Congratulations to ISMTE's newly elected and re-elected officers and directors:

President-Elect: Kristen Overstreet (2 year term)
Secretary: Wendy Krank (2 year term)
Director 1: Julie Nash (2 year term)
Director 2: Michael Willis (3 year term)
Director 4: Deborah Bowman (3 year term)

All terms begin January 1, 2012.  Thank you for participating in the election!

Image Manipulation in Scientific Publishing: Interview with Liz Williams, PhD.

In the second installment of our "Interview with an Expert Series", Kathy Brister explores the important ethical issue of image manipulation with Liz Williams, PhD, Executive Editor of Journal of Cell Biology. This lively discussion will introduce you to the importance of understanding how inappropriate manipulation of images could be affecting the scientific integrity of your journals. Listen now!

ISMTE Members: Be sure to join our discussion about this podcast on the ISMTE Discussion Forum. Look for the post ""Image Screening-All or Nothing or Something in Between?"

Share your unique experiences and perspectives with your peers at the 2012 ISMTE Conferences' poster sessions!
 
For more information and to submit your proposal online, visit http://www.ismte.org/2012_Conferences-Posters.
 
Proposals are due by March 1, 2012.

Thank you for making our 2011 conferences a success!

The ISMTE conferences in Washington, DC and Oxford, UK were sold out for the second year in a row. Thank you for your participation!

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2011 European Conference Summary

ISMTE is collaborating with the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) to provide member savings and to enhance ISMTE's European Conference and the 11th EASE General Assembly and Conference.

ISMTE Members Save at the 11th EASE General Assembly and Conference: ISMTE members will be entitled to attend the Congress at the same discounted rate as EASE members., i.e. €199 which represents a €100 reduction on the standard price for non-EASE members. Once Registration opens, ISMTE members should apply at the member price and state that they belong to ISMTE. Details of the Congress may be found at www.ease.org.uk.

ISMTE serves an under-served niche within the academic, scientific, medical, technical and professional publishing industry -- editorial office staff. Through our newsletter, discussion forum, online resources, and meetings, we connect you with others in the profession. We provide networking and training infrastructure, establish best practices, and study and report on editorial office practices. Join today -- and get connected.

We invite ISMTE individual members to add their journal(s) to the scrolling "Members' Journals" banner above. Simply email the link to your journal's homepage where ISMTE staff can locate your journal cover image to website@ismte.org.