and planning, budgets and communications becoming centralised. The Canberra Society of Editors chose not to join IPEd, and the Aotearoa New Zealand branch joined in 2019. Major activities Awards The Janet Mackenzie Medal (the Mackenzie) The Roseanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award (the Rosie) IPEd Prize Beatrice Davis Editorial Fellowship Barbara Ramsden Award IPEd Accreditation Scheme The IPEd Accreditation Scheme aims to establish a level of competency among editors to benefit both editors and publishers. Candidates are expected to complete an examination that tests editorial skills and knowledge, and, on attaining accreditation, provide evidence of ongoing professional development. Successful candidates are entitled to use the postnominal "AE" and "IPEd Accredited Editor" in their professional profiles. Biannual national editors conference A national editors conference has been held every two years since 2003, and is managed and hosted by each branch in turn. Professional development In addition to the conferences, each branch of IPEd runs its own professional development activities, including seminars, workshops and courses. Mentoring IPEd runs a national mentoring scheme in which mainly beginning editors are match with experienced editing mentors. Mentoring can take the form of general career advice or specific editorial training. Publications Freelance Register, from late 1970s, The Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc, Carlton South, Victoria. Barker, Anthony, 1991, One of the First and One of the Finest: Beatrice Davis, Book Editor, The Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc., Carlton South, Victoria. Mackenzie, Janet (ed.), 2005, At the Typeface: Selections from the Newsletter of the Victorian Society of Editors, Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc, Carlton South, Victoria. Biram, Kerry, Brown, Diane, Craig, Jenny & Owen, Wendy, 2009, Editors in Conversation 2, The Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc, Carlton South, Victoria. Australian Standards for Editing Practice, 2nd edition, 2013, Institute of Professional Editors Limited. Guidelines for Editing Research Theses, 2019, Institute of Professional Editors Limited. Inclusive Publishing in Australia: An Introductory Guide, 2019, Australian Inclusive Publishing Initiative (joint project of All Equal, IPEd and other organisations) Gatherings: The IPEd Newsletter, April 2020–, Institute of Professional Editors Limited. See also Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers Editors' Association of Canada Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (UK) Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (US) Council of Science Editors (US) European Association of Science Editors (France) Professional Editors' Guild (South Africa) References Editor organizations Copy editing Lists of organisations based in Australia