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See Also — February 2017

Shadow or no shadow, we’re not hiding in any holes in February. We’ve got too much going on with online learning and planning for the upcoming ASI conference June 16–17, 2017, in Portland, Maine. ASI Conference: Call for Proposals in Portland, Maine ASI Webinar: Creating and Securing Your WordPress Website for Marketing Success ASI Online […]

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2017 Indexing Conference Call for Presentation Proposals

2017 ASI Annual Conference Portland, Maine, United States June 15–17, 2017 Save the Date/Call for Presentations The Indexing Conference for 2017 will be in beautiful Portland, Maine. Location: Holiday Inn By the Bay in downtown Portland. Dates: Friday, June 16, and Saturday, June 17. (Pre-conference workshops and board meetings will be held Thursday, June 15.) […]

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Hines Award—Call for Nominations for 2017

ASI’s Hines Award recognizes those who have made exceptional contributions to ASI and to the indexing profession. The deadline for submitting a nomination for 2017 award is April 15, 2017. Please consider making a nomination for one of ASI’s highest honors. Nominees should demonstrate an ongoing commitment to ASI through service as an officer, board […]

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2017 Call for Submissions: ASI Excellence in Indexing Award

Are you especially proud of an index you wrote for a book that was published last year? Then consider submitting it for the 2017 ASI Excellence in Indexing Award. Nominations for the award are welcome from indexers or publishers and will be accepted through March 31, 2017. The ASI Award recognizes the normally anonymous indexers […]

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ASI Webinar Replay: Creating and Securing Your WordPress Website for Marketing Success

Creating and Securing Your WordPress Website for Marketing Success with Joanne Sprott and Rich Hamilton Rich Hamilton (longtime WordPress coder and the tech whiz behind ASI’s website) and Joanne Sprott (longtime indexer, editor, and tech-savvy user of WordPress for her own sites) are teaming up to provide indexers with a guide to online visibility for […]

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See Also — January 2017

We’re bringing in the new year with a new online course, a new webinar, a new editor for Key Words, and a new feature in See Also. Happy 2017! Online Education: Medical Indexing ASI Webinar: Creating and Securing Your WordPress Website for Marketing Success New Editor for Key Words ASI Professional Activities and Salary Survey—Executive […]

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See Also — December 2016

It’s nearly the end of the year but we’re not winding down. We’ve got plans. A new short course is coming in January, plans are under way for the 2017 ASI Conference, and we’re looking for a few good people. There are some great opportunities for members to volunteer. Read on! And happy holidays to […]

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ASI Announces 2017 Conference Location

The 2017 ASI Conference will be June 15-17, 2017, in beautiful Portland, Maine, with views of Casco Bay, a dozen museums—among them the Wadsworth Longfellow House, a rich culinary culture, and plenty to see and do including symphony, ballet, and theatre. We look forward to seeing you in Portland, a winner in the TripAdvisor Travelers’ […]

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ASI Online Learning Course Replay: Medical Indexing with Dr. Anne Fifer

ASI Online Learning: Medical Indexing Three-Part Series with Anne Fifer, PhD, DO Medical indexing—which embraces a wide variety of medical and pharmaceutical books and manuals—is a rigorous, but lucrative, specialty for indexers. Gaining a proficiency in medical indexing can widen indexers’ client base and enhance their skill sets. This series is designed to introduce the […]

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Is Medical Indexing Right for You?

by Michelle Guiliano Not everyone comes to medical indexing with the impressive credentials of S. Anne Fifer. Anne has a strong medical and academic background as a doctor of osteopathic medicine along with a PhD in Experimental Psychology. She was working as a medical transcriptionist, teaching a medical terminology course at Durham Technical Community College, […]

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