American Copy Editors Society
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| Founders | Pam Robinson, Hank Glamann |
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| Type | Professional Association |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Origins | Developed from copy editors' meetings at American Society of News Editors (APNE) |
| Staff | Chris Wienandt, president |
| Area served | United States and Canada |
| Focus | Advocacy and training for copy editors |
| Method | Conferences, publications, online resources |
| Employees | 2 |
| Members | 700 |
| Website | www.copydesk.org |
The American Copy Editors Society, also known as ACES, is a professional association mainly for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, but others are welcome.
As of 2009[update], the group offers:
- a headline contest
- member directories
- a newsletter
- scholarships
- several chapters
- three-day annual conferences
- a Web site that links to job listings and a discussion board
ACES was founded in 1997 by Pam Robinson, who also served as its first president, and Hank Glamann. Its inception followed work of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and meetings by copy editors in North Carolina and South Carolina. John McIntyre, formerly of The Sun in Baltimore, was its second president. The society is currently led by Chris Wienandt of the Dallas Morning News.
Its 2010 annual conference will be April 15-17 in Philadelphia at the Loews Hotel in Center City. It was held in Hollywood in 2005, Cleveland in 2006, Miami in 2007, Denver in 2008 and Minneapolis in 2009.
It has an executive committee of 15 people, of whom five are officers: the president, vice president for conferences, vice president for membership, secretary and treasurer. Any full member is eligible for elections. Membership is $55 a year for full members, and less for students.
In 2008, the board approved changes that allowed copy editors working outside traditional journalism organizations full membership with voting rights. As of 2009, the society has roughly 750 members.
The group has several chapters: Southeast, Florida, Midwest, Ohio, Texas, Southern California and Northern California, as well as college affiliates at the University of Missouri, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Pennsylvania State University.
