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Upcoming Meetings
Updated March 4, 2008
Upcoming Meetings and Meetings Summaries are provided as a service to WAME members. Meetings listings do not imply endorsement by WAME. To request that a meeting be listed, please contact Margaret Winker at margaret.winker@jama-archives.org.
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) – Seminar 2008
9.30am–4.30pm Friday 4 April 2008, Woburn House, London, UK
This year’s seminar will focus on three key topics: (1) How does patient privacy legislation affect an editor’s ability to publish? (2) What is publication? — the changing definitions of publication. (3) COPE’s new Best Practice Guidelines. There will also be a short demonstration of an anti-plagiarism system as it is working in a publishing house.
Invited speakers will discuss legislation on privacy and data protection that editors need to be aware of; how editors should respond to more and more data being available online prior to formal peer-reviewed publication; and what happens to a publication after it appears in print.
Editors, authors and all those interested in improving the standard of publication ethics are welcome.
The seminar is free for COPE members and £50.00 for non-members. Numbers are limited and early booking is advisable. For registration or more information please contact the COPE Administrator at cope@bmjgroup.com or call 020-7383-6602.
For more information on COPE visit www.publicationethics.org.uk/
May 16-20, 2008
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: Hyatt Hotel
Contact: CSE@CouncilScienceEditors.org
More information: www.councilscienceeditors.org
Achieving Transparency in Reporting Health Research
Thursday 26 June 2008; 10:00 – 16:30
The EQUATOR Network is a new international initiative that aims to improve the reliability of scientific publications by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research.
The meeting will focus on better understanding of problems associated with health research reporting and use of reporting guidelines and will discuss potential solutions that can lead to the improvement of the health research literature.
The meeting will be of great interest to publishers and editors of medical journals, peer reviewers, researchers, medical writers, representatives of research funding bodies, developers of reporting guidelines, and individuals involved in research education from universities, professional societies and associations.
More information and the registration form is available at the EQUATOR Web site: http://www.equator-network.org/index.aspx?o=1113
Mediterranean Editors and Translators – METM 08 Communication Support Across the Disciplines
11-13 September 2008 in Split, Croatia
Through panel discussions, presentations, plenary sessions and workshops, METM 08 promotes knowledge-building and networking among editors, translators and other English language supporters who work in the Mediterranean area. In 2008, panels and symposia are planned on
- the logistics of bilingual/multilingual in contrast with lingua franca (English) publishing processes
- the logistics of English copyediting for journals receiving many manuscripts from non-Anglophone research settings
- translation quality assurance protocols
The organizers are considering proposals that will add practical and theoretical range to the preliminary program. Proposals (due 15 April 2008) are welcome on topics relevant to
- the nature of written or spoken texts in professional disciplines that communicate knowledge internationally through English
- the processes through which texts are written, prepared for delivery, or prepared for publication in English
- any of the association’s objectives
More information on the call for proposals for METM 08, and the preliminary program, are available at http://www.metmeetings.org/?section=metm08_call.
Medical Journal Editors - Short Course
19-21 November 2008 in Oxford, UK
A 2-day course for new editors, managing editors and those joining editorial boards. It includes how to attract and keep good authors; how to provide better services for readers; and how to effectively manage relationships with owners and publishers. Now in its 12th year.
Contact Pippa Smart, PSP Consulting, Tel: +44 1865 864255, pippa.smart@gmail.com, or www.pspconsulting.org
