DC 2014 Working Dinner

Marriott Wardman Park – Jefferson Room [Mezzanine Level]

Dictionary Working Group

A G E N D A

I. Welcome – Rosemary Pleva Flynn    

II. Reports

A. Council Update – Helen Wong Smith & Geof Huth

B. Publishing Program Overview – Teresa Brinati

C. General Feedback – All

III. “The Latest Words” Breakfast Forum

• Thursday, August 14 | 7AM–7:45AM | Balcony A [Mezzanine Level]
• Welcome and Introduction – Rosemary Pleva Flynn
• Fabulous New Product: Word of the Week
• Coming 2015: Dictionary of Archives Terminology
• Process for Defining Terms: “Diversity” as an Example – Margery Sly
• Your Feedback in the Process Is Welcome: React to definitions, Suggest a term, Tweet terms

IV. Word of the Week

A. Some Metrics

B. Determine Order of Terms for November through January

V. Process

A. Working Weekend 

B. Protocols for Feedback/Suggestions

C. Definition Review Listserv

D. Using the “Sandbox”

E. Software Solution

F. Writing Definitions – 250 existing and new words – Assignments

VI. Anything Else