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SfEP AGM and 20th annual conference
Provisional programme

Sunday 13 September
1.00–1.30 Lunch
1.45 Assemble for trip into York
2.00–3.30 Treasure Hunt Walk
4.00–6.00 Registration (refreshments available from 4.15 pm onwards)
5.00 Annual General Meeting
7.00 Drinks before dinner, including an invitation for conference first-timers to meet the Council
8.00 Dinner

Monday 14 September
8.00–9.00 Breakfast
9.00–9.30 Registration
9.30–9.45 Welcome by Sarah Price, SfEP Chair, and notices
9.40–11.00 Workshops (running concurrently): first part of session
  • *Editing tables onscreen: It isn't that dreadful! – Penny Howes
  • *Moving to Word 2007: Make a smooth switch – Anne Waddingham
  • Tired of the stressful deadlines? Learn to relax with Tai Chi – Penny Williams
  • **Effective copywriting: Getting your message across in print and online media – Tim Trout, Tim Trout Copywriting
  • Adding value: Editing and sizing artwork and illustrations – Jane Ward
  • Editing manuscripts for scientific journals – Caroline Landon
11.00–11.45 Refreshments and exhibition/marketplace
11.45–12.45 Workshops (as above): second part of session
12.45–2.00 Lunch
2.00–3.00 Keynote lecture, David Crystal, honorary vice president, SfEP
3.00–3.30 Refreshments and exhibition/marketplace
3.30–5.00 Seminars (running concurrently)
  • Introduction to copyright – Tim Padfield, information policy consultant, National Archives
  • InDesign driving the future of printing and publishing, Rick Cordell, Associate Lecturer, London College of Communication
  • Effectiveness of virtual teams – Nora Naughton, managing director, Naughton Project Management
7.30–8.00 Drinks reception
8.00 Conference dinner
10.00 Bar

Tuesday 15 September
8.00–9.00 Breakfast
8.45–9.15 Day delegate registration (tea/coffee available)
9.15–9.25 Plenary: Notices
9.30–11.30 Workshops (running concurrently)
  • Grammar grumbles: Some things never change or do they? – Lesley Ward
  • Passing it on: Thinking about training, mentoring or tutoring? – Christina Thomas
  • *Using and contributing to the SfEPWiki: A step-by-step guide – Louise Bolotin
  • Introducing project management: Add another string to your bow – Margaret Aherne
  • Wordsmithing for business: Quick hit or slow burn? – Penny Poole
  • *Maximizing use of Word’s search and replace facility – Kathleen Lyle
11.30–12.00 Refreshments and exhibition/marketplace
12.00–1.00 Whitcombe Lecture: Richard Smith, editor-in-chief, Cases Journal, and former editor, British Medical Journal
1.00–2.00 Lunch
2.00–3.30 Something for everyone (a variety of 45-minute sessions running concurrently twice, so delegates can attend two)
  • The FRedit Macro – Paul Beverley
  • Blogging and websites: The way forward in online marketing – Shena Deuchars
  • Ask the tax expert – Elaine Rogers, HRMC
  • Unweaving the web: Tips on how to search the visible and invisible WWW – Sonia Cutler
  • Editing theses and dissertations – Pat Baxter
  • SfEPLine: Past, present and future – an open debate – Gareth Haman and Wendy Toole
3.30–4.00 Close: SfEP chair
4.00 Tea and depart

*Laptops required for these workshops.

** Laptops optional.

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