Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE

SfEP AGM and 23rd annual conference
The many faces of editing
Vanbrugh College, University of York
Sat–Mon 8–10 September 2012

Programme highlights

There will be the usual diverse, enlightening and entertaining programme of lectures, seminars and workshops at this year's conference. You can see the detailed programme now – here are the highlights:

Whitcombe Lecture

This year's Whitcombe lecturer will be Jessica Kingsley, now something of a legend in the publishing world. At the beginning of 1987, with an overdraft of just £5,000, she started Jessica Kingsley Publishers on her kitchen table. It's now recognised as the leading publisher on autism and Asperger syndrome.

Jessica has been chair of the Independent Publishers Guild, served on the British Council Publishers Advisory Council and was for many years a council member of the Publishers Association. Most recently she was chair of the Society of Bookmen, and she now serves on the advisory committees of the publishing MA courses at the London College of Communication and City University.

After-banquet speaker

Our after-dinner speaker will be Professor Deborah Cameron, a linguist who currently works as professor of language and communication in the English faculty of Oxford University. Her books include Verbal Hygiene, The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do men and women really speak different languages? and The Teacher's Guide to Grammar. She is an occasional broadcaster on topics relating to language, and once tried her hand at linguistic stand-up comedy.

Seminars

• The future of publishing training: A PTC perspective – Peter McKay, chief executive, Publishing Training Centre
• What can and should editors do about plagiarism? – Liz Wager




Peter McKay



Liz Wager



• Using social media to your advantage – Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
• Book design: Andrew Barker

Workshops

• Demystifying grammar: Sarah Price
• Starting out: Val Rice
• What is your fee?: Christina Thomas
• Tai Chi and Dao Yin for health and relaxation: Steve and Penny Lyall
• Introduction to XML: David Penfold
• Making Word simpler with macros: Kathleen Lyle
• Proofreading on-screen – PDFs and web pages: Anne Waddingham
• Numbers and stuff – an introduction to editing maths: Sandy Nicholson
• InDesign basics for editors: Becky Pickard
• Negotiating for success: Sue Bennett
• The art of querying: Gerard Hill.
• Searching the web more efficiently: Shena Deuchars

'Something for everyone' sessions

• Moving books and flipping tiles – convergence in print/tablets and tablets/desktop PCs: Gareth Haman
• Finance for freelances: David Rice
• Thesis editing: Ashley Craig
• Making the first move – guidance for successful marketing: Penny Howes
• Membership and upgrading Q&A: Sarah Patey and Sara Peacock
• Cookery editing – a taster: Jan Cutler.