The Society for Scholarly Publishing is offering a unique online educational opportunity for those in the publishing world. The 2017 SSP-Webinar 1: Hiring the Next Generation of Publishing Professionals is scheduled for March 14, 2017at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST).

The event is being moderated by Jessica Loayza, Web Publications Coordinator for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Speakers will include Meredith Adinolfi, Director of Production, Cell Press; Jeff Lewandowski, Senior Publisher, IOP Publishing; and John Rodzvilla, Graduate Program Director, Masters program in Publishing and Writing, Emerson College. As hiring managers and publishing program directors, they will discuss how they make hiring decisions, how they encourage and influence early career professionals, and how to make more diverse and inclusive hires.

This webinar is intended for early career professionals interested in identifying the skills that will serve them in that phase of their careers, and at the managers who look to support the professional development of their young employees.

Melody K. Smith

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