NEWSLETTER
September 2005
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September 2005 ACE Publishing SIG
Newsletter
For information, contact Glenda Freeman,
Chair, PubSIG.
In This Issue:
1. Greetings
2. Welcome New Member
3. ACE/NETC/ACT/EVP Conference
4. Pub SIG Web Site and Session Summaries
5. September 29 Conference Call
6. -30- : Why Can't Johnny Read?
1. GREETINGS
Autumn has finally arrived -- it's my favorite time of the year.
Admittedly, our dose of the season here in the Deep South pales in comparison to
the splendor enjoyed by our colleagues in northern regions, but we still relish
the bounty and beauty of the season. The beginning of a new school year also
means the beginning of a new year in the ACE Publishing SIG.
Interesting things have already been happening in the SIG: listserv discussions
and surveys have been conducted and results will be posted on the Web site soon,
reports have been filed with the board, talk has begun for the PubSIG to host a
super workshop in the next couple of years, and two conversation calls are
already planned with the first moderated by Jim Coats happening next week. See
details below.
The Publishing SIG exists for you. Vice Chair Helen White, Vice Chair-Elect Kyle
McCaskill, and I welcome suggestions and comments. We are looking forward to a
productive and exciting year.
2. Welcome New Member
ACE and the PubSIG are pleased to welcome a new member, Faith Colburn, in North
Platte, Nebraska. She shares this information about herself:
"I've had the luxury of employment that serves my values all of my adult life.
I've worked in conservation with the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks
Commission. With a Lutheran social ministry organization, I had the opportunity
to give voice to people who are rarely heard (people with developmental
disabilities). I expect my work with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources will provide similar rewards."
Here is Faith's address:
Faith A Colburn
Communication Specialist
UNL West Central Research and Extension Center
461 West University Drive
North Platte, NE 69101
Check out her Web site with a photograph at
www.fcolburn.com.
Welcome, Faith!
3. ACE/NETC/ACT/EVP Conference
All who attended the ACE/NETC/ACT/EVP Conference in San Antonio enjoyed a real
taste of Texas hospitality and culture. Those Texas folks really know how to
welcome people to their state. Twenty-one PubSIG members wiped the sleep from
our eyes and attended the early morning business meeting June 2. The highlight
again was the Trading Aces and Disgraces swap meet in which we shared successes,
joys, and frustrations faced in our daily work in the publishing arena. Thanks
to outgoing PubSIG chair Meg Ashman for taking notes on this session (and for
the many other things she graciously and expertly did for the PubSIG). Check out
notes from the entire business meeting at
http://www.aceweb.org/sigs/publishing/busmtg05.htm.
All who wanted to join their colleagues for dinner one evening met after the
Development Fund Auction and hit the Riverwalk in search of Mexican food. Some
in the group had a taste for German food so we went our separate ways.
Mexican food lovers Artis Ford, Helen White, Donna Sheffield, Sue Keller,
Andrea Dailey, and Meg Ashman
You may also enjoy a couple of photographs taken at the Don Strange Ranch:
ACE's own band, the X-tension Chords
Genuine Texas longhorn
4. Pub SIG Web Site and Conference Session Summaries
Thanks to Cindy Eves-Thomas for agreeing to continue posting information to our
PubSIG Web site. Thanks also to Sue Keller for agreeing to continue helping us
keep material updated.
Summaries from many of the publishing-related sessions at the ACE/NETC/ACT/EVP
conference are posted on the Web site at
http://www.aceweb.org/sigs/publishing/sessions.htm. Our goal is to make
these available so those who could not attend the conference in San Antonio or
who did not attend a particular session due to a scheduling conflict, will have
access to the information. Thanks again to those who volunteered to take notes.
Here's what we have so far:
5. September 29 Conversation Call
Last year the PubSIG began having conversation calls to share ideas and
information. We are continuing these calls again this year. It's easy -- just
call in and participate in the discussion or just listen. We will post notes on
the Web site.
Jim Coats from the University of California has agreed to moderate our first
call this year. The topic will actually be a continuation of the Social
Responsibility Roundtable, a breakout session held in San Antonio. Jim whets our
appetite for the discussion with the following:
"Last summer a group of folks from the Publishing SIG got together at the San
Antonio meeting for an interesting roundtable discussion of ethical issues and
quandaries that we face in our professional lives. We invite other PubSIG
members to join in the conversation on the phone on September 29. You are
welcome to share your experiences or ideas, or just to listen in. You can find
notes from our San Antonio session at
http://www.aceweb.org/sigs/publishing/sessions.htm under June 05." -- Jim
Helen has made arrangements for a one-hour 16-person call Thursday, September 29
at 3 p.m. (EDT), 2 p.m. (CDT), 1 p.m. (MDT), and 12 noon (PDT). The number is
1-979-847-9186 for folks calling in via long distance. People on the Texas A&M
University campus should dial 182, listen for dial-tone "beeps," dial 99992,
listen for beeps, dial 186, and then you're in. Folks in College Station, Texas,
calling from off-campus should just dial 847-9186.
6. -30- : Why Can't Johnny Read?
Carol Whatley, former chair of the PubSIG, recently shared this link with her
colleagues here at Auburn University. The article is a thought provoking
discussion of serif vs sans serif type. I'd love to hear your comments on the
subject. (http://www.dennyhatch.com/pdfs/Why_Johnny_Cannot_Read.pdf
)
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