• Business SIG Website Relaunch (July 2009)
• Kate Mertes' President's Letter (June 2009)
• New Publication—Indexing Specialties: Cookbooks (May 2009)
• Indexing Society of Canada (ISC) Conference, June 2-4, 2009 (April 2009)
• Wright recipient of the 2009 ASI/H.W. Wilson Award (March 2009)
• ASI-PI Conference Speaker Guide Now Available (March 2009)
• Classic ASI Publications Now Available (February 2009)
• 2009 Web Indexing Award Nominations Open (February 2009)

      Previous Announcements

In addition, note that ASI chapters regularly post information about chapter-sponsored events.

Business SIG Website Relaunch

The Business Indexing SIG is pleased to announce the re-launch of its website at http://www.businessindexing.org. The site has been completely redesigned to improve its 'look and feel' and to increase its useability by clients seeking a business indexer.

Kate Mertes' President's Letters

Kate Mertes' June President's Letter is now available at ASI President's Letters.

New Publication—Indexing Specialties: Cookbooks

Indexing Specialties: Cookbooks, edited by Alexandra Nickerson, Fred Leise, and Terri Hudoba, is the newest release in ASI's popular Indexing Specialties series. Visit our publications page for more information.

Indexing Society of Canada (ISC) Conference, June 2-4, 2009

To be held at St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. The conference sessions feature some of the top indexing experts from Canada and the United States: Public Policy Indexing (Enid Zafran); Networking, How Do I Get Business? (Elizabeth Macafie); Cross-references (Ruth Pincoe); Indexing Niches (Sylvia Coates); Cindex Workshop (Frances Lennie); Marketing Panel (Noeline Bridge, Carol Harrison, Clive Pyne, and Yvonne van Ruskenvend; moderated by Mary Newberry). Ruth Pincoe will also facilitate a peer review during the conference. For more information, updates and a complete conference schedule see http://www.indexers.ca/conf2009.html

Wright recipient of the 2009 ASI/H.W. Wilson Award

Jan C. Wright is the recipient of the 2009 ASI/H.W. Wilson Award for her index to Real World Adobe InDesign CS3, by Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner. The book was published by Peachpit Press in 2008. It is the first time a technical manual has won the award. Jan will receive a plaque and a check for $1000 at the ASI conference in Portland. See http://www.asindexing.org/site/WilsonAward.shtml#recip for more information.

ASI-PI Conference Speaker Guide Now Available

Getting ready for your presentation at Portland? Concerned about time management, or making sure attendees can hear you? Check out our new speaker's guide, a brochure jointly produced by ASI and Potomac Indexing. Full of useful tips!

Classic ASI Publications Now Available

Two classic ASI publications from the 1990s (Managing Large Indexing Projects and Subheadings: A Matter of Opinion) are now available for purchase from the ASI Online Store. These publications, long out of print, can be purchased as PDF downloads. Select 'Publications' and click on the 'More Info' button for product descriptions.

2009 Web Indexing Award Nominations Open

The Web Indexing SIG of the American Society for Indexing (ASI) is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Web Indexing Award. The award recognizes excellence in website indexing and is open to members of the ASI and affiliated societies. The deadline for entries is 27 March 2009. Further details, including the award criteria and submission form, are available at http://www.web-indexing.org/web-indexing-award.htm

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