American Society for Indexing 2020 Virtual Conference ‘Working Smarter to Stay Ahead’, Saturday, May 2.
This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.

ANZSI Council has decided that the John Simkin Medal will not be offered in 2020. Instead, the process has been postponed and a new call for nominations will be issued in 2021.

This decision has been taken because of the COVID-19 emergency and the social isolation measures in force in all Australian states and territories and New Zealand. The postponement will reduce risk to ANZSI officers and our Judging Panel (risk associated with handling, packaging, distribution and redistribution of publications) and contribute to ‘flattening the curve’ in the growth of COVID-19 infections.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency and the social isolation measures in force in all Australian states and territories and New Zealand, the ANZSI Accreditation scheme for members is temporarily suspended. In circumstances where essential journeys outside the home are to be limited to work, medical appointments, or food and pharmacy shopping, ANZSI Council does not consider the handling, distribution and re-distribution of publications for assessment to be essential activity. The Accreditation scheme will restart at an appropriate time later this year, and all members will be notified via email and/or the Newsletter. ANZSI members who wish to know more about the scheme in order to apply at a later date should consult the Accreditation page.

At the Annual General Meeting on 24 October Madeleine Davis was elected unopposed as President of ANZSI for 2017-18. Terri Mackenzie continues as Vice-President, and Sherrey Quinn as Secretary. Council members are Shirley Campbell, Elisabeth Thomas, Denene Cavanagh, Juliet Richters, and Michael Wyatt.