Calendar of events
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The CIEP's local groups offer a space in which members who live locally to one another or who share a special interest can gather, regardless of the stage at which they find themselves in their professional and membership journey. This means that the members you’ll meet range from those just starting out to those who bring years of experience to the table.
Every CIEP member is welcome and it’s our aim that everyone will be able to play a part, whether that means sharing experience and helping each other to solve professional problems, or simply soaking up the supportive atmosphere that positions local and special interest groups alongside the member forums at the heart of the CIEP community.
Local groups’ activities may vary and they meet at different frequencies … What is common to every CIEP local group is that it is member-centred and member-led.
CIEP local and special interest group events are for Entry-Level, Intermediate, Professional and Advanced Professional members only, with some exceptions.
- Paid-up Retired Members may continue to attend CIEP local group meetings.
- Members of the Society of Indexers (SI) are eligible to attend CIEP local group meetings (and vice versa) under a partnership arrangement between the two membership associations. For more information, please contact the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Non-members interested in discovering more about the CIEP are invited to join us at a CIEP discovery meeting.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Forthcoming meetings
BST and GMT
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ended at 1am 26 March 2023, and British Summer Time (BST) now applies
- British Summer Time (BST) will then end at 2am 29 October 2023, after which Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) will again apply
Please check carefully how this impacts on the date and time of meetings within your time zone.
Monday 5 June
11am Berkshire local group – Zoom meeting, 11am–12.30pm.
This will be a friendly and informal coffee-and-chat meeting at which we start off on a chosen topic and go off down any rabbit holes we like the look of. All local members welcome.
For further details and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For instructions on joining the Zoom meeting and for the necessary link please see the Berkshire local group forum.
Tuesday 6 June
10.30am West Wales local group – Zoom meeting, 10.30am–12 noon.
For further details, and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For instructions on joining the Zoom meeting and for the necessary link please see the West Wales local group forum.
Wednesday 7 June
4pm Norfolk (East) local group and Norfolk (West/Central) local group – Zoom meeting, 4pm–5pm.
Our two local groups will be having a joint Zoom meet-up, which will be a chance to catch up with each other, and to discuss a topic (to be confirmed).
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For instructions on joining the Zoom meeting and for the necessary link please see the Norfolk (East) local group forum.
Thursday 8 June
4pm BST Cloud Club (West) – 4pm–5pm BST. This group is co-hosted from Canada and Ireland and caters for members in time zones in the Western hemisphere, including the UK.
Full details of how to participate in this Cloud Club meeting can be found here.
Thursday 8 June
5pm Music special interest group – Zoom meeting, 5pm–6.30pm.
Full details, including topics on the agenda for this meeting can be found by visiting the Music forum (or by joining it first, if you’re a music editor or aspiring music editor and you’ve not yet done so!). In the forum, you can access the Zoom link and password, and post to let us know that you plan to attend. For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Friday 9 June
2pm Fiction special interest group – Zoom meeting, 2pm–3.30pm.
This meeting will be a planning session to discuss a new programme of meetings for any members interested in Fiction editing to come together online for friendly discussions, sharing their experiences and asking questions. Instructions for joining the Zoom meeting, and the necessary link, will be posted on the Fiction forum.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Tuesday 13 June
4pm Legal Editing special interest group – Zoom meeting, 4pm–5pm.
To join us, please visit the Legal forum (or join it, if you’re a legal editor or aspiring legal editor and you’ve not yet done so!) to access the Zoom link and password in due course, and please do post to let us know that you plan to attend. For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Tuesday 13 June
7.30pm North West England local group – Zoom meeting, 7.30pm–9.30pm.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For instructions on joining the Zoom meeting and for the necessary link please see the North West England local group forum nearer the time.
Wednesday 14 June
10am West/North Yorkshire local group – Zoom meeting, 10am–11.30am.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For instructions on joining the Zoom meeting and for the necessary link please see the West/North Yorkshire local group forum.
Wednesday 14 June
12 noon Wessex local group – Zoom meeting, 12 noon–1pm.
For further details, including topics on the agenda for this meeting and the Zoom link, see the Wessex local group forum or contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Wednesday 14 June
2.30pm Bristol/Bath local group – In-person meeting in Bath, 2.30pm–4pm.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Please see the Bristol/Bath local group forum for the agenda, venue details and to confirm your attendance. Details will be posted on the forum about two weeks before the meeting.
