2005 Short Course on Publication Management

8:00 am to 4:45 pm, Saturday, May 21

Description

The 1-day Short Course on Publication Management is designed to address the management challenges that managing editors and publication managers face every day and also the wide-ranging role that they play. After an overview of the role of the publication manager within today's publishing landscape, the course will focus on various aspects of management. The keynote session of the course will be on managing change. Further sessions will address the following topics and will include question-and-answer periods: (1) Managing at a Small Society, (2) Managing: The Human Factor, (3) Managing Communications, and (4) Managing Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Boards. The course will conclude with a half-hour problem-solving session; attendees are encouraged to bring specific questions from their own experience for discussion by all faculty and other attendees.

Who Should Attend?
Managing editors and those in management positions in the journal publishing industry.

Faculty
Patty Baskin, Executive Managing Editor, GeneReviews: Genetic Disease Online Reviews
Kenneth F. Heideman, Director of Publications, American Meteorological Association
Lois Smith, Communications Director, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Julie Steffen, Associate Journals Manager and Director, Astronomy Journals, University of Chicago Press

Program in Brief
Managing Change
Managing Publishing Staff and Vendors
Managing Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Boards
Managing Communications
Managing at a Small Society
Problem-solving and Discussion Sessions