From jmgibbs@wolfenet.com Sun Oct 3 20:05:40 1999 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.08) with ESMTP id UAA66948 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:05:39 -0700 Received: from wolfenet.com (ratty.wolfe.net [204.157.98.9]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.08) with ESMTP id UAA20078 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:05:39 -0700 Received: from v2jgibbshome.chmc.org (sea-pm3-9-p184.wolfenet.com [206.159.18.184]) by wolfenet.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA30096 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:05:37 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <004701bf0e15$d38d0600$b8129fce@chmc.org> From: "Judith Gibbs" To: References: <199910040048.AAA109806@out1.prserv.net> Subject: Re: PNW Chapter, Fall meeting announcement Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 20:09:07 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 I expect to be driving from Ballard. I have a Mazda 323, which will carry 3 passengers. (Leg space may be a bit tight in the back.) I would be happy to have riders. Judi Gibbs Seattle (Just north of the ship canal) ----- Original Message ----- From: Sherry L. Smith To: Pacific NW Indexers Discussion list Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 5:41 PM Subject: PNW Chapter, Fall meeting announcement > Fall Meeting, 1999 > Pacific Northwest Chapter, American Society of Indexers > > Saturday, October 23 > 9:30AM-4:30PM > > Sylvia's Italian Restaurant > 5115 NE Sandy Blvd > Portland, Oregon > > > 9:30-10:00 Registration & Refreshments & Socializing/Networking Time > > 10:00-10:30 Business meeting and special announcements > > 10:30-12:00 PUBLISHER/INDEXER RELATIONS > This part of the meeting will be a panel of publishers and indexers. Microsoft > Press > and the Oregon Historical Society will describe how they work with indexers. > Experienced indexers will describe how they work with publishers. There will > be lots of > time for questions. You can also ask questions in advance for the panel > members. > Send them via e-mail (see the registration form). > > 12:00-1:15 LUNCH with roundtable topics. > Each table will discuss and share experiences and ideas on two > topics--MARKETING > and OFFICE LAYOUT. Talk with other indexers about how you approach publishers > and about how you set up your work space. Please come with questions and > answers. Experienced, new and interested indexers will be at each table. > > 1:30-2.45 ERGONOMICS SPEAKER. > Shawnalea Shelly, OT (occupational therapist), from Situs Inc. of Portland, > will be our featured speaker. She has over eleven year's experience with the > rehabilitation of > hand and upper body injury. Shawnalea is now specializing in ergonomic care so > she can help people avoid the kind of injuries she has seen in the past. She > will tell > us how to avoid repetitive stress injuries in our work. There will be time for > questions. > > 2:45-3:00 BREAK with refreshments > > 3:00-4:15 INDEX COMPARISONS-PEER REVIEW > This activity will occur in small, friendly groups of 2-3. In your group, you > will have an opportunity to share your index, receive feedback on your product > and do the same > for someone else. Every effort will be made to match experience levels so that > > everyone benefits. Success will require that EVERYONE bring an index to share. > > Perhaps it should be one that you had problems with or perhaps one that you > are > most proud of or perhaps it's the last one you completed. If you are new to > indexing, create a sample index from a book. If you absolutely cannot bring > one you wrote, > copy one that you admire. Bring THREE COPIES. > > 4:15-4:30 Thank yous and wrap up. > > 5:30---There will be an informal dinner for all interested indexers (family > welcome if they are traveling with you). It will be at a restaurant near > Sylvia's to be announced at the meeting. > We will be seated as a group. Costs for the dinner are not included in the > registration fee. > > DIRECTIONS: I5 south to I-84. I5 north to I-84. Eastern Washington and Oregon > Get yourself onto I-84 and travel west. From all directions, take I-84 to 39th > St. Exit. At the light, off the exit, turn left and go back over the freeway. > There will be two more lights. At the 2nd light, (Sandy Blvd), go right and up > to 51st. The restaurant is on the left hand corner of 51st and Sandy Blvd. For > a map, use this URL http://portland.citysearch.com/E/V/PDXOR/0003/83/36/7.html > If you want more detailed instructions from your location, call the restaurant > at 503-288-6828. > > FEE: $25 ASI members; $30 non-ASI members. Includes lunch, program and two > refreshment periods. Deadline for registration, October 16. Please fill out the > registration form below. > > > REGISTRATION FORM > for the Saturday, OCTOBER 23, 1999 PNW/ASI MEETING > Portland, Oregon > Deadline for Registration: October 16 > > > > Please print clearly > > 1. Name ___________________________________________________ > > Business Name ____________________________________________ > > Address ____________________________________________ > > ____________________________________________ > > Phone ____________________________ > > Email _______________________________________________ > > 2. Is this your First Chapter meeting ____yes ____no > > 3. Your Indexing experience ____none ____1-2 yrs ____3-5 yrs ____6-10 yrs ____ > 10 yrs + > > 4. Are you willing to be a meeting host for the day for someone who is > attending for the first time? The only requirements are that you introduce > yourself, introduce the person to other indexers and help the new person feel > more comfortable in a group of strangers. > ____Yes ____ No > > 5. Will you be attending the informal dinner which starts at 5:30 (not included > in the Workshop fee) ? > ____ Yes ____ No > > > 6. WORKSHOP PAYMENT BY CHECK ___ > Workshop Cost: Members $25 Non-Members $30 > > Send check (payable to Pacific Northwest Chapter/ASI) and this completed > registration form by October 16th to > > PNW/ASI > c/o Martha Osgood > 2845 University Street > Eugene, Oregon 97403-1669 > > > 7. Questions for Panel Members: Please email your questions to Sherry Smith, > indexer@ibm.net . She will forward them to the panel participants. > > 8. Questions about Registration or about the Program as a whole: please > contact > Sherry Smith at indexer@ibm.net (or call 541-382-6414) > or Martha Osgood at index@teleport.com (or call 541/484-1180). > > > .