Category: Ethics in Publishing Conference

Co-organizer, Puja Telikicherla, and I have decided that in light of these difficult and unprecedented circumstances concerning COVID-19, the safest course of action is to postpone the GW Ethics in Publishing Conference, originally scheduled for April 23.

We plan to find a date in Fall 2020 and we hope to have the same outstanding and inclusive line up at that time. Puja and I have consulted together and with others and we feel that moving the conference to a completely virtual format would not have the same impact; at any rate, April 23 may not be a good date even for a virtual conference. That said, the feedback that we have received on the Ethics in Publishing Conference lineup has been very positive–we thank you all for your support and we look forward to seeing you in Washington when we reschedule.

We had an incredibly exciting lineup, as you can see below; we hope all of our presenters are able to join us in the Fall.

Conference Schedule

9:30-9:45 | Welcome

John W. Warren, Director and Associate Professor, Masters of Professional Studies in Publishing, George Washington University

9:45-10:30 | Opening Plenaries

• The Ethical Imperative of the University Press: Peter Berkery, Executive Director, Association of University Presses
• Developing a Culture of Dignity at Johns Hopkins University Press: Barbara Kline Pope, Director, Johns Hopkins University Press

10:35-11:25 | Diversity and Equity Toolkit

• Niccole Leilanionapae‘aina Coggins, Editorial, Design, and Production Coordinator and Assistant Project Editor, University of Virginia Press;
• Jocelyn Dawson, Journals Marketing Manager, Duke University Press;
• Damita Snow, Senior Manager, Publishing Technologies, American Society of Civil Engineers;
• Randy Townsend; and Hanni Nabahe (facilitators)

11:30-12:00 | Publishing and Inclusive Language

• Beth Bouloukos, Director at the Amherst College Press and Lever Press
• Elizabeth Crowley Webber, Senior Production Editor, Georgetown University Press

12:00-12:45 | Lunch Plenary

Developing the App: Indigenous Guide to DC
Dr. Elizabeth Rule, Assistant Director, AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy, George Washington University

1:00-1:30 | Millenials and Manipulation

• Josephine E. Sciortino, Managing Editor, Canadian Science Publishing
• Yael Fitzpatrick, Consulting Art Director and Brand Manager, Gazelle Design Consultancy

1:40-2:10 | Talking and Tweeting

• Hanni Nabahe, Resident Librarian, Scholarly Resources and Content Strategy, University of Virginia
• Aliza Becker, Managing Editor, MediaSphere Medical

2:20-3:00 | Peers and Authors

• Cheryl Johnson, Publishing Editor, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Lois Jones, Peer Review Manager, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Jenna Miley, Peer Review Coordinator, Journals Department, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Randy Townsend, Director, Publications Operations, American Geophysical Union

3:10-3:35 | Born Accessible: The Past, Present and Future of Accessibility in Publishing

Bill Kasdorf, Principal, Kasdorf and Associates

3:35-3:45 | Coffee Break

3:45-4:15 | Ethics and Unethical Behavior

Danielle Galian, Editor, American Massage Therapy Association

Erin Price, Senior Writer and Editor, Curie Learning

4:15-5:00 | Closing Plenary

The Recommended List: Ten Notes I’ve Learned from Diversity & Inclusion Efforts So Far:

Elda Rotor, VP and Publisher, Penguin Classics, Penguin Random House

5:00 | Conference concludes

Panels marked by italics are PechaKucha-style talks, which feature faster presentations and a conversational tone shared across multiple speakers.