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Monthly Meeting/Speaker's NightFR
QAC monthly meetings in Montreal are back!
Do you want to share your experience and knowledge, enhance your speaking portfolio and connect with a well-informed, appreciative audience of professional editors from across the city and beyond? Monthly meetings are an opportunity to network and socialize with fellow editors, proofreaders, translators and other language professionals, to meet the QAC branch executive, and to learn more about editing and related subjects from experts. Each month, a speaker will share their experience, knowledge, tricks and tips in a relaxed atmosphere.
When and Where
Meetings will be in Montreal on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm from September to November and January to May. They will take place at Restaurant Peroni, 1155 Metcalfe Street (Sun Life Building). Telephone 514-303-7376. Free parking after 5 pm (entrance on Mansfield Street).
Pre-Meeting Dinner: We invite everyone (prospective, new and established editors and guests) to join us for a pre-meeting dinner at Restaurant Peroni at 6:00 p.m. or a little earlier if you can make it. Dinner at your own expense.
RSVP
Admission to the talk is free for EAC members and $10 for non-members. Seating is limited. Please RSVP by the Monday preceding the event.
Dates for Upcoming Meetings
All meetings take place on Wednesday. January 18, February 15, March 21, April 18, May 16, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21.
Suggestions/Ideas
If you have suggestions for subjects or presenters or If you'd like to give a presentation yourself, please send this information (DOC, 69 KB) to Barbara Dylla.
Do you want to share your experience and knowledge, enhance your speaking portfolio and connect with a well-informed, appreciative audience of professional editors from across the city and beyond? Monthly meetings are an opportunity to network and socialize with fellow editors, proofreaders, translators and other language professionals, to meet the QAC branch executive, and to learn more about editing and related subjects from experts. Each month, a speaker will share their experience, knowledge, tricks and tips in a relaxed atmosphere.
When and Where
Meetings will be in Montreal on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm from September to November and January to May. They will take place at Restaurant Peroni, 1155 Metcalfe Street (Sun Life Building). Telephone 514-303-7376. Free parking after 5 pm (entrance on Mansfield Street).
Pre-Meeting Dinner: We invite everyone (prospective, new and established editors and guests) to join us for a pre-meeting dinner at Restaurant Peroni at 6:00 p.m. or a little earlier if you can make it. Dinner at your own expense.
RSVP
Admission to the talk is free for EAC members and $10 for non-members. Seating is limited. Please RSVP by the Monday preceding the event.
Dates for Upcoming Meetings
All meetings take place on Wednesday. January 18, February 15, March 21, April 18, May 16, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21.
Suggestions/Ideas
If you have suggestions for subjects or presenters or If you'd like to give a presentation yourself, please send this information (DOC, 69 KB) to Barbara Dylla.
April Meeting
Topic: A walk on the weird side: Strange clients, haywire projects, and other adventures in freelancing.
Speaker: Zofia Laubitz
In her years of freelancing, Zofia has come into contact with clients of all stripes, from large corporations to individuals, and has worked on a wide range of projects. Things haven't always gone smoothly… She will talk about a few of her more off-the-wall experiences and point out the lessons learned (if any). Audience members will be welcome to recount their own tales of the unexpected, for the entertainment and edification of all. If everything goes as planned, by the end of the evening, we will have learned something about how to recognize a potential can of worms before accepting it and how to cope when a project suddenly goes off the rails. And if we don't actually learn anything, at least we'll have had a chance to let off some steam!
Zofia Laubitz has worked as a freelance editor and translator for close to 15 years. Before going freelance, she was employed in the language services department of a national accounting firm (and did some freelancing on the side). She joined EAC/ACR in 1995 and has volunteered at both the branch and national levels.
Date: April 18
RSVP by 5 pm on April 16
March Meeting
The suspense is over! Here, finally, are the details of EAC/QAC's social networking event to welcome and meet our new 2011/12 members. Join us for a fun time and celebrate the first day of spring too!
When: Wednesday, March 21
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Restaurant Peroni, 1155 Metcalfe Street (Sun Life Building). Free parking after 5 p.m. Entrance on Mansfield Street
Cost:
$10 new members (who joined EAC for the first time as of January 2011)
$15 current members
$25 non-members
Enjoy two complimentary drinks and a selection of hors d'oeuvres.
RSVP/Register by 5 p.m., March 19
**We regret to advise that, due to lack of participation, the March 21 social-networking event has been cancelled. We hope to see you next month! **
February Meeting
Topic: Bilingual Chat - EAC's National Executive Committee
Speakers: Jacquie Dinsmore and Sandra Gravel
Jacquie Dinsmore, Director of Training and Development, and Sandra Gravel, Director of Francophone Affairs, will be the guest speakers. Pick up tips from these experienced professionals and get to know the association and what it can do for you.
Date: Wednesday, February 15
RSVP by Monday, February 13
January Meeting
Topic: Thriving as a book author in the electronic age
Speaker: Julie Barlow
Internet is changing the book business...and it isn't. Bestselling author of books on language and culture, Julie Barlow will talk about how she has been building an Internet presence to promote her work over the last decade. An independent writer for almost 20 years, she will share thoughts on what mature writers expect from their editors.
Date: Wednesday, January 18
RSVP by Monday, January 16
November Meeting
Topic: Wearing different chapeaux: one woman's way to achieving serenity and solvency (mostly)
Speaker: Kathe Lieber
As freelancers, we can't afford to put all our eggs in one basket. We all have a variety of marketable skills that can keep us afloat in good times and bad. But how do you cobble your own peculiar blend of skills together to earn a decent living? Kathe Lieber has been a full-time freelancer for nearly 30 years. She writes, edits and translates (French to English), sometimes all three for the same client. As a Libra, she is always striving for balance, with varying degrees of success.
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011
RSVP by Friday, November 18