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From 2011 to 2019, Kathryn co-chaired the Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN), an interagency government working group that maintains the Federal Plain Language Guidelines and plainlanguage.gov. She was a guest speaker at several Plain Language Association International conferences (2017 Graz, Austria; 2015 Dublin, Ireland; 2011 Stockholm, Sweden) and the 2012 Clarity conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Kathryn has been a judge for several Center for Plain Language ClearMark Awards and New Zealand WriteMark Awards.