Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time: 2-4 p.m. ET
Cost: $49 for members; $79 for nonmembers. 

ACES is excited to launch its inaugural Spotlight Series this spring, a recurring virtual educational series focusing on topics that are trending in the editing community. Considering the reach of AI across industries and communities, it may not be surprising that it was selected as this year’s topic. 

In the session, a panel of experts will each give a 15-minute lightning talk, followed by a moderated Q&A from the online participants. This, the first session of the new series, focuses on the legalities and ethics of editors using AI in their work. Go to the ACES Spotlight Series page for details. 

Three learning objectives: 

1. Understand the legalities of using AI when editing.
2. Clarity about the ethics of using AI when editing.
3. Suggestions for best practices around using AI while editing.

Cost: $49 members / $79 nonmembers

Panelists:

• Patricia Loo, licensing and subsidiary rights management
  Rights & Permissions Officer
  International Monetary Fund
  
• Jasmine McNealy, the legal and policy environment at the intersection of editing and AI
  Professor, Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
  University of Florida
• Joseph J. Perry, Esq., contracts and intellectual property
  Literary Attorney
  The Law Offices of Joseph J. Perry, Esq.
• Nancy Sims, copyright and licensing
  Director, Copyright and Scholarly Communication, Content, and Collections
  University of Minnesota Libraries

Complete information and panelists' bios are available on the ACES website.