Post 9: Introducing Sarah Gibson

Introducing…

Sarah Gibson – Administrator – Publications Standards – CCMC

Tell us a bit about yourself.

My name is Sarah Gibson and I am originally from the UK. I have worked in the field of academic and professional publishing for the last eight years. I spend my free time travelling, reading and writing. I have been working at CCMC for almost a year and, like Elysia, my primary responsibilities are editing final drafts and publications of European deliverables.

What are you working on right now?

I am currently in-depth editing a final draft of a European Standard, prior to it starting the Formal Vote.

What is involved in the final draft editing process?

Well, once CCMC receives the approved text from the Technical Committee (TC) it is assigned to an Editor in the Publications Unit. The Editor then works carefully through the text, applying our Internal Regulations Part 3, which incorporates all of the drafting rules we are discussing here on the blog. The Editor then liaises with the TC Secretary to make sure they approve any changes to the text and to answer any queries which may have arisen during the editing process. The document will then be quality checked by another member of the Publications Unit (see Post 5 for more details) before it is sent to translation for a period of 8 weeks. After translation, it will then begin the Formal Vote/UAP or TCA depending on the nature of the deliverable.

If you have any questions about above, feel free to send me a message!

Sarah Gibson (sgibson@cencenelec.eu)

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