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Networking Events
Build your network! Come out of isolation! Networking events give you an opportunity to network and socialize with fellow editors, proofreaders, translators, and other language professionals. Whether you are a new or a potential EC member, you will meet the Quebec branch executive and learn more about us. Occasionally, invited editors or professionals in related fields will be on hand to share their experience, knowledge, tricks and tips in an informal atmosphere.
Suggestions/Ideas
If you would like to share your experience and knowledge or enhance your speaking portfolio, let us know.
Or if you have suggestions for discussion/presentation topics or knowledgeable presenters, please share your ideas with us.
If you would like to organize a meeting in your region, let us know so that we can share your invitation with all our members.
IN DECEMBER: Holiday happy hour!
Come join us to kick off the festive season at our Holiday Happy Hour! The Editors Québec Executive Committee will welcome you at this activity which is open to members of Editors Canada, non-members and affiliated students. On the agenda: a free drink, networking and lots of fun!
Date: Friday, November 25, 2022
Time: 5 p.m.
Cost: Free participation and one drink provided
Place: Le Boudoir café/bar
850 Mont-Royal Avenue East
Montréal, QC H2J 1X1L 2Y7
Tel.: 514-526-2919 / Email: leboudoir850@gmail.com
Directions by public transit: Metro station Mont-Royal
Please join us! RSVP by Friday, November 25, 2022, by email to quebec@editors.ca.
IN JUNE: “Entre Nous” Cocktail: Let’s get back to tradition!
It’s been so long since we’ve all seen each other in person, and it’s time to change that! The Editors Québec executive committee is pleased to invite you to a new edition of the "Entre nous" cocktail, an activity reserved exclusively for members of Editors Canada and its student affiliates. Come and chat over a drink just to get to know each other. It’s a great opportunity to connect with others and learn more about your association. Complimentary food and wine will be served starting at 6:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you.
Note: The Annual General Meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Centre Saint-Pierre (CSP)
Room 203 – Roger-Poirier
1212 Rue Panet
Montréal, QC H2L 2Y7
Tel.: 514-524-3561
Directions by public transit: Metro station Beaudry or Papineau
Directions by car: Rue Panet is accessible from Boulevard René-Lévesque (opposite the old CBC building); paid parking is available at the Centre Saint-Pierre
Cost: Free entry and buffet
Join us! RSVP by Sunday, May 29, 2022, by email to quebec@editors.ca.
IN MAY: Relaunch! Networking activities in Quebec City, Version 2.0!
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Time: from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: Cosmos Lebourgneuf (5700 Boulevard des Galeries,Room 103, Quebec City)
Cost: Participation free for members and non-members; meals and drinks at your expense
By public transit: Métrobus 803
By car: Autoroute Robert-Bourassa Nord, Boulevard Lebourgneuf exit
Maximum number of participants: 8
After a first in-person event last December, Marie-Élaine and France are back and relaunching networking activities in Quebec City! They will provide the opportunity to talk with your peers, suggest activities for the coming months and build or consolidate your network of contacts. Treat yourself to a well-deserved get-together! Welcome to all, including students, newcomers to the profession and old hands at editing!
If you have reserved your spot and have to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible by email at qc-evenementsQC@reviseurs.ca so that we can offer your place to someone else.
Reserve your spot by midnight Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the latest. Don’t wait to sign up as only 8 places are available.
Note: By registering for the activity, you are committing to being there. It is important that the number of people present is the same as the number of places reserved at the restaurant. We understand that an emergency can occur, but, that said, emergencies must be exceptional. We are counting on your continuing cooperation. Thank you.
Activity coordinators: France Brûlé and Marie-Élaine Gadbois
IN DECEMBER: Quebec City Editors Networking Event!
Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: La Piazzetta de Charlesbourg (6975, avenue Isaac-Bédard, Québec)
Directions (public transportation): Take Métrobus 801
Cost: Participation free; meals and drinks paid for individually
Maximum number of participants: 8
*Vaccine passport required*
Time to get your best clothes out of mothballs! Are you ready to socialize, tell stories about your recent misadventures, discover some tricks of the trade, discuss linguistics without having to go into lengthy explanations, or simply talk about everything or nothing? Great! That’s exactly what’s awaiting you! Activities at Editors Quebec have risen from the ashes. Come meet other editing specialists in a festive atmosphere! Come in a merry mood and bring along your vaccine passport!
Note: By registering for the activity, you are committing to being there. It is important that the number of people present is the same as the number of places reserved at the restaurant. We understand that an emergency can occur, but, that said, emergencies must be exceptional. We are counting on your continuing cooperation. Thank you.
If you are unable to complete your registration because there is no room left, please send your name, email address and phone number to France Brûlé and to Marie-Élaine Gadbois. The organizers will put you on the waiting list and will contact you if someone who has registered cancels.
Confirm your presence by Monday, December 13, 2021 (spaces limited).
Activity coordinators: France Brûlé and Marie-Élaine Gadbois
IN SEPTEMBER : Mots de tête… à résoudre en gang! [Word Woes… for Team Solutions!]
(Discussions led in French only.)
Date : Monday, September 27, 2021
Time: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Place : Zoom
Cost : Free
L’activité Mots de tête est l’occasion d’analyser des difficultés linguistiques (en français) avec des pairs. Le but est d’échanger des trucs et des ressources dans une ambiance conviviale pour résoudre les difficultés soumises par les participantes et participants.
Votre présence à l’atelier-causerie est pertinente, quelle que soit votre expérience dans le merveilleux monde de la révision. Vous aurez du plaisir à participer à cette activité unique en son genre!
L’atelier-causerie de mai se déroulera dans le confort de votre foyer, devant votre ordi.
Quoi faire pour participer à l’atelier-causerie?
1. Réservez votre place au plus tard une heure avant le début de l’activité. Ne tardez pas à le faire, car il y a seulement 10 places disponibles. Si vous avez réservé votre place et que vous avez un empêchement, veuillez nous en aviser le plus rapidement possible par courriel afin de laisser la chance à une autre personne d’y être.
2. Envoyez un cas problème par courriel à France Brûlé et à Marie-Élaine Gadbois au plus tard la veille de l’activité.
Nous avons besoin de vos cas problèmes pour tenir cette activité, peu importe leur niveau de complexité!
Event Coordinators : France Brûlé and Marie-Élaine Gadbois