BEACON BY THE BAY: The American Society for Indexing hosts its 2017 Annual Conference on June 15-17, 2017 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay - Portland, Maine

    PORTLAND, ME, April 14, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The ASI 2017 Annual Conference will open with keynote speaker Mary Norris, who worked at The New Yorker as part of the editorial staff, in addition to work as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader. She is the author of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen.

To begin the conference, Sylvia Coates presents a daylong session: Art of Indexing, Learning, and Refining. Ms. Coates takes an "all you ever wanted to know about indexing and working as a professional indexer" approach to provide attendees with a broad overview of the field. The course is appropriate for those who want to explore indexing as a career, current students, and recent graduates of indexing courses, as well as working indexers seeking a refresher to kick-start their career.

There will be an array of sessions for all indexing skill levels, including editing using structure and term selection, taxonomies and thesauri in action, working with production departments, a roundtable on indexing specialties, creating and maintaining accessibility with metadata, reusing an existing index, conversion options and techniques, indexing military history, and fitting indexes to the pages. Panel discussions include indexing outside the box, usability analysis, and a session with publishers.

Workshops also focus on building your business and marketing, such as marketing for introverts, successful blogging and content creation, developing your online presence, thriving in your freelance career, going beyond book indexing with your business, and a session focused on managing your time and earnings. Workshops also focus on current indexing software tools such as XML, Cindex, Macrex, SKY Index Pro and Index Manager.

In addition to the sessions, there will be plenty of networking opportunities, two receptions, and an awards banquet. Come join ASI in beautiful Portland, Maine, for the art and craft of indexing!

Meeting Location: Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101. ASI has obtained an attractive room rate of $149 at this hotel with spectacular waterfront views of Casco Bay that extends to the Calendar Islands. Refer to the ASI 2017 Annual Conference to secure the group rate. Register by April 30, 2017 for the early conference rate!

ASI is a nonprofit organization* founded in 1968 as the American Society of Indexers to promote excellence in indexing and increase awareness of the value of well-written indexes. In March 2008 the name of the society was changed to the American Society for Indexing by a vote of the membership. You may wish to read our statement of purpose and objectives, as well as a brief history of the Society.

ASI is governed by a Board of Directors elected from among the membership. A list of ASI officers and board members and ASI committees with contact information for chairs and board liaisons is available online. Selected brochures are also available in the Member Area for viewing and download.

The Headquarters Office of ASI handles member services, routine administrative tasks, and production of our society's bulletin, Key Words. The Headquarters Office of the American Society for Indexing is operated under contract by Sagebrush Association Management.

*ASI is a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt organization. Donations or gifts to ASI are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

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