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As a member of PLAIN, you can get the Editors Canada member rate for the second international editing conference. That means you can save up to $200 on registration for this weekend of learning, networking and fun.

The conference will be held from June 19 to 21, 2020, in Montreal, Quebec.

PLAIN is delighted to announce some new member benefits, including: a downloadable PLAIN logo, all issues of our newsletter, a new e-journal and much more.

The theme of the PLAIN conference in 2019 is to show the results and effects to date. During the conference, skilled speakers from approx. 20 countries will show concrete examples of how clear communication can save time and money, create trust and promote democracy.

Nominations are open for PLAIN’s two international awards, the Christine Mowat Plain Language Achievement Award and the Cheryl Stephens Innovation Award.

Please submit your nomination to awards@plainlanguagenetwork.org by June 1, 2019.

The deadline for submitting your proposal to the PLAIN 2019 conference is the 15th of February. The conference theme is “Clear communication – clear results”.

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 now for International Plain Language Day on October 13 #iplainday

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

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 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.

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.