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For MEA membersThe following is information that is most frequently requested by members. If you have anything you'd like to add or suggest, please contact us. MEA newsletter
The MEA produces a semi-annual newsletter that is available for free to all members. Older editions are posted here. The PDF files are intended to be printed on double-sided 11x17 paper; if you have problems printing, please contact us.
What is a listserv? How do I send and receive messages? Are there guidelines for what we can post? How is a listserv different from regular e-mail or from MEA e-mails? The informal definitions: A listserv is like a private room that only certain people (members of the listserv) can enter. Once you're in, you can have discussions with all the others in the group. Those who are not members cannot see or join the discussions. The MEA e-mail list is like a newspaper subscription. The MEA can deliver messages to those who subscribe, but subscribers cannot chat with each other—they can only reply to the original sender. The formal definition: a listserv is a program that automatically sends e-mail messages to names on a mailing list. You can subscribe to the mailing list by sending an e-mail message to the list moderator (see below for instructions), who then subscribes you. Once a new person is subscribed, the listserv will automatically add their name and distribute future e-mail posts to all subscribers. (Requests to subscribe and unsubscribe are sent to a special address so that listserv members do not see the requests.) How to join
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The EAC has posted certification information on their site: http://www.editors.ca/certification/index.html. They also recommend the following resource pages: Certification study groupsSome of our members have formed study groups. For more information on where and when they meet, contact us at meaworkshops@gmail.com.
Would you like to be more involved in the MEA? Would you like to join the executive but are worried that you have no experience? Let us know what interests you and we'll keep you updated on what opportunities are available. Events committee: are you interested in planning events? The experience you gain on this committee is second to none. Community Outreach program: the MEA plans to travel to communities outside of Winnipeg to provide workshops and seminars on editing. Let us know how you can help, whether it's as an instructor or in making arrangements or advertising... we'll tell you what is available. Web site updates: do you get lots of interesting tidbits that would be of interest to editors? Let the Web site coordinator know.
Red River College offers a course called "Editing, Plain Language" as part of the Technical Communications certificate program. The course is usually offered on a weeknight and is open to everyone. To read a description, go to the Continuing Ed list of programs, and then to Technical Communications. From the links on the left select Courses and Descriptions, and then click the editing course. The Centre for Academic Writing at the University of Winnipeg has courses for writers and editors (visit their site here). You can apply for exemption from prerequisites if you are not enrolled in a degree program. One course recommended by a member is called "Professional Style and Editing." The Publishing program at Ryerson (Toronto) offers several courses in editing, some of them by distance education. Visit their site: www.ryerson.ca/ce/publishing. The Pubworks program at Simon Fraser University (SFU) has a new track of workshops in New Media and several new courses have been added to the existing tracks of books, editing, design, and magazines. Contact Pubworks at www.sfu.ca/pubworks or Summer Publishing Workshops
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