EASE & ALAEC: Connecting Scientific Editing Communities

Thursday, 16 April 2026

Members of ALAEC and those working in the scientific and scholarly editing and publishing sector in Latin America were invited to attend this free meeting, in which we introduced EASE to the ALAEC community.

Programme outline

• Introduction to EASE training courses, events and resources, and the work of its Special Interest Groups
• About the EASE Regional Chapter Programme; case studies from EASE Ukraine and EASE Croatia
• EASE Strategy
• ABEC Brasil and the Brazilian Regional Chapter of EASE
• Introduction to ALAEC and understanding the regional context of scholarly publishing in Latin America and the challenges faced
• Next steps and closing remarks.

This event was free and open to all.

Speakers

Iva Grabarić Andonovski
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Food Technology and Biotechnology journal, Croatia
EASE Vice President, Chair of EASE Croatia

Ana Heredia
Heredia & Viggiani Consulting, Brazil
Chair of EASE DEI Committee

Iryna Izarova
Professor of Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
EASE Council, Chair of the EASE Regional Chapter Programme Committee, Chair EASE Ukraine

Sigmar Rode
Board member, ABEC Brasil
EASE Council, Chair of EASE Brazil

Piotr Trzesniak
Director, ALAEC