EAC National Events

EAC National Conference 2012

2012-04-25T17:51:15.000Z

When: Fri Jun 1, 2012 4pm to Sun Jun 3, 2012 3:30pm EDT

Where: Ottawa Convention Centre
Event Status: confirmed

EAC: Certification

2011-09-21T17:05:54.000Z

When: Sat Nov 19, 2011

Where: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The Gold Standard of Editing

Become a Certified Professional Editor or earn certification in copy editing or stylistic editing. Register for EAC's certification tests today!

For more information and to register online, visit www.editors.ca/certification. EAC members benefit from discounted pricing on each certification test—plus extra savings if they register for both tests.

Registration closes on Monday, October 24, 2011.

Test Date
Saturday, November 19, 2011
* Copy Editing (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
* Stylistic Editing (2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

The Proofreading test and the Structural Editing test will be offered in 2012.

Test Locations
The following test locations are planned, demand and resources permitting: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

EAC: The Word on the Street

2011-09-21T16:31:20.000Z

When: Sun Sep 25, 2011

Where: Vancouver, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: We'll be at the Word on the Street in Vancouver, Lethbridge*, Saskatoon, Kitchener and Toronto on Sunday, September 25! Look for us, say hi and be sure to pick up your free copy of So You Want to Be an Editor and other EAC goodies. (*In Lethbridge, look for EAC at the Alberta Books Canada table.) http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/

EAC: Q4 National Executive Council Meeting (Calgary)

2010-11-16T16:14:42.000Z

When: Sat Nov 20, 2010 to Sun Nov 21, 2010

Where: International Hotel, 220 4th Avenue SW, Calgary
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Voting members are welcome to join the national executive council for its Q4 meeting. All members (qualifying, voting, emeritus and student) are also welcome to take part in an "Editing EAC" discussion at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both events take place in the Sovereign Suite of the International Hotel, Calgary.

EAC: Q2 National Executive Council Meeting (Vancouver)

2010-11-16T16:23:58.000Z

When: Sun May 29, 2011 to Mon May 30, 2011

Where: TBD
Event Status: confirmed

EAC: Q1 National Executive Council Meeting (Ottawa)

2010-11-16T16:21:20.000Z

When: Sat Mar 5, 2011 to Sun Mar 6, 2011

Where: TBD
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Voting members are welcome to join the national executive council for its Q1 meeting.

EAC: Registration closes for EAC's 2010 certification tests, 1 p.m. EDT

2010-09-17T14:51:54.000Z

When: Mon Oct 25, 2010

Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Become a Certified Professional Editor or earn a standalone certification in proofreading or copy editing. For more information and to register online, visit EAC's certification website (www.editors.ca/certification). EAC members benefit from discounted pricing on the tests. Registration closes on Monday, October 25, 2010, at 1 p.m. EDT.

EAC: Conference 2011—Editing in the Age of e-Everything

2010-09-17T14:57:46.000Z

When: Fri May 27, 2011 to Sun May 29, 2011

Where: Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre Vancouver, BC
Event Status: confirmed

EAC: 2010 certification tests

2010-09-17T14:53:04.000Z

When: Sat Nov 20, 2010

Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: EAC is offering certification tests in proofreading and copy editing on Saturday, November 20, 2010, in major centres across Canada. Don't forget: Registration closes on October 25, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT).

EAC: Conference 2010—Reflections: Editing Content and Culture

2009-09-29T15:16:23.000Z

When: Fri May 28, 2010 to Sun May 30, 2010

Where: Montreal
Event Status: confirmed

EAC: 30th anniversary conference welcome reception, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

2009-04-07T17:21:09.000Z

When: Fri Jun 5, 2009

Where: 89 Chestnut St., Toronto, ON in the Colony West Room of the 89 Chestnut Conference Centre
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Relive the 1970s at the Editors' Association of Canada's welcome reception on June 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Colony West Room at 89 Chestnut. Join us for hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and blasts from our past as we kick off the EAC's 30th anniversary conference. Pre-registration required. Visit http://www.editors.ca/conference/conference2009/index.html

