[Neasis-l] New England Chapter, American Society of Indexers (NEASI) Spring Meeting

[Christine Quirion]

hi and happy vernal equinox,
 
See below for info about the NEASI spring meeting... Details and contact info can be found at the end of this email.  
 
cheers,
 
-Christine
 
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Christine Quirion
Document Services Librarian
MIT Libraries 
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg.14-0551
Cambridge MA 02139
phone: 617-253-5667
email: cquirion at mit.edu
http://libraries.mit.edu/docs


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New England Chapter, American Society of Indexers (NEASI)
Annual Spring Meeting (Open to members and non-members)
Saturday, April 5, 2008
9:30 am to 3:30 pm
at the
Chelmsford Public Library
25 Boston Road
Chelmsford, MA  01824
 
- Are you an indexer? A taxonomist? Experienced in or new to indexing?
- Do you need advice on running your freelance indexing or taxonomy business?
- Do you feel at a loss when it comes time to edit your index?
- Are you interested in finding out what indexers and taxonomists do?
- Would you like to join in discussions with experienced indexers and taxonomists to learn more about these fascinating careers and their various employment opportunities?
 
Whether you are experienced in or new to back-of -the-book indexing, database or journal indexing, taxonomy and/or controlled vocabulary development or editing, or any other field related to information retrieval, or if you are just interested in finding out more about these fields, please join us for this program.
 
"The Freelance Taxonomy Business"
Presenter: Heather Hedden, an information taxonomist at Viziant Corporation. She is manager of the ASI Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG and is a past-president of the NEASI.
This presentation defines different kinds of taxonomies, looks at the types of taxonomy and controlled vocabulary projects available, discusses the different types of freelance clients, and offers marketing tips.
 
"Editing Your Index: A Panel Discussion"
Panelists:
1) Steve Csipke, a Senior Technical Editor at a financial services firm where he structures, edits, and indexes content for several intranets, and is Vice President/President-Elect of the NEASI.
2) Linda Dunn, a periodical indexer for 30 years who currently works as a freelance indexer and abstractor for several periodical databases.  She is a member of the New England and the New York chapters of ASI and moderator of the new ASI Periodical//Database 
3) A third panelist TBA
The panelists will share some of their tips and tricks for editing, both during the index process and with the final draft index, covering back-of-the book indexes as well as indexes for periodicals and databases. They will also discuss special situations like poorly edited text, indexing while final editing is happening, updating an existing index for a new edition, and challenges of editing ongoing work in large indexing projects involving several indexers. Bring your questions and examples of editing problems you have faced or tips you would like to share.
 
"The Business Side of Indexing: Roundtable Discussions"
Need help with the business side of your indexing work? We will be holding roundtable discussions on various business-related topics such as getting that first indexing job and other marketing strategies, negotiating terms and rates, and scheduling.
 
NEASI Business Meeting will follow the Roundtable Discussions.  All members of NEASI are encouraged to participate.
 
Food and Beverages:
There will be a Continental Breakfast and Lunch available for a fee of $17.00.
Advanced Registration is requested by Wednesday, April 2, 2008 
Complete details, directions, and registration form are on our website at www.newenglandindexers.org/events.htm.