Monday, October 29, 2007

Success!

Thanks to everyone who attended the ACES workshop Oct. 21! We probably had about 40 people over the course of the day, and our speakers presented some fantastic sessions. I'll be putting together a quick survey to get some feedback from those who participated.

The question now: What's next? We had a great workshop here in Austin, but it would be great to see these events move around the state. Please let me know if you're interested in becoming more involved. The team here would be happy to help. The chapter could also do smaller events around the state so folks don't have to travel so far. These could be simple one-speaker events that last maybe a couple of hours. The goal is to get everyone a bit more training and a chance to connect with other copy editors.

Again, thanks, everyone! Now that we've gotten this chapter going, let's keep it rolling. Please drop me a line if you'd like to step up and help out.

- Blythe

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

We're getting close, everyone! Please contact me with questions or concerns.

If you're headed to the meet-and-greet at Scholz, just ask for my name or for ACES. They said we'll probably be out back on the lovely patio. Be there at 8 p.m. or after -- it will last as long as we do.

As for Sunday, feel free to come a bit early, mingle and grab some coffee and snacks. Things should be set by 9:30 or so. We'll also have a little prize giveaway at the end of the day. Stick around if you have some time; it won't go past 6 p.m.

Can't wait to see you all!

Blythe

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Flier

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Odds and ends

Parking in the Brazos Garage is $9 if you stay all day Oct. 21.

I'm trying to figure out how to put the ACES flier on the blog, but I'm having a bit of trouble. I'll try to get it up here soon. There are a couple of changes. The overall schedule remains the same, but our first Web session will be about politics, the community and the Web rather than copy editing for the Web. The speakers that would have focused on copy editing were unavailable. But the speaker we do have lined up will certainly have some interesting things to say.

I think our design presenter will be doing a session on using controversial photos. He's done it before and says it's always a hit.

Look forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks!

- Blythe