Institute of Professional Editors Limited

News from the Institute of Professional Editors Limited
www.iped-editors.org
February 2009

Happy New Year to all our Members and their members.

This will be a big year for the profession in many ways, not the least because it’s the year of our 4th national conference, to be held in Adelaide on 8–10 October. Planning of the conference, which will take the theme ‘Getting the message across’ is proceeding apace. A call for papers has been made, with the following strands or topic areas identified: corporate communication; the editor–author relationship; education and mentoring of editors; emerging media; food and wine; ‘green’ editing; poetry; science communication; writing and editing for younger readers; young and emerging editors. The organisers note, however, that submissions need not be restricted to these.

All national conference details can be accessed online, either directly at or indirectly via .
At its meeting (a teleconference) on 30 November 2008, the IPEd Council agreed to a new ‘Policy and procedure on expenditure’, noting that it should be read in conjunction with the existing ‘Policy and procedures on costs of meetings’. Both policy documents are available on the website, as will be the minutes of the meeting following their confirmation at the next council meeting.
At a meeting in Adelaide on 17–18 January, IPEd’s Accreditation Board comprehensively reviewed the planning, procedures and outcomes of the first accreditation examination, held on 18 October 2008. Planning for the second exam, to be held later this year, probably in September, has begun.
The Accreditation Board has a new chair: Larissa Joseph, from the Canberra Society of Editors. The board and the IPEd Council have paid tribute to the retiring chair, Karen Disney, for her commitment and achievement over the past 18 months. One of Karen’s last tasks as chair was to write a detailed report on the 2008 exam. This can be read on the IPEd website.
The IPEd Council met in Adelaide on 14–15 February. The next IPEd Notes will contain a report on that meeting.

Ed Highley
Secretary

Note from Chair:
Following the November council meeting, a small subcommittee considered the gratifyingly large number of applications received for the position of Secretary. The choice of the subcommittee was unanimous: to confirm Ed Highley in the position whose duties he has so ably performed for some time.
Virginia Wilton