PEAVI Events

Annual PEAVI Christmas Party
December 11, 2006

PLAIN LANGUAGE: BUILDING RESULTS
Frances Peck

Saturday, November 25, 2006
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Boardroom, Greater Victoria Public Library
Central Branch, 735 Broughton Street

Members $65 / Non-members $85
Limit 25 participants
Registration deadline: November 10, 2006

Many documents that editors work on have one basic goal: to deliver information to the reader. But all too often, that information gets buried by weak organization, wordiness, abstract language, jargon, poor page design and other barriers to readability.

In this one-day introduction to plain language, you will learn how to remove those barriers and build a document that says what it means.

Contact Jill Fallis for more information.

Monday, November 20, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

Faith Guildenhuys, former PEAVI chair and former national council president for the Editor's Association of Canada (EAC), joined us to discuss the EAC certification process.

Monday, October 16, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

PEAVI member Sally Jennings discussed CAFE, the Calgary Association of Freelance Editors.

Monday, September 18, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

Join us for the first meeting of the 2006/07 PEAVI season.

Monday, June 19, 2006

The PEAVI summer social for 2006 will held at Abkhazi Gardens (a wonderful hidden treasure in Fairfield). It was great last year and will be great this year too!

Monday, May 15, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

Please Note the topic for May's meeting has changed.

All current PEAVI Members are strongly encouraged to attend this month's meeting. We are going to discuss PEAVI -- where it is and where it's going. Come and have your say and hear from your fellow members as we discuss the results of the recent PEAVI online Q & A. Not a meeting to be missed!

Website Creation Workshop
Saturday, May 6, 2006
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Westshore Centre for Learning and Training,
814 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria, BC
Open to PEAVI Members Only - $100 including GST
Limited to 10 participants

This intimate hands-on workshop will help you create a professional-looking webpage using an HTML editor. Learn about domain names, host companies, and uploading to the Internet.

Janet Epps, a professional trainer in the computer field, holds internationally recognized Microsoft Master Instructor and Expert level certifications and provides training for corporations, colleges, and government. Janet also has extensive experience in business and has written several computer training manuals. Learners at all levels enjoy her relaxed and down-to-earth teaching style.

To register, contact: Jill Fallis
Registration deadline: April 28, 2006

Monday, April 24, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

Christine Ewart, editorial supervisor with Hansard Services, will provide a glimpse into the world of editing BC's official report of legislative debates. In addition to reviewing Hansard's production process and the employment opportunities it affords, Christine will touch on Hansard's success in combining formal classroom training with mentoring to prepare new editors to handle the unique aspects of Hansard work.

Monday, March 20, 2006
Pub Night at the Penny Farthing Pub
2228 Oak Bay Avenue
6:30 pm to ?

Join us at PEAVI's 11th annual Pub Night on March 20th. This is a social evening with no agenda. Join us for a bit o' fun, a couple bevvies, a bite to eat, and a chance to visit. This year we'll be at the Penny Farthing Pub at 2228 Oak Bay Avenue (between Hampshire and Monterey) in Victoria, BC. Reservation under the "Professional Editors of Vancouver Island." See you there.

Monday, February 20, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

Curtis Strong, a registered practitioner of Jin Shin Do acupressure, taught us a simple acupressure sequence to relieve neck and shoulder tension, a common complaint of the harried, desk-bound editor. He invited our curiosity and participation in this self-care session.

Monday, January 16, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

Guest Speaker Jay Ruzesky was born in Edmonton, Alberta and now lives in Victoria. He is on the editorial board of The Malahat Review and is co-founder of Outlaw Editions. He has taught at the University of Victoria and, since 1990, at Malaspina University College in Duncan, BC. His titles include Am I Glad to See You, Painting the Yellow House Blue and several chapbooks. Jay has been featured in the anthologies Breathing Fire: Canada's New Poets (Harbour), In the Clear (Thistledown) and Meltwater (Banff Centre) and in magazines such as Saturday Night, Prism International, Poetry Canada Review and Event.

Monday, November 21, 2005
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

Ron Rothnie is the author of The ABCs of English Grammar: A Twenty-First Century Handbook. His presentation to PEAVI will cover the basics of grammar, how it is (or isn't) taught to modern day students, and the social implications of low literacy rates in our society. Please join us for an overview of the fundamental tool of the editor's trade: grammar.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Library,
735 Broughton Street, Victoria, BC

PEAVI members toured the GVPL Central Library with librarian guide Ursula Benoit. Ursula gave an overview of the Technological Tools and Resources, the Catalogue Improvements, General References, and answered questions about the library. The GVPL Website says "The Central Library is the main resource centre for the Library system and has many specialized collections and services, as well as an excellent general collection."

Monday, September 19, 2005
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Police Station Community Room,
850 Caledonia Ave., Victoria, BC

This meeting was our kick-off to the 2005/06 PEAVI season. Members were invited to share their stories of summer activities, discuss current projects, boast about recent successes, and seek advice on perplexing quandaries.

Monday, June 20, 2005, 6:00 pm to 9 pm
at Abkhazi Gardens, 1964 Fairfield Rd, Victoria, BC V8W 1H4 (for members only)

PEAVI Members and guests enjoyed a tour of Abkhazi Gardens (a wonderful hidden treasure in Fairfield) and enjoyed some finger food with other PEAVI members and their guests at PEAVI's end-of-year social. The weather was great and the garden tour fantastic!

Monday, May 16, 2005

Barbara Risto, publisher of Senior Living magazine, gave an informal talk about her vision for this popular magazine, how she brought it into being and promotes it, and the type of content she looks for from contributing writers.
For more information about Senior Living, visit www.seniorlivingmag.ca

Monday, April 18, 2005

John Barton, editor of The Malahat Review, discussed the process of editing a magazine devoted to contemporary poetry and fiction and talked about his own career as a poet and writer.
For more information about The Malahat Review, visit www.uvic.ca/malahat.

Monday, March 21, 2005
6:00 pm at Swans Hotel
506 Pandora Avenue Victoria, BC

Saturday and Sunday, February 19-20, 2005