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American Society for Indexing
Heartland Chapter
The Heartland Chapter of the American Society for Indexing (ASI),
founded in 1992, was officially recognized in 1994 and serves ASI
members mainly from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Our members
include both beginners and experienced indexers, as well as
indexers in a wide range of specialty areas, such as technical
documents, scholarly works, textbooks, web sites, and legal and medical
materials.
We hold two annual meetings featuring speakers and workshops of interest to indexers. Topics have addressed the craft of indexing, starting and operating an indexing business, marketing, and relations with publishers and editors. Peer review sessions--where we critique one another's indexes--sharpen our skill and efficiency.
Our electronic newsletter is published twice yearly and we host an email list for announcements. Membership is not required for subscription to the email list--anyone may join and receive our announcements. The newsletter normally is sent to members but is available on this website to anyone.
If you need an indexer or would like to become an indexer, our officers and members will be eager to help you get what you need.
Fall 2009 Meeting
Heartland Chapter, American Society for Indexing
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
10am-4pm (Eastern Time) in Richmond, Indiana
~ PROGRAM ~
Charlee Trantino - "Rekeying and Time Management"
Charlee Trantino has been a professional indexer for about twenty years. In 2006, she received the prestigious Wilson Award for her index to A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake: Unlocking James Joyce’s Masterpiece by Joseph Campbell and Henry Morton Robinson. Besides indexing, Charlee has written nine novels and three works of nonfiction. She also owns an antique shop. With so many full time endeavors, she’s learned how to manage her time and will share how she does it all… and still has a life.
Her mantra is:
Fear is the enemy.
Procrastination is fear.
Procrastination is the enemy.
Charlee will also share with us the tricks of the trade during a hands-on workshop on rekeying an index for a new edition when the pages reflow and the content is modified. Master the secret method she learned at Warner Books, plus her own modifications for working with electronic files.
John Bealle - “Sky 7.0”
Heartlander John Bealle served as a software tester for the recent major update of Sky Index indexing software. This hour-long presentation will survey the major features introduced in Sky 7.0 and reflect on the design philosophy and testing process. Although it will be most pertinent to Sky users, the overarching theme will be how software helps indexers do their work.
Registration:
$30 - ASI members
$35 - non-members who have been to a Heartland meeting previously
$25 - first-time attendees (members and non-members)
The Heartland meeting is open to all ASI members and non-members who are interested in indexing. To register, mail your name, address, phone, and check payable to "Heartland Chapter-ASI" by October 12th to: Mary Peterson, ASI Heartland Treasurer, 1085 East Glengarry Circle, Bloomfield MI 48301 or email her at mlp4776@yahoo.com. You may also pay at the door, however, please RSVP by October 12th to Mary or Tanya Bomsta at (740) 353-7809 or bomsta@inkpressindexing.com so that we can prepare materials for you.
Location of Meeting:
MCL Cafeteria in Richmond, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana is at the Ohio border on Interstate 70, 1 hour east of Indianapolis, half an hour west of Dayton, and less than two hours west of Columbus .
The MCL Cafeteria is at 3801 National Road East, in the Richmond Square Mall, between Earlham College and the Ohio border. Take I-70 exit 156A onto U.S. 40 (this is the first exit west of the state line). Go west on U.S. 40 for 2 miles to the Richmond Square Mall.
For Richmond hotel information, contact Cathy Seckman, 330-385-8809, or cseckman@raex. com.
Heartland Chapter Mugs will be available at the meeting!!
We have coffee mugs with our Heartland logo. You can take one home, for $5 a mug!
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