Lauréat de la bourse Diversité dans l’édition au Canada de 2026 :  Saleh Waziruddin

La Société canadienne d’indexation / Indexing Society of Canada (SCI/ISC) est heureuse d’annoncer que Saleh Waziruddin est lauréat de la bourse SCI/ISC pour la diversité dans l’édition au Canada 2026.

Saleh Waziruddin est un réviseur à son compte originaire d’Asie du Sud. Ex-ingénieur, il se spécialise, entre autres, dans l’édition scientifique STEM et il est correcteur pour des bulletins d’informations, en particulier pour le PayDay Report, un site indépendant destiné au syndicalisme aux États-Unis, et également pour des organismes sans but lucratif visant un travail électoral non partisan. Saleh est activiste anti-raciste : Il est à la tête de l’association Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association et représentant au comité consultatif anti-raciste de la ville de St. Catherine.

Dans son texte de candidature pour la bourse, Saleh explique : « Un professeur d’histoire a été le premier à me montrer comment juste lire l’index en lui-même ainsi que les notes de bas de page pouvait aider à en apprendre davantage sur un ouvrage et à l’apprécier encore plus. Depuis ce moment, j’ai été soit enchanté, soit frustré par les index. » Il voit les « indexeurs comme les défenseurs de multiples catégories de lecteurs cherchant des informations de différentes manières ».   

Avec cette bourse, la Société vise à promouvoir l’égalité des chances pour les aspirants indexeurs appartenant à un groupe sous-représenté ou marginalisé. La bourse couvre le coût pour la formation à un programme reconnu d’indexation, pour deux ans de cotisation à la Société avec inscription sur le registre des indexeurs et pour une participation au programme de mentorat de la SCI/ISC.

Outre la bourse complète, la SCI/ISC a récompensé BenJamin Johnson, encore une fois un finaliste exceptionnel, avec une adhésion de six mois. Il avait également candidaté en 2025.

Félicitations, Saleh! Félicitations, Jamin, et bienvenue!

The AGM Is Coming Up!

The ISC/SCI’s 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2026, online via Zoom, at 1pm ET! Don’t miss it! 

This is not an election year, but we will still be voting on new executive committee members who have joined since the last AGM.

We need membership approval for our financial statements, any motions, 2025 minutes, and the 2026 agenda. If you plan to bring a motion to the floor, please let us know before May 11, 2026, so that we can add it to the agenda. We like to have all documents and agenda ready 30 days before the meeting, so this is a crucial deadline for us!

Documents for your approval—the financial statements, the annual report, the 2025 AGM minutes, and the budget—will be posted on the website in the dashboard (the members’ area of the website) 30 days before the meeting (the 2025 minutes are already there). Please read these documents and be ready to vote on them. The website will also have a proxy form in case you are unable to attend and would still like your voice heard.

To RSVP, please email us at presidents@indexers.ca. We will then send you a confirmation email with the Zoom link.

Many thanks,
Maggie Billard & Alexis Anderson
Co-Presidents, Indexing Society of Canada / Société Canadienne d’indexation (ISC/SCI)

ASI Webinar Series: Structural Elements—A Deeper Look Into Structure

Part 1. Indexing Whatchamacallits and Thingamajigs
How to Word Vague, Implied, and Elusive References

with Joan Shapiro on March 4, 2026

In this session Joan will discuss indexing textual discussions that are in some way incomplete. How do you handle references to concepts that aren’t explicitly stated? What do you index for titles of works or events that aren’t spelled out? What if a book title is discussed but its author isn’t mentioned; do you include the author’s name? We will talk about what to put in the index when important information literally cannot be found in the text.

Part 2. Beginnings and Endings
How to Make the Most of Introductions and Conclusions

with Gina Guilinger on March 11, 2026

Gina Guilinger explores the often-overlooked power of introductions and conclusions, sharing practical strategies for using these sections to strengthen and clarify the overall index. Learn best practices for indexing these sections of the book.

Part 3. Beyond the Book: Managing Supplemental Materials

with Devon Thomas March 18, 2026

You’ve worked your way through the main text, but what about all that other stuff? Appendices, glossaries, exercises, review questions, etc, are common, but advice and practice varies on indexing them. This presentation will explore the conundrums of dealing with ancillary materials.

Find more details and biographies of the three presenters at ASI.

ISC/SCI members: to receive the discount offered to us by ASI, log in and go to the Member Dashboard. You will find the discount code under Member Benefits.

Professional Development Series

Canada Revenue Agency: Tax information for self-employed individuals and small business owners
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
1:00 to 3:30 pm ET

Please join us for this session presented by the Canada Revenue Agency Liaison Officer service, just in time for tax season! This webinar is geared to self-employed individuals and small business owners, and will:

  • help you better understand your tax obligations and possible deductions
  • review requirements and processes for GST/HST
  • explain how to avoid common tax errors
  • answer your tax-related questions
  • give you an overview of helpful online tools and electronic services offered by the CRA.

This session is open to all ISC/SCI members, and is relevant for members filing taxes in Canada. You can check the meeting start time in your time zone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter.

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National Chat

Indexes with Character
Saturday, February 21, 2026
2:00 to 3:30 pm ET

For our first National Chat of 2026, we invite you to think back over indexes you’ve completed (or reviewed). Which index had the most character? And why? We’ll leave it up to you to define “character”! Please join us for this Zoom chat, open to all members of ISC/SCI. You can check the meeting start time in your time zone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter.
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