To: Copy editors, newsroom supervisors, educators, students and others
From: The Ohio chapter of the American Copy Editors Society
Subject: Join us for the ACES/Ohio editing workshop Nov. 7

Plan now to attend the 2004 ACES/Ohio copy-editing workshop Sunday, Nov.
7, at the Miami University regional campus in Hamilton, between
Cincinnati and Dayton.

The workshop will be the first in southern Ohio and fifth overall for
the Ohio chapter of the nonprofit American Copy Editors Society. More
than 400 copy editors, supervisors, students and other journalists from
newspapers and other publications large and small in Ohio and nearby
states have attended the annual workshops since they began in 2000,
including 140 last year.

Sessions will be in Miami-Hamilton's beautiful, spacious Wilks
Conference Center, a 15-minute drive west of I-75 or north of I-275. The
center, built in 1997, has acres of free parking and can comfortably
accommodate 200 guests.

A catered lunch (sandwiches and sides), beverages and workshop materials
are included in the registration fee -- $10 for ACES members, SND
members and students; $25 for nonmembers. You can join ACES when
registering and receive the member rate. Companies will receive one free
registration for every 10 paid registrations.

The workshop will be on the first Sunday after the election. It's a
chance to reinvigorate yourself with a full day of fast-paced, lively,
interactive learning led by some of the top trainers in the profession.
They'll help you sharpen your skills and return to your newsroom with
practical advice to share with colleagues.

The lineup of speakers will be the workshop's biggest yet, and breakout
sessions have been expanded to give you more choices of topics to fit
your training needs.

The schedule (times and speakers subject to change):

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Check-in in the Wilks Center lobby. No walk-in registrations.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Three breakouts (choose one):
-- Prize-winning collaboration (panel of reporters and copy editors from
the Dayton Daily News and Toledo Blade, which both won major awards
recently for investigative coverage)
-- Dr. Deborah Gump, Knight professor of editing, Ohio University ("You
Need to Know This" editing research)
-- Neil Holdway, Daily Herald, suburban Chicago (grammar workout)

10:45 - 11 a. m.
Welcome, including remarks by Dr. Richard Campbell, director of Miami
University's new journalism program

11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
-- Brian Throckmorton, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader ("Zing on Demand:
Creativity in Headlines")

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Catered lunch and a special program (attendance optional)

1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
-- David Kordalski, Cleveland Plain Dealer (wedding words and visuals
for better graphics, pages)

2:45 - 4 p.m.
-- Teresa Schmedding, Daily Herald, suburban Chicago (do-it-yourself
training tips and career development)

4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Two breakouts (choose one):
-- Editing and the Internet with Maggie Short, Dayton Daily News, and
Peter Zicari, Cleveland Plain Dealer (using online resources in editing,
and editing for Web sites)
-- Bill Chronister, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times ("Rhythm Room" on
editing that keeps harmony with a story's tone)


Visit http://www.ohioaces.org for the complete schedule, session
descriptions, registration form and other details. The registration form
and payment must be received by Monday, Nov. 1. If you'd like to receive
copies of the material via e-mail (pdfs) or "snail" mail, please contact
Jeff Pierron at [log in to unmask]

Our mailing list is not comprehensive, so please share this information
with your colleagues.

We hope to see you at the workshop!

The ACES/Ohio chapter steering committee:

Lucy Baker (Dayton Daily News), Patricia Bitler (Columbus Dispatch),
Paul Corbitt (Columbus Dispatch), Jamie Doan (Cincinnati Enquirer),
Roger Downing (Toledo Blade), Deborah Gump (Ohio University), Richard P.
Logan (Youngstown Vindicator), Jeff Pierron (Columbus Dispatch), Kim
Profant (Akron Beacon Journal), Amy Richards (Cleveland Plain Dealer),
Jeff Verbus (Canton Repository), Tom Williams (Lima News) and Peter
Zicari (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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