Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fAGLVr014885; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:31:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:31:53 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <LPBBJGJJLCKPCDBMNLCEEEMBCIAA.michelleb@simplyread.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Michelle Black, Simply Read" <michelleb@simplyread.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3462] Background on PLAIN X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 11417 Lines: 259 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C16EBB.A9E0B460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Greetings again, and thanks Debbie for the offer to share a bit more about PLAIN. There's lots more on the Web site, but here is some background to orient everyone. Also, after catching a formatting glitch in my original post, I'm going to follow this message with the corrected version. Thanks again, Michelle _________________________________________ About PLAIN Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) is an organization of plain language practitioners and advocates dedicated to improving the quality of communication in all fields and organizations. Started in 1993 by two plain language experts in Canada, it now has members in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and the United States. The association maintains a free list-server mailing list and a Web site at http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org. PLAIN · promotes the interests of plain language professionals · helps develop standards and practices for the plain language profession · encourages research and development in the field of plain language · provides marketing and networking services for members PLAIN’s history PLAIN (then the Plain Language Network) had its origins in a 1992 conference held in Vancouver, B.C. with the support of the National Literacy Secretariat, the Department of Justice Canada and the Plain Language Institute. Since then, conferences have been held in Winnipeg, Manitoba Calgary, Alberta and Houston, Texas. The early conferences focused on sharing best practices among plain language practitioners, many of whom worked in isolation in this relatively new communications specialty. The last two conferences also took important steps to formalize the young organization’s goals and structure. PLAIN’s fourth international conference, scheduled for September 26 – 29, 2002, will take place in Toronto. It will be convened by the association’s chair, Christine Mowat, President of Wordsmith Associates of Edmonton, Alberta. Sally McBeth, Manager of Clear Language and Design, a division of East End Literacy, will co-chair and host the conference with Michelle Black of Simply Read Writing Service, Toronto. -----Original Message----- From: nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Dwyoho@aol.com Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:48 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3460] The Plain Language Network I would like to invite the Plain Language Network (Michelle, perhaps?) to share a little about what the Network is, how it got started, etc. There may be listers who are unfamiliar with it. Many thanks, Debbie Deborah W. Yoho Co-moderator, NIFL Health Literacy Discussion Group Chief Executive Officer Greater Columbia Literacy Council 921 Woodrow Street Columbia, SC 29205 803/765-2555 dwyoho@aol.com ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C16EBB.A9E0B460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4616.200" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"=20 color=3D#000080>Greetings again, and thanks Debbie for the offer to = share a bit=20 more about PLAIN. There's lots more on the Web site, but here = is some=20 background to orient everyone.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"=20 color=3D#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"=20 color=3D#000080>Also, after catching a formatting glitch in my original = post, I'm=20 going to follow this message with the corrected version. = </FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old = Style"=20 color=3D#000080></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN = lang=3DEN-CA></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20 class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old = Style"=20 color=3D#000080></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#000080>Thanks = again,</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style" = color=3D#000080>Michelle</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style"=20 color=3D#000080><STRONG>_________________________________________</STRONG= ></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#000080><STRONG>About=20 PLAIN</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D280092221-16112001><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#000080>Plain Language Association = International=20 (PLAIN) is an organization of plain language practitioners and advocates = dedicated to improving the quality of communication in all fields and=20 organizations. Started in 1993 by two plain language experts in Canada, = it now=20 has members in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, South Africa, = Sweden and=20 the United States. The association maintains a free list-server = mailing=20 list and a Web site at </FONT><A=20 href=3D"http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style"=20 color=3D#000080>http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org></SPAN></A><FON= T=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#000080>. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Arial = Unicode MS'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><?xml:namespace=20 prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"=20 /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old = Style"><FONT=20 color=3D#000080> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" = color=3D#000080>PLAIN=20 </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=3DBullets><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT = color=3D#000080><SPAN=20 lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">=B7<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New = Roman'"> =20 </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>promotes the interests of plain = language=20 professionals</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=3DBullets><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT = color=3D#000080><SPAN=20 lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">=B7<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New = Roman'"> =20 </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>helps develop standards and practices = for the=20 plain language profession </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=3DBullets><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT = color=3D#000080><SPAN=20 lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">=B7<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New = Roman'"> =20 </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>encourages research and development in = the field=20 of plain language</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=3DBullets><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT = color=3D#000080><SPAN=20 lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">=B7<SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New = Roman'"> =20 </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>provides marketing and networking = services for=20 members</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: = Helvetica"><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT=20 color=3D#000080> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"=20 color=3D#000080><STRONG>PLAIN’s = history</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old = Style"=20 color=3D#000080>PLAIN (then the Plain Language Network) had its origins = in a 1992=20 conference held in Vancouver, B.C. with the support of the National = Literacy=20 Secretariat, the Department of Justice Canada and the Plain Language = Institute.=20 Since then, conferences have been held in Winnipeg, Manitoba Calgary, = Alberta=20 and Houston, Texas. The early conferences focused on sharing best = practices=20 among plain language practitioners, many of whom worked in isolation in = this=20 relatively new communications specialty. The last two conferences also = took=20 important steps to formalize the young organization’s goals and = structure.=20 </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT=20 color=3D#000080> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></DIV> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT = color=3D#000080><SPAN=20 lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old = Style">PLAIN’s=20 fourth international conference, scheduled for September 26 – 29, = 2002, will=20 take place in Toronto. It will be convened by the association’s = chair,</FONT>=20 </SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA>Christine Mowat, President of Wordsmith = Associates of=20 Edmonton, Alberta. Sally McBeth, Manager of </SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Clear = Language and=20 Design, a division of East End Literacy, will co-chair and host the = conference=20 with Michelle Black of Simply Read Writing Service,=20 Toronto.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-CA style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: = Helvetica"><FONT=20 color=3D#000080><FONT=20 face=3D"Bookman Old Style"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old = Style"=20 color=3D#000080 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20 nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov]<B>On Behalf Of=20 </B>Dwyoho@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 16, 2001 11:48=20 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Multiple recipients of list<BR><B>Subject:</B>=20 [NIFL-HEALTH:3460] The Plain Language Network<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#000080 = size=3D3=20 FAMILY=3D"SERIF">I would like to invite the Plain Language Network = (Michelle,=20 perhaps?) to share a little about what the Network is, how it got = started,=20 etc. There may be listers who are unfamiliar with it. Many = thanks,=20 Debbie <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"><FONT = color=3D#000080><FONT=20 lang=3D0 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Deborah W. Yoho = <BR>Co-moderator, NIFL Health=20 Literacy Discussion Group <BR>Chief Executive Officer <BR>Greater = Columbia=20 Literacy Council <BR>921 Woodrow Street <BR>Columbia, SC = 29205=20 <BR>803/765-2555 dwyoho@aol.com</FONT>=20 </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C16EBB.A9E0B460--
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