Set G

Tuesday, 23 May 2005

G1. The Ghostwriting Controversy: Time For a Proper Burial?

Cindy Hamilton, Principal, Hamilton House; Annette Flanagin, Managing Senior Editor, JAMA; Laurence J. Hirsch, Executive Director, Merck Research Laboratories

There is no shortage of guidelines about how to resolve the ghostwriting controversy. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and American Medical Writers Association agree that people making substantial contributions to manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals should be acknowledged. Why does the controversy persist? What else must be done to exorcise the ghosts?

G2. Serving Disabled Users: Website Accessibility

Richard Lane, Web Editor, The Lancet; Sarah Richards, Senior Web Designer, Nature Publishing Group

What does "accessible" mean for websites and what do you need to do to make your site compliant with W3C standards? This session will give you a practical demonstration of website acccessibility, as well as basic design and editing principles for ensuring that your content can be effectively used by people using assistive technologies.

G3. Word Tips For Editors

Elizabeth Blake, Senior Product Manager, Inera; Tom Moye, Composition Coordinator, Dartmouth Journal Services

In this session, participants will learn tips to work faster and more efficiently by using the powerful, advanced features of Microsoft Word. The curriculum includes customizing Word, document navigation, advanced features in Find and Replace, and editing tables. Participants will learn how to make the most out of Microsoft Word as an editorial tool.