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Upcoming Events

September 2026

September 29, 2026 | virtual

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Publishing Signal Summit

"AI for the Modern Editor: Practical Demonstrations for Publishing"

October 2026

October 14, 2026 | virtual

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Women's Media Group

"Target Acquired: Creating Custom AI Personas That React Like Your Audience"

November 2026

November 6, 2026 | Washington, D.C.

American Medical Writers Association

"The AI-Augmented Medical Editor: A 2027 Job Description"

Past Events

August 31, 2026 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina (virtual)

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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media

"AI for Editors"

July 22, 2026 | Australia & New Zealand (virtual)

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Institute of Professional Editors

"AI for the Modern Editor"

May 14–16, 2026 | ​Portland, Oregon

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Independent Book Publisher's Association

"AI-Powered Self-Editing"
with Linda Ruggeri

May 11, 2026 | virtual
 

PurePub.AI

"AI in Book Publishing"
with Jane Friedman, Sara Lloyd, Kathy Sandler, Fauzia Burke

April 13–15, 2026 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania​

ConVEx: Center for Information-Development Management

"When Personas Talk Back: Stress-Test Docs with AI Assistants"

April 8, 2026 | virtual

The Content Wrangler

"Let's Talk AI"

January 28, 2026 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina (virtual)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media

"AI Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"

December 16, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois (virtual)

University of Chicago

"AI and Editing: Navigating the Road Ahead Panel"
with Nadia Geagea Pupa, Erin Brenner, and Jenni Fry​​​​​​​​​​

November 8, 2025 | Seattle, Washington

Red Pencil Conference

"Red Pen, Green Light: How to Use AI Without Using Client Text"
with Nadia Geagea Pupa​​​​​​​​​​

October 13, 2025 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina (virtual)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media

"AI Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"

August 20–21, 2025 ​ | Chattanooga, Tennessee

Outdoor Writers Association of America

"Your Ideal Audience, On-Demand: How to Chat with AI Versions of Readers and Customers"

August 19, 2025 ​ | Chattanooga, Tennessee

Outdoor Writers Association of America

"From Byte to Byline: Using AI to Brainstorm, Research, Outline, and Edit"

August 6, 2025 | virtual

Women's Media Group

"AI for Editors: An AMA with Erin Servais"

July 17, 2025 | San Diego, California (virtual)

SD/PEN

"AI for Editors: Tools to Transform Your Craft"

June 1, 2025 | virtual

Canadian Association of Learned Journals Conference

AI and Academic Editing Panel

April 24, 2025 | virtual

The Networking Studio

"Experts Connect: Using AI Effectively and Ethically in Your Editing Work"

April 9, 2025 | San Jose, California

ConVEx: Center for Information-Development Management

"Tactics for Successful RAG Solutions" (panel with IBM)

April 8, 2025 | San Jose, California

ConVEx: Center for Information-Development Management

"Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Custom GPT Solutions for Technical Documentation"

April 5, 2025 | Salt Lake City, Utah

ACES Conference

"Let's Make This Clear: Using AI for Plain Language Editing"

February 3, 2025 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina (virtual)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media

"AI Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"

November 18, 2024 | San Francisco, California

Bay Area Editors Forum & Editorial Freelancers Association
(Bay Area Chapter)

"GenAI Ethics for Editors"

October 23, 2024 | virtual

Book Industry Study Group

"AI and Editorial: Available Tools, Remarkable Results"
with Thad McIlroy and Peter Brantley

September 29–October 2, 2024 | Palm Springs, California

SATW Editors Council Meeting

"Idea Machines: Innovate Content Strategy with AI"

September 27, 2024 | virtual

ACES VCON

"Ctrl-Alt-Del: Robinson Prize Winners on Their Most Memorable Mistakes"
with Karen Yin, Erin Brenner, and Sarah Gray

September 4, 2024 | San Francisco (virtual)

Bay Area Editors Forum

"AI for Editors: An Introduction to the Future of Editing"

September 9, 2024 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina (virtual)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media

"AI Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"

May 13, 2024 | virtual

Northwest Editors Guild

"AI for Editors: An Introduction to the Future of Editing"

April 6, 2024 | San Diego, California

ACES Conference

"Crafting Effective AI Prompts: The New Essential Skill for Editors"

April 4, 2024 | San Diego, California

ACES Conference

"Promise of AI for Editing: A Q&A With Four Industry Experts"
with Samantha Enslen, Erin Brenner, and Corinne Jorgenson

February 17, 2024 | virtual

Editorial Freelancers Association, North Texas Chapter

"Inside the Modern Editor’s Toolkit: ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity"

February 16, 2024 | virtual

Editorial Freelancers Association, Michigan Chapter

"Pros & Cons of AI for Editors"

February 5, 2024  | Chapel Hill, North Carolina (virtual)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media

"Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"

December 1, 2023

The Editor's Half-Hour podcast

"AI for Editors"

October 5, 2023 | virtual

Editorial Freelancers Association, Colorado Chapter

"The New Elephant in the Room: Using AI Tools in Your Work – and Talking to Clients About It"

August 17, 2023 | virtual

ACES: The Society for Editing

"ChatGPT for Editors: Leveraging AI to Transform Your Workflow and Upgrade Your Efficiency"

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