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

 

Monday 27 November

4pm Devon (Exeter) local group – Zoom meeting, 4pm–5pm.

This will be a chance to catch up with each other informally, and to discuss all things editing or non-editing. For details on specific topics and instructions on how to join the Zoom meeting please see the Devon (Exeter) local group forum or contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Monday 27 November

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).

Monday 27 November

7pm South Warwickshire/Coventry local group – evening in-person meeting in Leamington Spa, 7pm–9.30pm.

This will be a general catch-up meeting – we look forward to seeing you there! We will post the time and venue details on the local group forum as soon as we can and will email the group a couple of weeks beforehand for confirmation of attendance. If you have any questions, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Wednesday 29 November

7.30pm Edinburgh local group – Zoom meeting, 7.30pm–9.30pm.

Alison Skinner has kindly agreed to give her PerfectIt talk again – we look forward to seeing you there!

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 – and to confirm attendance – please see the Edinburgh local group forum.

Thursday 30 November

4pm GMT Cloud Club (West) – 4pm–5pm GMT. 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 1 December

12 noon Essex local group – In-person meeting at the Golden Fleece, Duke Street, Chelmsford, 12 noon–2pm.

We will meet some new members, so chat will be general with time for Q&A’s.

For further details, and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Friday 1 December

2pm Fiction special interest group – Zoom meeting, 2pm–3.30pm.

The topic for this Fiction First Friday meeting will be ‘Line editing’, hosted by Katherine Kirk. This will be an opportunity 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).

Monday 4 December

12 noon Sheffield local group – Christmas lunch at The Punch Bowl at 236 Crookes, Sheffield S10 1TH, 12 noon–2pm.

For further details, and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Tuesday 5 December

2pm West/North Yorkshire local group – Zoom meeting, 2pm–3.30pm.

Our topic will be ‘Highs and lows of the year’.

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, where more details of the meeting/topic will also be posted on Tuesday 21 November.

Wednesday 6 December

1.30pm Sussex local group – Zoom meeting, 1.30pm–3pm.

The focus of our meeting will be marking up PDFs.

For further details and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The link for joining the Zoom meeting will be posted in the Sussex local group forum a few days beforehand.

Wednesday 6 December

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.

Wednesday 6 December

7.30pm Manchester local group – Zoom meeting, 7.30pm–9.30pm.

This will be our festive get-together, with a short quiz then a chat!

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 Manchester local group forum.

Thursday 7 December

12 noon Berkshire local group – In-person meeting.

This will be our Christmas lunch.

For further details and to confirm attendance, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Thursday 7 December

4pm GMT Cloud Club (West) – 4pm–5pm GMT. 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 7 December

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 8 December

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 9 December

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.

This meeting will be an end-of-year social chat.

Full details of how to participate in this Cloud Club meeting can be found here.

Tuesday 12 December

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 12 December

7.30pm North West England local group – Zoom meeting, 7.30pm–9.30pm.

This will be our Christmas social and quiz.

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 13 December

10.30am Bristol/Bath local group – In-person meeting in Bath, 10.30am–12 noon.

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.

Wednesday 13 December

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 13 December

1pm West/North Yorkshire local group – In-person lunch meeting at Salt's Diner, in Salt's Mill, 7-6 Victoria Rd, 2nd Floor, Saltaire, Shipley BD18 3LA, 1pm–3pm.

For further details, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Wednesday 13 December

7pm Discovery meeting – via Zoom 7pm–9pm.

Our discovery meetings are for those interested in learning more about CIEP and proofreading/copyediting but who have not yet joined the Institute. This will be a chance to ask questions and learn more about what CIEP can do for prospective members, regardless of previous experience. For further details, instructions on joining the Zoom meeting and for the necessary link, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Thursday 14 December

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 14 December

4pm GMT Cloud Club (West) – 4pm–5pm GMT. 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 14 December

7.30pm Liverpool local group – Zoom meeting, 7.30–10.30pm.

This is our festive social meet-up, featuring a quiz. If you’d like to join us, or you want to find out more, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Graham will send out an email invitation about a week before the meet-up, and will post the Zoom link and passcode on the Liverpool local group forum the day before it.

Friday 15 December

1pm Essex local group – Zoom meeting, 1pm–2pm.

This will be our Christmas Social.

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 Essex local group forum.

Friday 15 December

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).

Friday 22 December

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).

Friday 29 December

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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