Conference programme: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Time slot
Stream A
Stream B
14:00–14:15
Introduction and welcome; formalities
14:15–15:00
Keynote speaker: Louise Harnby
Click for more info: How to sing a global editorial song in the Digital Age
15:00–15:15
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
15:15–16:00
Alexis Grewan
Click for more info: The Digital Age: Make or break for professional relationships?
Dave Henderson
Click for more info: Better business branding
16:00–16:15
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
16:15–17:00
Dr Carrie Milton
Click for more info: Digital nomadism 101
Maya Berger
Click for more info: Business data for self-employed business professionals
17:00–17:15
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
17:15–18:00
Dr Linda Pretorius
Click for more info: I, not a robot: An editor’s grapple with staying human
Julie Uusinarkaus & Edward Trethowan
Click for more info: Co-revision: Editing translations as teamwork
Closure & thanks Day 1; announcements Day 2
18:00–19:30
Networking in breakout rooms
Conference programme: Thursday, 1 June 2023
Time slot
Stream A
Stream B
09:00–09:15
Introduction and welcome; announcements
09:15–10:00
Dr Phillip Louw
Click for more info: Aspekte van vernuwing in die Afrikaanse leksikografie
Dr Sally Hofmeyr
Click for more info: Seeing the meaning for the words: Using Plain Language
10:00–10:15
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
10:15–11:00
Tom McLachlan
Click for more info: Moet ʼn mens vandag Engels ken om Afrikaans te verstaan? Standaardafrikaans as vertaalde Engels
Fiona Hulme Brophy
Click for more info: Are social media ruining language?
11:00–11:15
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
11:15–12:00
Fred Pheiffer
Click for more info: Die wisselende wedervaringe van Standaardafrikaans: faktore wat standaardisering beïnvloed
Melissa Davidson
Click for more info: Editing for accessibility: User-friendly tools, useful tips
12:00–12:15
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
12:15–13:00
Matthew Seal, Eleanor-Mary Cadell & Mary Hazelton
Panel discussion: Two founding members of PEG reminisce with an early joiner about the group they started, its early days and how it has morphed from a Group into the Guild it is today
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00–14:45
Keynote speaker: Tiffany Markman
Click for more info: Un-installing your editorial impostor syndrome
14:45–15:00
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
15:00–15:45
Alison Downie & Anneke Brand in conversation with John Linnegar
Click for more info: The highs and lows of working remotely
Dr Cathy Robertson, Ricky Woods & Dr Carrie Milton
Click for more info: In conversation: Why do a (PEG) mentorship?
15:45–16:00
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
16:00–16:45
Brian Mossop, Toronto, Canada
Click for more info: Revising and post-editing translations in a Digital and Neoliberal Age: The impact on the concept of quality.
Publishing industry insider (tbc)
Recent digital changes in book and journal publishing that affect the deliverables and modus operandi of authors, editors and proofreaders: a publisher’s perspective
16:45–17:00
15-minute break. Networking in breakout rooms
17:00–17:45
University of Pretoria: Publishing Studies
How the teaching of Publishing Studies has been adapted during the Digital Age
Elizabeth Manning Murphy, DE (Canberra, Australia) in conversation with John Linnegar
Closing remarks, thank-yous, feedback and final closure
18:00–19:30
Networking in breakout rooms
Note: This conference programme may be changed from time to time without prior notice.