ACES 2015

Freelance editors' happy hour 5:00pm - 7:00pm

English and How it Got This Way: A Brief History 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Social Media Fact-checking 3:10pm - 4:10pm

50 Years of the American Heritage Dictionary's Usage Panel 4:20pm - 5:20pm

First-timers' orientation 8:30am - 9:00am

Opening general session 9:30am - 10:30am

Rookie Mistakes That Even Veterans Make 10:45am - 12:15pm

Education Fund Spelling Bee 5:45pm - 7:15pm

Using Checklists to Foolproof your Editing 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Top 10 Apps for Editors 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Stress Reduction for Editors 4:20pm - 5:20pm

Editing in a Digital Environment: Best Practices for Workflow and Quality Control 10:45am - 12:15pm

The Latest Research on Editing 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Copy Editing Translations 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Working Away From the Office: Benefits and Drawbacks 4:20pm - 5:20pm

Leadership in the Workplace 10:45am - 12:15pm

Beltway Blues: Editing Washington copy 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Ethics of the Last Editor Standing 4:20pm - 5:20pm

Reception 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Catch as Catch Can 10:45am - 12:15pm

Switching Seats: Transitioning to a New Career or Medium 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Increasing the Accessibility of Online Information 3:10pm - 4:10pm

Libel-Proof Your Writing: The Importance of Accuracy and Attribu... 4:20pm - 5:20pm

Lunch on your own/peer group lunches 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Seven Steps to Setting up a New Fact-Checking Process 9:00am - 10:30am

Ask the AP Stylebook Editors 10:45am - 12:15pm

Bulletproofing Data-driven Stories 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Future Tense: Messages From my Students 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Between You and Me 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Ask a Lexicographer 9:00am - 10:30am

Deep Grammar 10:45am - 12:15pm

Eyetracking Photojournalism 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Niggles, Nudges and Uh-Oh Sensors: The Intuitive Art of Catching... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Avoiding Pitfalls in Medical Editing 9:00am - 10:30am

Getting it Right on Mental Health and Suicide 10:45am - 12:15pm

Think Twice about Health Literacy: Writing and Editing for a Pat... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Editing Medical and Scientific Tables 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Putting Professional Experience to Work in the College Classroom 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Diversity and Sensitivity around Racial Language 9:00am - 10:30am

CANCELED - Do No Harm: A Medical Copyediting Clinic 10:45am - 12:15pm

Disability and Mental Health: Editing for Clarity and Accuracy 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Fact-checking for Niche Publications 3:15pm - 4:15pm

The Language of the LGBT Community 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Banquet 7:30pm - 10:00pm

Silent auction 4:00pm - 7:15pm

Level Up! How to Get More Out of Your Freelance Business 9:00am - 10:30am

Critical Editing: Finding the Red Flags That You Need to Check 10:45am - 12:15pm

Native Advertising Best and Worst Practices 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Beyond the Red Pen: New Directions in Editing 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Editing for Clarity in Medical Communications 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Lunch on your own 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Closing general session 4:45pm - 5:15pm

Optimizing for Search or Social: Is It Really a Trade-Off? 9:00am - 10:30am

Giving Copy a Face Lift, With No Pain 10:45am - 12:15pm

Grammar is Power 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Building your Brand with Social Media 3:40pm - 4:40pm

Beyond the Plain Language Edit: Editing for Low-literacy and ESL readers 9:00am - 10:30am

Editing on Your Own: Launching a Freelance Business 10:45am - 12:15pm

Defining American English 3:40pm - 4:40pm

How to leverage LinkedIn for Journalists 9:00am - 10:30am

How to Get the Job You Want 10:45am - 12:15pm

Headlines, not Cheaplines or Borelines 2:00pm - 3:30pm

LUCIA, or Shedding Light on Government Reports 3:40pm - 4:40pm

10 Mistakes Sportswriters Make and How To Fix Them 9:00am - 10:30am

Women in Management 10:45am - 12:15pm

Maintaining Good Design in a Hub Setting 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Cutting Through Cop Talk 3:40pm - 4:40pm

Social 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Introduction to Book Editing 9:00am - 10:30am

Getting it Right on Social Media 10:45am - 12:15pm

Legal Pitfalls on Social Media 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Editing Fun and Games 3:40pm - 4:40pm

Lunch on your own 12:15pm - 2:00pm