A new award honoring ACES co-founder Hank Glamann was given to the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund for its 50 years of supporting journalism and editing. Updated with Trayes’ full speech on the jump.

Adam Smith of the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia was surprised with the third granting of the American Copy Editors Society’s highest honor Friday night—via a video feed while at work. Video on the jump.

The best and brightest headline writers were honored Thursday in the opening session of the American Copy Editors Society’s 12th annual conference in Denver. Their work exemplifies the quality of copy editing amid dwindling resources, tighter deadlines and more work.

Beth Slater, a Florida Today editor and ACES member, gave us a little insight on her visit to the ACES national conference. And while most were disappointed by a winter storm that dumped snow on Colorado, Beth and her colleagues saw it as a magic moment.

The ACES conference in Denver has officially come to an end. And thanks to Katie Schwing, it went out with a bang. After the great wrap party at Falling Rock, many folks headed over to karaoke, which was said to be one of the greatest get-togethers that ACES has ever had. Peter Parisi led the group down to the sushi restaurant and started the “afterhours” session with a booming voice and great stage presence. But Jim Thomsen, new to the ACES board, brought down the house with “Too Sexy.”

This is not the last post about the conference, by any stretch of the imagination, but it’ll be a few days before I, myself, and the others who dedicated their free time and laptops to blogging will be updating the site—on a lack of rest. To all who came to ACES this year: thank you. You are the reason we will continue to make this conference for, by and about you. Good night!

I’m always excited when I meet new ACES members who are experiencing the same enthusiasm I had at my first conference. I’ve met several this week.

Reporters have asked me (yes, I am friends with many reporters) why it’s such a big deal that they use the stylebook. Their thinking has been two-fold: 1. Won’t the copy desk catch it? and 2. What does it matter?

(Note to official-looking people who plan this event: Ignore this post. Nothing to see here.)

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The ACES Education Fund board concocted a scheme to seek donations from those attending Friday night’s banquet: a table-vs.-table challenge for the most money raised. Boy, did it work!

Judging by the packed room at Friday’s session, it looks like a lot of us want to find out what else is out there. The panel got the discussion started, but some other interesting ideas came from members of the audience.

If you’re interested in life beyond the rim and slot, talk to the people who attended Moderating Online Communities: A Potential New Job for the Desk, presented by Doug Fisher and Travis Henry.