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Learn more about your incoming board members Our incoming board members will be installed at the ASI annual meeting on May 15, 2020. Michele Combs, President Elect Shelley Quattrocchi, Secretary Theresa Duran, Director Travis Hale, Director

The ASI Board has made the difficult decision to postpone our annual conference, which was scheduled for April 23-25, 2020, in Raleigh.

Call for Hines Nominations ASI’s Theodore C. Hines Award recognizes those who have made exceptional contributions to ASI and to the indexing profession. The deadline for submitting a nomination for the 2020 award is February 28, 2020. Please consider making a nomination for ASI’s highest service honor!

Have you written an excellent index this year for a particularly challenging text? Then consider submitting it for the 2020 ASI Award for Excellence in Indexing. Nominations for the award are welcome from indexers or publishers and will be accepted through February 15, 2020.

ASI’s 2019 Excellence in Indexing Award committee is pleased to announce that Sheila Ryan is the winner of the 2019 award for her index to Churchill Documents, Vol. 21. Weighing in at over 2,000 pages, that book is part of a multivolume set by Martin Gilbert that includes eight biographical volumes as well as twenty […]

The American Society for Indexing (ASI) is pleased to announce that the 2019 Theodore C. Hines Award for continuous dedication and exceptional service to ASI is awarded to Fred Leise.

The American Society for Indexing is pleased to announce that long-time member Janet Perlman has been selected as the new editor for its journal Key Words, which is published quarterly. As she takes on the role of editor, Janet’s goal is for ASI members to enjoy Key Words as a high-quality publication that keeps them […]

Are you especially proud of an index you wrote for a book that was published last year? Then consider submitting it for the 2019 ASI Excellence in Indexing Award. Nominations for the award are welcome from indexers or publishers and will be accepted through February 22, 2019. The ASI Award recognizes the normally anonymous indexers […]

ASIs nominating committee has begun work identifying potential candidates for board positions beginning in 2019, including the positions of President-elect, Treasurer, and Directors-at-Large. We are looking for active ASI members who are willing to give something back to their professional organization. ASI needs you! Your energy, experience, ideas, and commitment are crucial to the continued […]