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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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Thursday, March 31 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm
The Future of Copy Editing

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This panel considers the challenges of tomorrow: Is there any role for copy editing in newspapers of the future? Will corporate copy editing face the same sort of problems? What will the future hold for freelance copy editing, and will people be able to make a living at it? If you're just starting your career, are a student, or are a mid-career professional, this session is for you.
Speakers
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Andy Bechtel

Associate Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill
Andy Bechtel teaches editing at UNC-Chapel Hill. He has 12 years of experience in newspapers. He has been a frequent presenter at ACES conferences, and he is a member of the Education Fund board.
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Kimberly Koerth

Page editor, Gannett's Phoenix Design Studio
Kimberly Koerth is a page editor for Gannett's Phoenix Design Studio in sunny Arizona, where, despite her copy editor training, she does pretty much everything BUT copy edit. She's in the final semester of her undergraduate career at Arizona State University, where she'll graduate... Read More →
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John Russial

associate professor, University of Oregon
John Russial teaches editing at the University of Oregon and does research on editing and other newsroom issues. He has been at Oregon for 25 years. Before taking an academic job, he worked in daily newspapers for 17 years, most of that time as Sunday copy chief of The Philadelphia... Read More →
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David Sullivan

Assistant managing editor / editing, standards and operations, Philadelphia Inquirer
David Sullivan is assistant managing editor / editing, standards and operations for the Philadelphia Inquirer. As such, he oversees copy editing for the Inquirer as well as the Philadelphia Daily News. He also gets complaint calls from readers, which means he can make a mistake and... Read More →

Thursday March 31, 2016 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Parlor A-C, Ballroom Level Portland Hilton
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