Meeting Agenda #1

Here's the agenda from today's meeting, in case you didn't make it. Thank you to everyone who attended!

Copy Meeting, 3/4/07
Theme: Keep in Touch!

Part I: Go-to Guide
1) IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES:
Ian Corey-Boulet: ian.coreyboulet@gmail.com (or call 253.224.4640)
Jhanteigh Kupihea: jak2120@columbia.edu
2) IN CASE OF POOR WRITING:
Amy Shaw: als2136@columbia.edu
3) IN CASE OF WEB ERRORS:
Ian Corey-Boulet: ian.coreyboulet@gmail.com
John Davisson: john.davisson@gmail.com
Amanda Erickson: erickson.amanda@gmail.com
Robin Yang: robinyang@gmail.com
ACEs: speccopy@columbia.edu
4) IN CASE OF ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS:
The new Copy blog! http://speccopy.blogspot.com

Part II: Talking Points
1) CQ-ing
Check all proper nouns (names/school-years/titles/clubs/organizations/artistic works/places)
2) Keep asking questions
Consult the following: ACE/Section editors/APStylebook/M-W/Google/Archives/NYTimes
3) Suspended production!!
4) Keep the comments coming…

Part III: Looking Ahead (Post-spring break)
1) The return of accents
2) The return of the style guide (?)
3) The return of Weekend
4) The first-ever Copy party (a real one)
5) On-call copy editing (Who’s with me? Let me know your schedule.)
6) Blog editing
7) Reading Spec on a regular basis
—Send me links to good articles at ian.coreyboulet@gmail.com