Plain Language Association
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About PLAIN

Formed in 1993 as the Plain Language Network, the Plain Language Association International is a growing volunteer nonprofit organization of plain-language advocates, professionals, and organizations committed to plain language.

Membership Directory

Be sure to join PLAIN so that your name is listed in the directory!
   

Our Mission

PLAIN is an international non-profit association of plain-language advocates and professionals that exists to:
 

Increase public awareness of plain language as a means of making communications from government, business, industry, the professions (including the medical, legal, information management, education and communications professions), and community organizations accessible internally and to a broad, public audience.

Help people understand and use plain-language principles.

Promote the use of plain language within Canada and internationally.

Promote research and development in plain language.

Promote the interests of plain-language specialists.

Develop standards and practices for the plain-language field.

Provide services for members, including marketing, networking, conferences and communications.

Sponsor an international e-mail forum through which members and others can exchange ideas about plain language.

Collaborate with organizations that have complementary objectives.

Fulfill other purposes that complement these objectives.

PLAIN Benefits

Joining PLAIN is great value for money. Benefits of our low-cost membership include:

You're listed in our Membership Directory as a plain-language professional or organization committed to clear writing in plain language. Your listing is a credible professional reference for marketing your work. It includes your chosen contact details so potential clients know how to get in touch with you.

You get reduced rates for our international conferences. We bring together plain-language experts from around the world every two or three years to present the latest research and techniques.

You show you want to make a real difference by advocating plain language. Its value crosses disciplines and borders around the world.

You can help shape the direction of the organization by selecting board members or participating as a board or committee member.

Members' contact information and Web sites are listed in the Membership Directory. Members' Web sites are also listed on the Web Sites for Writers page. We also list books written by PLAIN members. Member listings and their content are optional.

Membership start dates are continuous, valid for one or two years from any month you pay. Two-year memberships get the benefit of a discount. Membership is in either Canadian or U.S. dollars:

One year -- Can$35 or US$30

Two years -- Can$65 or US$55

The low membership fee pays for PLAIN's Internet service provider and minor administrative expenses.

To Join PLAIN

Fill out this membership application (pdf 67KB). Note that you can type directly into the form from your computer. If you have version 7 or 8 of the free Adobe Reader, you can also save the form on your computer.

Once you have completed the form, mail it with the required fee to:
Ruth Baldwin
893 Watson Street
Ottawa, ON K2B 6B8, Canada.

For more information about memberships, contact any of the PLAIN Board of Directors members.

Time to renew your membership? Check with Ruth Baldwin to learn if your membership dues are up-to-date and to update your contact information.

Our Bylaws

The PLAIN Board of Directors completed the final version of PLAIN's Bylaws (PDF, 72KB) in October 2008 as part of the incorporation process. We are now incorporated in Canada as a non-profit corporation.

PLAIN Board of Directors

William Lutz, President

Zuraya Adhikarie, member
Ronald H. Wohl, Vice President Mark Adler, member

Ruth Baldwin, Treasurer

Ginny Redish, member

Diane Macgregor, Secretary

 

Gary B. Larson, E-mail Forum Coordinator

 

Nad Rosenberg, Web Manager

 

 

Dr. Neil James, Australia Conference Coordinator

 

 
   

 
   

The PLAIN Forum, our friendly
e-mail discussion group: plainlanguage

To subscribe to the PLAIN Forum, send an e-mail message to plainlanguage-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Yahoo will send you a confirmation e-mail message. To confirm your subscription, just reply to the message.

You can choose to get individual messages, or a daily digest, or read messages on the Yahoo Web site. You can also access the message archives or edit your membership. You must use your Yahoo ID at the Yahoo plainlanguage Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plainlanguage.

For more help on using Yahoo's Groups feature: http://help.yahoo.com/help/groups/.

Here are other PLAIN Forum commands:

To post a message, send a message to plainlanguage@yahoogroups.com.

To unsubscribe, send a message to plainlanguage-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com.

To contact the Forum coordinator, send a message to plainlanguage-owner@yahoogroups.com.

PLAIN Forum Guidelines

Standards of conduct for participation in our e-mail discussion group
   

 

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Last Updated 7-28-09