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ACES 2015

Welcome to the 19th annual American Copy Editors Society national conference in Pittsburgh March 26-28, 2015. (Photo by Jeremy Davis.)

Note: This schedule is subject to change.

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#1

Opening general session

#2

Reception

#3

Banquet

#4

First-timers' orientation

#5

Between You and Me

#6

Closing general session

#7

Deep Grammar

#8

Niggles, Nudges and Uh-Oh Sensors: The Intuitive Art of Catching Errors

#9

Rookie Mistakes That Even Veterans Make

#10

Lunch on your own/peer group lunches

#11

Using Checklists to Foolproof your Editing

#12

Editing in a Digital Environment: Best Practices for Workflow and Quality Control

#13

Giving Copy a Face Lift, With No Pain

#14

English and How it Got This Way: A Brief History

#15

Top 10 Apps for Editors

#16

Introduction to Book Editing

#17

Proofreading: Catch Mistakes Before They Cause a Crisis

#18

Education Fund Spelling Bee

#19

Lunch on your own

#20

Ask a Lexicographer

#21

Lunch on your own

#22

Defining American English

#23

Freelance editors' happy hour

#24

Level Up! How to Get More Out of Your Freelance Business

#25

Critical Editing: Finding the Red Flags That You Need to Check

#26

Social

#27

Grammar is Power

#28

50 Years of the American Heritage Dictionary's Usage Panel

#29

Social Media Fact-checking

#30

Fact-checking for Niche Publications

#31

Beyond the Red Pen: New Directions in Editing

#32

Editing Fun and Games

#33

Ask the AP Stylebook Editors

#34

Silent auction

#35

Optimizing for Search or Social: Is It Really a Trade-Off?

#36

Headlines, not Cheaplines or Borelines

#37

Building your Brand with Social Media

#38

The Ethics of the Last Editor Standing

#39

Editing on Your Own: Launching a Freelance Business

#40

Stress Reduction for Editors

#41

Getting it Right on Social Media

#42

Switching Seats: Transitioning to a New Career or Medium

#43

Libel-Proof Your Writing: The Importance of Accuracy and Attribution

#44

Putting Professional Experience to Work in the College Classroom

#45

The Art of the Link: Linking, Ethics and Verification

#46

Catch as Catch Can

#47

Seven Steps to Setting up a New Fact-Checking Process

#48

Diversity and Sensitivity around Racial Language

#49

Working Away From the Office: Benefits and Drawbacks

#50

Bulletproofing Data-driven Stories