The Society of Editors South Australia

Professional development workshops 2013

Editing for the web with Elizabeth Spiegel AE

Date: Saturday 1 June 2013
Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm (includes breaks for lunch, morning & afternoon tea)
Where: SA Writers’ Centre, 2nd floor, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide. Access is via the stairs from Rundle Street or by lift accessible through Café Brunelli.
Cost (including food):

• Society of Editors members $70
• Concession (members only) $50
• Distance members $50
• Non-members $95

Elizabeth Spiegel AE, a member of Society of Editors (Tasmania), has a degree in Internet Studies from Curtin University and a Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility from the University of South Australia. She has worked on the ATO's websites for the past 10 years as well as editing content for other government and private clients.

About the workshop

No matter how wonderful the contributions of designers and developers, the foundation of any website is words. An effective site is well organised and well written, with content and metadata that is attractive to both search engines and real people.
An effective editor can make the difference between an engaging site and a frustrating one.
In this full-day workshop, you'll discover:
•    how the web differs from print (and how it's just the same)
•    how to write effective headings and hyperlinks
•    when to use lists and tables
•    how to help search engines to find a site's content
•    what metadata is and why it matters
•    how you can help people with disabilities to find and use a site.

Numbers are limited to 20, so please register as soon as possible. See below for the registration form.

 August workshop

Sunday 11 August, 1.30-4.30. Susan Rintoul will present a workshop on Practical editing. Stay tuned for more details.

See Previous workshops for what was offered in 2012.