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Welcome to the 20th annual American Copy Editors Society national conference in Portland March 31-April 2, 2016. (Photo: Jamie Francis and Travel Portland.)

Updated April 1. This schedule is subject to change.

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7:30am PDT

Morning coffee service Plaza Foyer Registration Plaza Foyer

8:30am PDT

Opening general session Grand I, Ballroom Level

9:45am PDT

Book Typography 101 Broadway I-II, Plaza LevelDick Margulis Rookie Mistakes Even Veterans Make Pavilion East, Plaza LevelBill Walsh A Commonsense Guide to Freelancing Parlor A-C, Ballroom LevelLaura Poole Leadership in the Workplace Broadway III-IV, Plaza LevelDavid Brindley • Rebecca Dyer • David Yontz Poetry in Headlines Pavilion West, Plaza LevelChristopher Wienandt

11:30am PDT

Google Research Tools Pavilion West, Plaza LevelSam Stewart Lessons in Trust From the Viral Frontier Broadway III-IV, Plaza LevelMatthew Savener Amp up Your Freelance Business With Systems and Shortcuts Broadway I-II, Plaza LevelLori Paximadis College Teaching: So You Want to Go Into the Classroom Parlor A-C, Ballroom LevelGerri Berendzen • Bill Hickman • Nick Jungman Bringing Your Critical News Lens to Sports Editing Pavilion East, Plaza LevelSteve Bien-Aimé • Amy Goldstein • Lori Shontz

12:30pm PDT

Lunch on your own/peer networking lunches Grand I, Ballroom Level

2:15pm PDT

'But Can I Start a Sentence with 'But'?' The Best of the Chicago Manual of Style's Online Q&A Pavilion East, Plaza LevelCarol Fisher Saller Interpreting Social Media Analytics Broadway I-II, Plaza LevelTeresa Schmedding Lingofy: One Style-Checker, Everywhere You Edit Parlor A-C, Ballroom LevelChris Grimm Visual Verification: Tools and Techniques Pavilion West, Plaza LevelSam Stewart Women in Management Forum Broadway III-IV, Plaza LevelSara Ziegler • Regina Mahone • Maisha Maurant • Courtney Rukan

3:30pm PDT

The Future of Copy Editing Parlor A-C, Ballroom LevelAndy Bechtel • Kimberly Koerth • John Russial • David Sullivan Writing for Editors Who Hate to Write Pavilion East, Plaza LevelSamantha Enslen Tips and Tricks for Using Styles in Microsoft Word Broadway III-IV, Plaza LevelMike Pope Poverty in the Press Broadway I-II, Plaza LevelEmily Green • Monica Kwasnik • Joanne Zuhl Editing for Advertising and Marketing Pavilion West, Plaza LevelSamantha Finken • Maria Hench • Megan Rogers • Ann Youmans

5:00pm PDT

Education Fund Spelling Bee Galleria I-IICorrie Loeffler • Lisa McLendon • Kory Stamper

6:00pm PDT

Reception Grand I, Ballroom Level