Thursday 15 June
1.30pm Three Counties local group (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire) – Zoom meeting, 1.30pm–3pm.
If you would like to join the meeting – or think you would like to – please look in the Three Counties local group forum nearer the time for the link and password you’ll need for access, and then please post there to say you’ll be attending. For more information, or to suggest a discussion topic, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Thursday 15 June
4pm BST Cloud Club (West) – 4pm–5pm BST. This group is co-hosted from Canada and Ireland and caters for members in time zones in the Western hemisphere, including the UK.
Full details of how to participate in this Cloud Club meeting can be found here.
Friday 16 June
2pm Fiction special interest group – Zoom meeting, 2pm–3.30pm.
This will be our regular informal discussion session when any members interested in Fiction editing can come together online for friendly discussions, sharing their experiences and asking questions. Instructions for joining the Zoom meeting, and the necessary link, will be posted on the Fiction forum.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Saturday 17 June
2am UTC Cloud Club (East) – 2am–4am UTC. This group is co-hosted from Australia and Sri Lanka but caters for those in or adjacent to the Pacific time zones (the East, Far East, Pacific countries and Pacific coasts of the Americas). NB all times given here are UTC – please check carefully how this impacts on the date of the meeting within your time zone.
Our topic will be ‘Book Club’.
Full details of how to participate in this Cloud Club meeting can be found here.
Wednesday 21 June
12 noon Berkshire local group – In-person meeting, 12 noon–2.30pm.
This will be a picnic or a meet-up for lunch – to be confirmed.
For further details and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Thursday 22 June
4pm BST Cloud Club (West) – 4pm–5pm BST. This group is co-hosted from Canada and Ireland and caters for members in time zones in the Western hemisphere, including the UK.
Full details of how to participate in this Cloud Club meeting can be found here.
Thursday 22 June
7.30pm South Wales/Cardiff local group – Zoom meeting, 7.30pm–9.30pm.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). To confirm attendance, for instructions on joining the Zoom meeting and for the necessary link, please see the South Wales/Cardiff local group forum.
Friday 23 June
2pm Fiction special interest group – Zoom meeting, 2pm–3.30pm.
This will be our regular informal discussion session when any members interested in Fiction editing can come together online for friendly discussions, sharing their experiences and asking questions. Instructions for joining the Zoom meeting, and the necessary link, will be posted on the Fiction forum.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Wednesday 28 June
7.30pm Edinburgh local group – Meeting venue to be confirmed, 7.30pm–9.30pm.
This will be our summer social event.
For further details, and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or see the Edinburgh local group forum.
Thursday 29 June
4pm BST Cloud Club (West) – 4pm–5pm BST. This group is co-hosted from Canada and Ireland and caters for members in time zones in the Western hemisphere, including the UK.
Full details of how to participate in this Cloud Club meeting can be found here.
Thursday 29 June
6.30pm London local group – In-person meeting at a local hostelry, 6.30pm–8pm.
For further details, including venue, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Friday 30 June
2pm Fiction special interest group – Zoom meeting, 2pm–3.30pm.
This will be our regular informal discussion session when any members interested in Fiction editing can come together online for friendly discussions, sharing their experiences and asking questions. Instructions for joining the Zoom meeting, and the necessary link, will be posted on the Fiction forum.
For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Cloud Club (East) meetings – co-hosted from Australia and Sri Lanka
Cloud Club (East) is generally attended by members from Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Singapore etc.
Full details of how to participate in a Cloud Club (East) meeting and how to obtain and use the necessary Zoom app can be found on the Cloud Clubs local group page.
Those who would like to attend Cloud Club (East) meetings will need to go to the Cloud Clubs forum, looking out specifically for the CCEast post, to access the necessary link. They are also encouraged to let Joanne Taylor know in advance (preferably on the Cloud Clubs forum, but alternatively by email). For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Cloud Club (West) meetings – co-hosted from Canada and Ireland
Cloud Club (West) is generally attended by members from the UK, Europe, South Africa, North America and South America etc.
Full details of how to participate in a Cloud Club (West) meeting and how to obtain and use the necessary Zoom app can be found on the Cloud Clubs local group page.
Those who would like to attend Cloud Club (West) meetings will need to go to the Cloud Clubs forum to access the necessary link and are also encouraged to let Alicia Chantal or Robert Holden know in advance (preferably on the Cloud Clubs forum, but alternatively by email). For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).