melbourne conference in October.
National Conference, 13-15 October
As editors face the far-reaching changes resulting from organising at a national level and introducing an accreditation scheme, it is vital to air all the issues with complete openness. The Institute cannot function without the informed consent of members and it makes every effort to consult them at each step. The biennial national conferences are as close as we get to a representative meeting of members. The Melbourne conference is shaping up as an enticing opportunity for individual professional development, and it will also be a forum at which members can influence the national profession and help to shape its future.
Janet Mackenzie Liaison Officer
