ACES launches new look and name to reflect the changing landscape of editing
St. Petersburg, Fla – The American Copy Editors Society has been through many changes since its founding in 1997. Now, we're making one of the biggest ones yet – a new logo, and a new way we'll present ourselves to the public.
“We're doing so to acknowledge the changing landscape of the field of editing and our changing membership which involves editors and those who care about editing from a wide variety of roles,” said Neil Holdway, ACES executive committee member and chair of the rebranding committee.
The change comes on the heels of an extensive membership-wide survey which measured member satisfaction, organizational relevance and value to editors now and in the future.
Since 2009, ACES has experienced exponential growth of more than 300 percent with nearly 1,900 members today. And what began as an organization primarily for newspaper editors is now a hub of editors from more than a dozen industries, with the largest segment, 41 percent, being freelancers.
Last fall, ACES hired Clover Partners, based in Oklahoma City, to develop the new logo and website. Clover came up with a design that blends the new and old in the field of editing, combining editors' traditional love of proofreading marks with a sophisticated typeface that creates a modern look.
Along with the new logo comes a new tagline, "The Society for Editing," which acknowledges that many of our members have job titles that go beyond the traditional role of "copy editor." While the formal name, American Copy Editors Society, will remain, the society will identify itself publicly as ACES: The Society for Editing.
“We are keeping the best of what we are while reflecting on who we have become,” said ACES President Teresa Schmedding. The organization’s core mission, training and advocacy for editors, has not changed.
The redesigned logo was unveiled today at ACES' national conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the new website will go live in April. The website will be easier to navigate and use, and will include an improved job board and directory of freelancers. It will be regularly monitored to ensure it will serve ACES members as efficiently as possible.
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ACES: The Society for Editing (American Copy Editors Society) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) education and membership organization working toward the advancement of copy editors. Our aim is to provide solutions to editing problems, training and a place to discuss common issues. With more than 1800 members, ACES is an international members’ alliance of editors working at newspapers, magazines, online news sites, public relations and marketing agencies and corporations. ACES training opportunities include a national conference, more than a dozen daylong boot camps around the country and online training. The organization was started in 1997 by Pam Robinson of Long Island, N.Y., and Hank Glamann of Houston. For more information, visit www.copydes
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Event To Feature Live Performances From A Selection Of Artists on This Summer's
Tour; Tickets For All Shows On Sale Today at 10am Local Time
Los Angeles, CA, and Winter Park, FL, March 22, 2017 - The Vans Warped Tour, presented by Journeys, will be unveiling the full line up for this summer's tour tonight via a LIVE webcast from Full Sail Live, the state-of-the-art performance venue on the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL. The event begins at 6pm EST and will feature live performances from a selection of artists performing on this summer's tour. Fans can tune into the webcast via vanswarpedtour.com.
Tickets for this summer's tour go on sale at 10am local time today via the Vans Warped Tour website. As a bonus for early ticket buyers, the first 500 tickets sold for each show will be at the lowest price available and will include a digital download of the Official Vans Warped Tour 50-song compilation.
The 41-date tour will commence June 16 in Seattle, WA and end on August 6 in Pomona, CA.
Now in its 23rd year, the Vans Warped Tour is the largest traveling music festival in the United States, and the longest-running touring music festival in North America. Originally conceived by founder Lyman in 1995 as an eclectic alternative rock festival, with a focus on punk rock, over the years the tour has grown to include a multitude of genres, including metal, hip hop, reggae, pop and more.
VANS WARPED TOUR DATES:
Tickets on sale at 10am local time on Wednesday March 22nd at vanswarpedtour.com
6.16 SEATTLE, WA
6.17 SALEM, OR
6.21 ALBUQUERQUE, NM
6.22 PHOENIX, AZ
6.23 LAS VEGAS, NV
6.24 SALT LAKE CITY, UT
6.25 DENVER, CO
6.27 NASHVILLE, TN
6.28 NEW ORLEANS, LA
6.29 ATLANTA, GA
6.30 ORLANDO, FL
7.01 ST. PETERSBURG, FL
7.02 WEST PALM BEACH, FL
7.04 WILMINGTON, NC
7.06 CHARLOTTE, NC
7.07 CAMDEN, NJ
7.08 WANTAGH, NY
7.09 HARTFORD, CT
7.10 SCRANTON, PA
7.11 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
7.12 MANSFIELD, MA
7.13 DARIEN CENTER, NY
7.14 BURGETTSTOWN, PA
7.15 HOLMDEL, NJ
7.16 COLUMBIA, MD
7.18 CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
7.19 CINCINNATI, OH
7.20 NOBLESVILLE, IN
7.21 AUBURN HILLS, MI
7.22 TINLEY PARK, IL
7.23 SHAKOPEE, MN
7.24 MILWAUKEE, WI
7.26 MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO
7.27 BONNER SPRINGS, KS
7.28 DALLAS, TX
7.29 SAN ANTONIO, TX
7.30 HOUSTON, TX
8.01 LAS CRUCES, NM
8.04 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
8.05 SAN DIEGO, CA
8.06 POMONA, CA
About Vans Warped Tour:
The Vans Warped Tour, presented by Journeys, is well known as America's longest running touring music festival of the summer. Since 1995, the tour has been a showcase for both established and up and coming talent, across a wide range of eclectic sub-genres.
The tour has also cemented its place in history by bringing alternative rock and skate culture from the underground to the forefront of global youth culture, while at the same time helping those in need through non-profit and eco initiatives.
Alternative Press readers voted the Vans Warped Tour as the "Best Tour/Festival" and Rolling Stone called it "America's Most Successful Festival".
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