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- IPEd Accreditation Board meeting(Event)(9 days)
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- Canberra Society of Editors meeting(Event)(49 days)
- NSW Society meeting(Event)(55 days)
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IPEd Notes February 2006
IPEd Notes
News from the Institute of Professional Editors February 2006
IPEd delegates have maintained momentum despite the national torpor that sets in over summer. The Interim Council has taken an important step for IPEd's future by seeking funds from the Copyright Agency Limited. If the submission is successful the grant will make substantial contribution to our costs over the next three years.
CAL is an Australian copyright management company which links creators and users of copyright material, balancing fair payment to copyright owners with community access to information. Through its Cultural Fund it distributes a small percentage of licence fees to support research, education and cultural development projects that improve conditions for copyright creators and benefit the Australian cultural community.
We believe that IPEd's plans to set up a national organisation and accreditation scheme for editors fit the guidelines of CAL's Cultural Fund, and you'll be hearing more about this submission if it succeeds. Our thanks to Shelley Kenigsberg (NSW), Susan Rintoul (SA) and Katya Johanson (Vic.) for their hard work on this.
The Accreditation Board has also been busy preparing its program of workshops to be held in each state and territory. The workshops have the twin aims of informing members about accreditation and identifying their concerns. Although the basic structure of the accreditation scheme has been agreed, the details are still being explored. Assessors, administrators and potential candidates need to work together on this, so go along to your local workshop and have a say on these plans that are crucial for the profession.
Janet Mackenzie Liaison Officer
