News

PLAIN elects new president

Margrethe Kvarenes of Norway was elected the new President of PLAIN by the members of the organization’s board. Margrethe thanked her predecessor, Joanna Richardson of Argentina, for her wonderful service to PLAIN during her tenure.

Start planning for International Plain Language Day

Start planning now for International Plain Language Day on October 13 #iplainday

Theme for 2018: Let’s be clear! #letsbeclear

PLAIN: Chile seminar a success – hope for more in other countries

PLAIN was pleased to sponsor the first international seminar on plain language on Thursday, July 26 in Santiago, Chile. Held in the Bicentennial auditorium of the Chilean Interior Ministry, the seminar was attended by 270 people.

PLAIN’s renewal system is working again

PLAIN’s sign-up and renewal system is now working normally. If you couldn’t sign up or renew your membership these past months, please try again now. We apologize to our members for any inconvenience caused.

Presentations from PLAIN 2017 now online

Exciting and innovative plain language programs and projects were presented during PLAIN’s 2017 conference in Graz. You can find most of the 70 presentations now online.

Welcoming PLAIN’s new Board

PLAIN’s Executive Committee for 2017-18 is President Joanna Richardson, Vice-President Jana Goldman, Treasurer Diane Macgregor, and Secretary Greg Moriarty. We’re happy to welcome 3 new Board members.

Oslo, Norway will host PLAIN 2019

Oslo, Norway is the venue for PLAIN’s 12th international conference in 2019!

Updates on PLAIN public sector survey

Learn what citizens from New Zealand, the US, and Portugal think about plain language. Get updates with the latest findings from our ongoing worldwide surveys about plain language.

PLAIN News – 2 more foreign language pages on website

PLAIN is pleased to announce that there are two more pages on our website in French, and in Portuguese.

Would you like to be a sponsor at PLAIN2017?

Looking for a visible way to show your support of plain language? Become a sponsor of PLAIN’s 2017 conference in Graz, Austria.