Events
2012 Events
Spring Meeting: Metatopic Menace
May 5, 2012
11:30 a.m. Lunch;
1:30–4:30 p.m. Meeting
Park Ridge Library
20 S. Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, Illinois
Do you struggle with mastering the metatopic of a book? Are you comfortable working with the metatopic? What is the metatopic, and why is it important?
Kay Schlembach will help us answer these questions. Dealing with the main idea in the book (the metatopic) in a conscious and deliberate way can improve rapid accessibility, which is crucial in this age of search.
Kay will present examples, discuss various approaches, and suggest solutions to this challenge, including dealing with biographies.
She has given this presentation in Minneapolis; Toronto; New York City; Albuquerque; St. Augustine; and the Washington, D.C. area, all to high accolades.
Kay has been teaching indexing for more than a decade. She is a senior partner with Potomac Indexing, LLC, a virtual company that includes ASI President Richard Shrout, former ASI President Seth Maislin, and a collection of experienced freelance indexers in the United States.
She has served as an ASI director, an ASI Training Course developer and exam grader, an ASI committee member, and an indexing cheerleader. Kay has been a full-time indexer since 1997.
Park Ridge Library
The Park Ridge Library is located in downtown Park Ridge, across the street from the Union Pacific Northwest Line Metra station. The free library parking lot is patrolled for anyone parking over two hours (i.e., Metra riders). Longer-term parking for workshop attendees will be the Metra parking lot adjacent to the tracks (there is a fee box [estimated $1–$2]).
Lunch
Prior to the meeting, we will meet for lunch at 11:30 at Hay Caramba!, a popular Mexican restaurant less than one block from the library at 122 S. Prospect Avenue. After lunch we will walk to the library for our meeting. Check out the restaurant website at Hay Caramba!. If you can’t join us for lunch, meet at the library at 1:30.
A local map of the downtown Park Ridge area is available here (PDF).
We will be meeting in the third floor conference room (elevator available). The seating capacity is 15 people plus our speaker.
Preregistration is required, and you are advised to register early! Because seating is limited, a reserved list will be maintained after the first 15 people have registered in case there is a last-minute cancellation.
The cost for the meeting will be $25 per person plus lunch.
All attendees must be preregister by April 28, 2012, by completing the registration form and sending the meeting payment to the registrar:
Caryl Wenzel
Registrar, Chicago/Great Lakes Chapter
115 Village Creek Drive
Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
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Past Events
Fall Workshops: October 21 and 22, 2012
Hilton Garden Inn O'Hare
2930 South River Road,
Des Plaines, IL 60018
See the full workshop brochure.
Friday, October 21: Enid Zafran is the featured speaker for a brand new and daylong program on double-posting. This program is for indexers at all levels—beginner to advanced—and consists of theory and application.
Saturday, October 22: On Saturday, October 22, two marketing professionals will expand on our marketing theme of recent years and address marketing in the 21st century: Lauren Popko van Holten will discuss digital trends in publishing, and Michael J. Sansone will discuss social media marketing.
Publishing and marketing have changed dramatically in the early part of the 21st century, and, as a result, we may need to change our marketing tactics. These informative workshops will help us see how social media are more than just a way to stay connected.
See the full workshop brochure
Lunch Chat
February 19, 2011, 11:30 a.m.
An informal dutch-treat lunch chat on the general topic of “Social Media Experiences” was held at Geppetto’s in Oak Park, Illinois.
What are your interests and experiences with social media? Are you “into” everything or do you just tiptoe around the sites? Are you a Luddite or are
you actively involved in online pursuits? How is your business impacted by
social media?
Geppetto’s is located at 113 N. Oak Park Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois, a
near-west suburb of Chicago.
2010 Fall Workshop
November 5 & 6, 2010
Hilton Garden Inn O'Hare
2930 South River Road,
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Day 1 is devoted to indexing skills.
Day 2 is dedicated to business development.
Friday, November 5: Kate Mertes discusses “aboutness” in indexing.
Kate's full-day workshop addresses the concept of aboutness when approaching a text.
Saturday, November 6: multiple speakers focus on how to build your client base.
In the morning, Madge Walls will present marketing theory.
In the afternoon, Naomi Linzer and Bonnie Hanks will describe their own approaches to marketing. There will also be a panel discussion related to marketing, facilitated by Madge, Bonnie, and Naomi.
2010 Spring Workshop
April 24, 2010, 9:30 a.m.
Jefferson Park Library
5363 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL
$15.00, including a light lunch
We'll start the day with a discussion of term selection. Attendees will have a chance to compare their indexes with those of two experienced indexers: Fred Leise and Leoni McVey, noting the differences and similarities in their approaches to the text. The goal is to stimulate a discussion of indexing styles and to analyze how different indexers approach the same material.
Everyone attending will have a chance to prepare their own index to the text before the meeting.
In the afternoon, several experienced indexers will review a different article, also sent to attendees in advance, in a peer review process.
2010 Informal Luncheon Chat
February 20, 2010
11:30 a.m.
We are planning an informal lunch “chat” on the topic of office layout and equipment for indexers at Geppetto’s Italian Ristorante, 113 N. Oak Park Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois, a near-west suburb of Chicago.
There is no fee, and attendees can purchase their own lunches.
2009 Fall Workshops: Names and Biographies,
Managing an Indexing Business, Cookbook Indexing
November 6–7, 2009
Hilton Garden Inn O’Hare
2930 South River Road,
Des Plaines, IL 60018
See the workshop brochure.
Friday, November 6—Two Programs
Morning session
Martin White presented a workshop on indexing names and biographies.
Afternoon session
An expert panel (featuring an accountant, an insurance representative, and a marketing specialist focusing on social media) presented ways of managing your indexing business.
Saturday, November 7—Easy as Pie? (The Complexities of Cookbook Indexing)
Fred Leise was featured speaker for a full-day workshop on cookbook indexing.
2009 Spring Practicum: Term Selection
May 16, 2009
Chicago Public Library,
Austin-Irving Branch
6100 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60634
312-744-6222
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$15 plus lunch
How do indexers decide what terms to use in an index?
Using a variety of provided sources, we chose index entries and then discussed why specific terminology was chosen. The discussion included the kinds of patterns and problems that indexers might encounter in various types of indexing (e.g., back of the book, journal, encyclopedia).
2009 Luncheon Indexers Chat
Saturday, March 7 , 2009, 12:00 noon
Evanston’s Rhythm Room
(Century Evanston 18 Theatre, 2nd Floor)
Bring your own topic—perhaps indexing theory or index practice. Maybe you have questions about indexing minutiae or the big picture, getting hired, professional advancement, or self-employment.
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