American Society of Indexers
▪ Co-Chair, Digital Trends Task Force, ASI
▪ Co-Chair, IDPF ePUB 3.0 Specification Proposed Working Group on Indexes
▪ President, pro tem, New Mexico A to Zia Chapter, 2008-2016
▪ Presented "Indexing the Dead," National Conference 2017
▪ Co-presented "Beyond Book Indexing," National Conference 2017
▪ Co-presented "The Matrix Rebooted," National Conference 2016
▪ Presented "Trends in Digital Publishing," National Conference 2012
▪ Presented "eBooks and Indexes," National Conference 2012
▪ Presented "Update on eBooks," National Conference 2012
▪ Presented "Indexing in InDesign," National Conference, 2012
▪ Presented "eBook Indexing: Where are We Now," Colorado Conference 2011
▪ Presented "eBook Indexing: Where are We Now," Albuquerque Conference 2011
▪ Co-presented "eBook Indexing: Where are We Now," National Conference 2011
▪ Co-presented "Taxonomy Case Studies," National Conference 2011
▪ Presented "The Wilson Award for Real World InDesign," Rochester, 2010
▪ Presented "Indesign Indexing" workshop, National Conference 2010
▪ Presented "Embedded Indexing" workshop and "Trends in Indexing: the Long Tale or the End of the Tale?," and co-presented "Social Networking panel," ANZSI Conference, Sydney, 2009
▪ Presented "Trends in Indexing: the Long Tail or the End of the Tale?," Pacific NW Chapter of ASI, 2008
▪ Presented "Embedded Indexing," National Conference, 2008
▪ Co-Presented "Indexing Disasters," National Conference, 2008
▪ Co-Presented "PDFs in Indexing," National Conference, 2008
▪ Co-Presented "Managing a Multi-Volume Indexing Project: An Evolutionary Approach," National Conference, 2003
▪ Presented "A Software Field Trip," National Conference, 2003
▪ Presented "Finding Online Information: Precision, Recall, and Frustration," Arizona Chapter, 2001
▪ Co-presented "Sailing Round Cape Horn: The Tools We Need Now for Indexing," National Conference, 2000
▪ Presented "Keywording Online Help," National Conference, 1998
▪ Presented "PageMaker Indexing," National Conference, 1998
▪ Presented "Learning Indexing," Pacific Northwest Chapter, 1998
▪ Co-presented "Indexing Online" with Lori Lathrop, Boulder Conference, 1997
▪ Presented "Embedded Indexing", New Mexico Conference, 1997
▪ Co-presented "Weaving Your Own Small Web" with Kari Kells, National Conference, 1996
▪ Webmaster for ASI Web pages, 1995-1997; Member of Web committee, 1995 - 1998
Association for Computing Machinery SIGDOC
▪ Presented "Single-Source Indexing," National Conference, 2001
Australia/New Zealand Society of Indexers
▪ Keynote presentation "Intrepid Indexing: From the Sea to the Stars," National Conference, 2013
▪ Presented "ASI's Digital Trends Task Force: a Report," National Conference, 2013
▪ Presented "Indexing in InDesign," National Conference, 2013
▪ Presented "The Matrix: How to Get your Indexes Actively Linked Everywhere" with Glenda Browne, National Conference 2013
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
▪ Assistant Editor for The Dispatch
Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus/Grateful Dead Studies Association
▪ Secretary, GDSA, 2020-
▪ Presented "Think This through with Me," Annual Meeting, 2015
▪ Presented "Step out of the Store, Light up and Look All Around," Annual Meeting, 2018
Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d'indexation
▪ Keynote presentation "eBook Indexes: The Devil is in the Details," National Conference, 2012
▪ Presented "ASI's Digital Trends Task Force: a Report," National Conference, 2012
▪ Panel member: "To Award or Not to Award: That Is the Question," National Conference, 2012
▪ Panel member: "Kindle, Fire, Touch, iPad: Hands-on E-books," National Conference, 2012
New Mexico Library Association
▪ Presented "Everything That's Old is New Again," Annual Conference, 2003
Society for Technical Communication
▪ Editor of the award-winning "A to Z: The Newsletter of STC's Indexing SIG," 1997 to 2002
▪ Presented session on reusing indexing skills in "Indexing Progression," National Conference, 2004
▪ Presented "Index Evaluation Workshop, National Conference, 2004
▪ Presented "Questions and Answers about Indexing," National Conference, 2002
▪ Served as One-on-One evaluator for Indexing reviews, National Conference, 2002
▪ Presented "Finding Online Information: Precision, Recall, and Frustration," Region 7 Conference, 2000
▪ Presented "Scheduling and Estimating Indexes," National Conference, 1996
▪ Presented "Windows Help Keywords," STC Oregon meeting, 1996
▪ Served as a judge in the Puget Sound Chapter's annual competition, 1994 and 1995
Tools of Change
▪ Presented "Indexes in eBooks," New York, 2012
▪ Presented "Indexes as Metadata for Discovery" Charleston Mini TOC, 2012
