Upcoming events

The Events committee has brought us another exciting and stimulating program of professional development. If you have comments or suggestions for the Events committee contact them at meaworkshops@gmail.com.

NOTICE: you can now register/pay for events online using TelPay!

Eight Step Editing

with Jim Taylor (Register early! Use TelPay or the mail-in form)

Date:	Saturday, February 11.
Time:	Registration/coffee at 8:30 am, program starts at 9:00 am. End time to be determined.
Location:	The Law Society, 201-219 Kennedy St.
Cost:	Members: $100; non-members: $145; Students: $75.
RSVP:	This workshop fills up FAST, so register ASAP because space is limited. Pre-payment guarantees you a spot as long as spots are left. You can pay online using TelPay or you can send a cheque with registration form.

The MEA invites Jim to Winnipeg every two or three years, and he packs the house every time! If you've never experienced the magic or if you'd like to brush up on his techniques, come join us! Read what past participants had to say about Jim's workshop in 2005. Jim's style is easy and approachable, and suitable for all ages and abilities.

Tentative schedule of events for 2011–2012

Dates and topics subject to change

Annual general meeting (Sept 13)

Editing lunch: Take out the trash! (Oct 04)

Linguistic analysis: From ransom notes to cover letters (Oct 15)

Effective writing using clustering (Nov 19)

Editing lunch: Writing for the Web (Nov 30)

Editing Q & A / book exchange (December 13)

Odd resources for editors (January 17)

8-Step Editing (February 11)

Grammar-o-rama with Gila Ghomeshi (March / April)

Do you have an idea for an event? We want to hear it! Please drop us a line at meaworkshops@gmail.com.