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ACES VCON24

September 25–27, 2024 · Virtual conference

ACES’ third annual virtual conference helped editors identify, hone, and advance their editing skills, career goals, and personal aspirations, with sessions for new and established editors around the world.

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About the conference

ACES VCON24 was held online September 25–27, 2024, in Eastern time. It offered 35 sessions across a wide range of topics and skill levels.

Sessions were presented live and recorded, and every session included a live Q&A with the presenters. Sessions were grouped into four topic areas and three audience levels: introductory, intermediate, and advanced.

Notable events included:

  • Lunch & Learns: New this year, these brisk 30-minute sessions took place during the lunch breaks.
  • Regional meetups: Also new this year, hour-long, host-free networking meetups connected attendees by region across the United States and Canada.
  • The ACES Headline Contest and Holden Diversity Fellows: A general session on Thursday, September 26.
  • Exhibitors: Attendees could visit exhibitors during breaks and lunch each day.

Sessions

Breakout sessions were organized into four topic areas, each offered at introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels:

  • Core editing skills
  • Words and language
  • Business of editing
  • Panels

General session

  • Chicago Manual of Style — Russell Harper and Ellen Jovin

Lunch & Learns

  • “We Regret to Inform You ...” A Psychologist’s Guide to Dealing with Failure — Corinne Jorgenson
  • Mastermind Groups: Powerful Tools for Editors — Moira Kelley, Stephanie Wheeless, and Pam Hines
  • Ctrl-Alt-Del: Robinson Prize Winners on Their Most Memorable Mistakes — Erin Brenner, Karen Yin, Erin Servais, and Sarah Grey
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