Reading lounge
If you would like to cast your mind back over some recent presentations (or read them for the first time) you can check out the speaker reports here. The list comprises some reports from previous years, plus the current year’s additions.
If you would like any further information about any of the speakers listed here, please don’t hesitate to contact Wendy, your friendly speaker secretary.
February 2008: Author Kim Wilkins presentation, as reported by Karl Craig. (Word 73KB).
September 2007: Read or download the report of Paul Bennett’s presentation on Australian slang. (Word 75KB).
August 2007: Read or download the report of Dr Roslyn Petelin’s presentation on trends in editing. (Word 37KB).
July 2007: Read or download the presentation from Alan Siggs on design matters for editors. (PDF 1.4 MB).
June 2007: Read or download the report of Kerry Davies’ presentation “Freelancer, know thyself”. (Word 25 KB).
May 2007: Read a transcript of Brian Tucker’s presentation on tax matters for editors (PDF 105KB).
May 2007: Minutes from our May EGM (PDF 27KB) in which the two proposals from IPEd were carried.
March 2007: March meeting report: information exchange (PDF 13KB).
February 2007: Working with editors in other countries, and the experience of being translated into other languages and Americanized. (PDF 28KB). Speaker: Nick Earls; Report: Wendy Abernethy.
January 2007: Read a summary of the Member Survey conducted in 2006 (Word 228KB).
November 2006: A transcript of the panel discussion “New directions for the society?” is available to download as either a Word (77KB) or PDF (148KB) document. You can also enjoy the winning “Carody” (carol parody) from our Christmas meeting. You can download the MP3 file (1.5MB) and the lyrics in Word format (22KB).
July 2006: What are you saying you’re seeing? (Speaker Ian Hutson; Report: Kim Manning)
June 2006: Trends and issues in UK editing and publishing (Report: Susan Addison)
February 2006: Different books, different publishers, what about the editing? (Speaker: Sandy McCutcheon; Report: Helena Bond)
November 2005: The Great Debate (Report: Kate Tilley)
October 2005: Love your editor (Speaker: John Hughes; Report: Robert Byrnes)
September 2005: Untitled (Speaker: Mandy Beaumont; Report: Cathy Comiskey)
August 2005: National organisation workshop
July 2005: Kate Tilley (Speaker: Kate Tilley; Report: Simon Sandall)
June 2005: The magnitude of Mungallala (Speaker: Jennifer Beale; Report: Owen Jacques)
May 2005: Looking at connections (Speaker: Margaret McDonell; Report: Kim Manning)
April 2005: Fantastic opportunities for editors (Speaker: Kate Eltham; Report: Robert Byrnes)
March 2005: Launch ofThe Australian Editing Handbook(Speakers: Sharon Nevile and Ingrid van Grysen: Report: Jennifer Wright)
Report writing — get published in Offpress and online!
The opportunity exists for any game member (or members) who would like to write the report on a general meeting’s speaker (to be published both in the Society’s newsletter and on its web site) to step forward with pad and pen at the ready. Variety in authorial voice is important, so talk to Wendy about this reporting opportunity today!