Twelve indexers attended the meeting. Members in attendance shared personal and professional updates. A discussion followed about knowing your limits and also what negotiations might look like to turn a ‘no’ on a job offer into a ‘yes.’ PNW members…
Category: Meeting Recaps
2024 Fall Meeting Recap
Almost forty indexers gathered virtually for the 2024 ASI/PNW meeting on Saturday, October 26. Program Chair Lisa Sorenson started the meeting by announcing the newly elected PNW Board: Elizabeth Bartmess, Chair; Lisa Sorenson, Program Chair; Lisa Sorenson and Caitlin Morgan,…
May 2024 Informal Virtual Gathering Recap
Eleven PNW members gathered virtually on May 11, 2024, for an informal meeting led by Program Chair Lisa Sorenson. Attendees continued the process of getting to know each other with the “rose/thorn/seed” format for sharing, with Lisa calling on each…
February 2024 Informal Virtual Gathering Recap
Eleven chapter members gathered virtually on Saturday, Feb 3, for an informal meeting led by program co-chairs Lisa Sorenson and Elizabeth Bartmess. The time started with each attendee giving a brief personal and/or indexing update, a tradition that is becoming…
2023 Fall Meeting Recap
Thirty-six indexers and future indexers gathered for the 2023 ASI/PNW chapter virtual meeting on Saturday, Nov 4 for Pilar Wyman’s presentation, “Best Practices to Avoid Rookie Mistakes”. Pilar showed and discussed examples of mistakes relating to categorization, rewriting the text…