Registration Open: Editors Canada Conference 2024 

We’re pleased to announce that Editors Canada Conference 2024 will take place from June 21 to 23. The conference will be held at the Harbour Centre campus of Simon Fraser University, and the theme is Present Progressive: Passion, Precision, and Purpose.

How to attend

Registration for the conference is now open, and early bird prices are available until April 25—which is just around the corner. See below for pricing, or visit the conference website for registration, accommodation, and more details. You can also download the PheedLoop app to stay on top of conference updates.

Pricing

  • Editors Canada members: $399 ($499 from April 26)
  • Partner organization members: $399 ($499 from April 26)
  • Student Affiliates: $249
  • Non-members: $599 ($699 from April 26)

Keynotes

If you’re still on the fence about attending, Editors 24 has two incredible keynote speakers this year: Amber Riaz and Adrienne Montgomerie. Read about their expertise below!

Amber Riaz

Amber Riaz smiling, chin on hand.

Amber Riaz works part-time at the Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank, as an editorial assistant, where she supports the publishing team in preparing reports for publication and performing other administrative duties as needed. In addition, Amber edits academic books, journal articles, and dissertations, mostly in the humanities and social sciences, through her own freelance editing business—A4 Editing.

Amber is a member of Editors Canada; the current chair of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee; and a volunteer project coordinator for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) Vancouver. She is passionate about matters of inclusion and diversity as they apply to the publishing industry and works hard to keep up with discussions about conscious language and its use in manuscripts. In her spare time, she loves to read fiction, knit, hike, and experiment with fusion cooking.

Adrienne Montgomerie

Adrienne Montgomerie smiling in front of a yellow background.

“An awesomer of hard words” is how Adrienne describes themself. You probably know them as SciEditor or the one who tells you to raise your rates, that perfection isn’t scientifically possible, and that there’s an easier way through MS Word. Or maybe you know them as an avid sea kayaker or hand-feeder of blue jays and wild turkeys. 

Adrienne has been a freelance editor of technical materials like manuals and textbooks in the so-called hard sciences, maths, and software since 1997. Since 2012, they’ve been teaching privately and in editing programs at major universities, including Simon Fraser! Adrienne has won both the Karen Virag Award and the Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award and is a certified copy editor hailing from the traditional lands of the Huron-Wendat, Ojibwe, and Haudenosaunee peoples at the eastern tip of Lake Ontario.

Register now

We hope to see you in June! Feel free to get in touch with any questions by emailing conference@editors.ca. You can also join the conference Facebook group for updates and news.

Copy edited by Lisa Guglielmi.

Lisa is a candidate of the Simon Fraser University Editing Certificate program and currently works as a freelance content strategist and copy editor. For the past year, she has leveraged her 20 years’ experience as an English language instructor to improve websites for various ministries within the BC government. She believes that information should be accessible to everyone.