EAC: Certification

2009-04-07T17:41:31.000Z

When: Mon Nov 23, 2009

Who: EAC National Events
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Saturday, November 21, 2009 * Proofreading (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday, November 23, 2009 * Structural and Stylistic Editing (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) * Elementary Knowledge of the Publishing Process (2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) The following test locations are planned, demand and resources permitting: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

EAC: Certification

2009-04-07T17:41:24.000Z

When: Sat Nov 21, 2009

Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Saturday, November 21, 2009 * Proofreading (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday, November 23, 2009 * Structural and Stylistic Editing (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) * Elementary Knowledge of the Publishing Process (2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) The following test locations are planned, demand and resources permitting: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

Tom Fairley Award Banquet, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

2009-04-07T17:25:30.000Z

When: Sat Jun 6, 2009

Where: 89 Chestnut Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1R1
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.; dinner at 7:00 p.m. Featuring Toronto's Poet Laureate, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, and the presentation of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence.

EAC: Registration closes for Conference 2009

2009-04-07T17:28:57.000Z

When: Mon Jun 1, 2009

Event Status: confirmed

EAC: Conference 2009, Times TBD

2009-01-09T14:43:42.000Z

When: Fri Jun 5, 2009 to Sun Jun 7, 2009

Where: 89 Chestnut Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1R1
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Celebrating the Past, Charting the Future: The 30th Anniversary Conference Join us in Toronto as we celebrate our 30th anniversary with editors from across Canada! Conference 2009 will feature an exciting lineup of networking and educational opportunities, providing something for everyone. Come early for pre-conference workshops and a taste of our vibrant city. Come even earlier for two other great conferences: MagNet, Canada's Magazine Conference (June 2–5), and the Indexing Society of Canada Conference (June 3–4). Revisit 1979 and network with your colleagues and friends at the welcome reception. Learn what's in store for the future from our keynote speaker, Nora Young of CBC Radio's Spark. Expand your knowledge and skills with our workshops. Honour this year's winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Celebrate the lighter side of editing at the Oops Awards. The conference takes place June 5–7 at 89 Chestnut Conference Centre, behind City Hall and close to the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto. Join us in celebrating 30 years of camaraderie and keep checking the conference website (www.editors.ca/conference/conference2009/) for further updates.

EAC Deadline: Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence

2009-01-09T19:51:21.000Z

When: Fri Jan 16, 2009

Where: EAC National Office, 505-27 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1L2
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Do you know an editor who's made an outstanding contribution to a work published in Canada in English or French during the 2008 calendar year? If so, now's the time to nominate that person for the Editors' Association of Canada's 2008 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Nominees must be individual editors who worked either in-house or on a freelance basis on the projects under consideration. Any type of written project—book, magazine, report, software documentation—is eligible, as is any type of editorial work. Nominees are limited to one submission per year. This submission may comprise a single item or several related items. A $2,000 cash prize accompanies the award. Established in 1983 and presented annually by the Editors' Association of Canada, the award recognizes the editor's often invisible contribution to written communication. The 2008 Tom Fairley Award will be presented at the banquet of the Editors' Association of Canada conference in Toronto on June 6, 2009. Deadlines Friday, January 16, 2009, for the letter of nomination Friday, January 30, 2009, for the supporting documentation and administration fee Self-nominations are encouraged. For complete nomination instructions and other information about the award, see www.editors.ca/tomfairley

EAC: National Executive Council Meeting, Time TBD

2009-01-09T14:48:24.000Z

When: Sun Jun 7, 2009 to Mon Jun 8, 2009

Where: EAC National Office, 505-27 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1L2
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: 2009Q2 meeting of the national executive council

EAC: Annual General Meeting, Time TBD

2009-01-09T14:46:12.000Z

When: Sat Jun 6, 2009

Where: 89 Chestnut Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1R1
Event Status: confirmed

EAC: National Executive Council Meeting, Time TBD

2009-01-09T14:27:21.000Z

When: Sat Feb 28, 2009 to Sun Mar 1, 2009

Where: The Sylvia Hotel, 1154 Gilford Street, Vancouver, BC, V6G 2P6
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: 2009Q1 meeting of the national executive council