Discussions
Upcoming events
- IPEd Council meeting (teleconference)(Event)(9 days)
- Society of Editors Victoria meeting(Event)(12 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(12 days)
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IPEd Notes September 2005
IPEd Notes
News from the Institute of Professional Editors (formerly CASE) September 2005
IPEd has had some changes of personnel. Our business manager/secretary Renée Otmar has resigned due to pressure of other commitments, and Janet Mackenzie is filling in for her until the next IPEd meeting in October. The Canberra society has appointed its new president, Virginia Wilton, as IPEd delegate, replacing Ed Highley. Ed will continue as webminder and as a member of the Accreditation Board for the time being.
The delegates have decided that they prefer IPEd for the shortened form of the Institute's name; it is more distinctive and memorable than IPE and also easier to pronounce.
Finance
Earlier in the year IPEd presented a draft budget to the state and territory societies of editors. The budget is being developed in good faith in a fluid situation; it is necessarily imprecise because the organisation faces so many unknowns that both income and expenses are difficult to forecast. Once members have adopted a model of a national organisation we will have a clearer idea of our target income and the likely costs of activities. In the meantime Robin Bennett of Queensland is drawing up a revised budget which IPEd expects to present to the societies after its next meeting in October.
Plans for a national organisation
IPEd delegates and the members of the Accreditation Board are busy preparing their presentations for the national conference to be held in Melbourne in October. All members should have received a copy of the Issues Paper prepared by the National Organisation Working Group, which sets out options for the structure and registration of a formal national body. If you've missed out, it is available on the website.
Janet Mackenzie of Victoria is collecting feedback on the Issues Paper. She will compile this and present it to a plenary session of the national conference, and the subsequent discussion should indicate how the profession wants to proceed in creating a national body. If you have not been able to attend a meeting on the Issues Paper, or if you have further thoughts, send them to your IPEd delegate who will forward them to Janet.
Communication with members
The website <www.case-editors.org> is worth a look to catch up on the latest on current projects or if you've forgotten who your IPEd delegate is. We are exploring the possibilities for a new domain name to match our new identity. Delegates have agreed that a national discussion list would improve communication, enabling IPEd both to answer questions promptly and to gather ideas from members nationwide.
Janet Mackenzie IPEd Liaison Officer