▪ Co-Chair, Digital Trends Task Force, ASI
▪ Co-Chair, IDPF ePUB 3.0 Specification Proposed Working Group on Indexes
▪ President, pro tem, New Mexico A to Zia Chapter, 2008-2016
▪ Presented "Indexing the Dead," National Conference 2017
▪ Co-presented "Beyond Book Indexing," National Conference 2017
▪ Co-presented "The Matrix Rebooted," National Conference 2016
▪ Presented "Trends in Digital Publishing," National Conference 2012
▪ Presented "eBooks and Indexes," National Conference 2012
▪ Presented "Update on eBooks," National Conference 2012
▪ Presented "Indexing in InDesign," National Conference, 2012
▪ Presented "eBook Indexing: Where are We Now," Colorado Conference 2011
▪ Presented "eBook Indexing: Where are We Now," Albuquerque Conference 2011
▪ Co-presented "eBook Indexing: Where are We Now," National Conference 2011
▪ Co-presented "Taxonomy Case Studies," National Conference 2011
▪ Presented "The Wilson Award for Real World InDesign," Rochester, 2010
▪ Presented "Indesign Indexing" workshop, National Conference 2010
▪ Presented "Embedded Indexing" workshop and "Trends in Indexing: the Long Tale or the End of the Tale?," and co-presented "Social Networking panel," ANZSI Conference, Sydney, 2009
▪ Presented "Trends in Indexing: the Long Tail or the End of the Tale?," Pacific NW Chapter of ASI, 2008
▪ Presented "Embedded Indexing," National Conference, 2008
▪ Co-Presented "Indexing Disasters," National Conference, 2008
▪ Co-Presented "PDFs in Indexing," National Conference, 2008
▪ Co-Presented "Managing a Multi-Volume Indexing Project: An Evolutionary Approach," National Conference, 2003
▪ Presented "A Software Field Trip," National Conference, 2003
▪ Presented "Finding Online Information: Precision, Recall, and Frustration," Arizona Chapter, 2001
▪ Co-presented "Sailing Round Cape Horn: The Tools We Need Now for Indexing," National Conference, 2000
▪ Presented "Keywording Online Help," National Conference, 1998
▪ Presented "PageMaker Indexing," National Conference, 1998
▪ Presented "Learning Indexing," Pacific Northwest Chapter, 1998
▪ Co-presented "Indexing Online" with Lori Lathrop, Boulder Conference, 1997
▪ Presented "Embedded Indexing", New Mexico Conference, 1997
▪ Co-presented "Weaving Your Own Small Web" with Kari Kells, National Conference, 1996
▪ Webmaster for ASI Web pages, 1995-1997; Member of Web committee, 1995 - 1998
Association for Computing Machinery SIGDOC
▪ Presented "Single-Source Indexing," National Conference, 2001
Australia/New Zealand Society of Indexers
▪ Keynote presentation "Intrepid Indexing: From the Sea to the Stars," National Conference, 2013
▪ Presented "ASI's Digital Trends Task Force: a Report," National Conference, 2013
▪ Presented "Indexing in InDesign," National Conference, 2013
▪ Presented "The Matrix: How to Get your Indexes Actively Linked Everywhere" with Glenda Browne, National Conference 2013
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
▪ Assistant Editor for The Dispatch
Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus/Grateful Dead Studies Association
▪ Secretary, GDSA, 2020-
▪ Presented "Think This through with Me," Annual Meeting, 2015
▪ Presented "Step out of the Store, Light up and Look All Around," Annual Meeting, 2018
Indexing Society of Canada / Société canadienne d'indexation
▪ Keynote presentation "eBook Indexes: The Devil is in the Details," National Conference, 2012
▪ Presented "ASI's Digital Trends Task Force: a Report," National Conference, 2012
▪ Panel member: "To Award or Not to Award: That Is the Question," National Conference, 2012
▪ Panel member: "Kindle, Fire, Touch, iPad: Hands-on E-books," National Conference, 2012
New Mexico Library Association
▪ Presented "Everything That's Old is New Again," Annual Conference, 2003
Society for Technical Communication
▪ Editor of the award-winning "A to Z: The Newsletter of STC's Indexing SIG," 1997 to 2002
▪ Presented session on reusing indexing skills in "Indexing Progression," National Conference, 2004
▪ Presented "Index Evaluation Workshop, National Conference, 2004
▪ Presented "Questions and Answers about Indexing," National Conference, 2002
▪ Served as One-on-One evaluator for Indexing reviews, National Conference, 2002
▪ Presented "Finding Online Information: Precision, Recall, and Frustration," Region 7 Conference, 2000
▪ Presented "Scheduling and Estimating Indexes," National Conference, 1996
▪ Presented "Windows Help Keywords," STC Oregon meeting, 1996
▪ Served as a judge in the Puget Sound Chapter's annual competition, 1994 and 1995
Tools of Change
▪ Presented "Indexes in eBooks," New York, 2012
▪ Presented "Indexes as Metadata for Discovery" Charleston Mini TOC, 2012
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