Fall 2018 Newsletter Submit your work for the 2019 ClearMark Awards If 2019 is going to be the year you win a ClearMark Award, now’s the time prepare your submission. We’ll be accepting submissions January 2 – 31, 2019. Here’s how to learn about award categories, the submission process, and our judging criteria: Register for […]
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A Short History of the Center for Plain Language
As we look ahead to 2017, let’s take a look back at where we began.
How did the Center begin?
In the mid-1990s, a group of federal Plain Language advocates met monthly in Washington, DC. We called ourselves PEN – the Plain English Network. In 2000, we changed the name to PLAIN – the Plain Language Action and Information Network. And PLAIN still exists today.
2016 ClearMarks finalists
2016 ClearMark Awards: See the Complete List of Finalists Center for Plain Language will announce winners May 10 WASHINGTON, DC, May 2, 2016— The Center for Plain Language has announced the finalists for the 2016 ClearMark Awards recognizing the best in clear communications. The awards for category winners — and the English and Spanish Grand […]
2016 ClearMarks announced
Center for Plain Language Honors the Best in Clear Communication Federal Trade Commission and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital awarded 2016 Grand ClearMark Awards WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2016 – The Center for Plain Language has awarded its 2016 Grand ClearMark Awards for the best communications in plain language. The Federal Trade Commission won the Grand ClearMark for […]
Press
If you’re a reporter and you’re interested in writing about the Center for Plain Language or talking to one of our board members, please contact our press team at info@centerforplainlanguage.org. Press releases Center for Plain Language Announces 2024 Board of Directors Center for Plain Language announces 2024 ClearMark Award Winners Center for Plain Language Announces […]
2016 Report Card
What did we review? This year, we made public forms and instructions the focus of the assessment. The Center worked with CPoint Consulting to conduct the Report Card analysis and prepare the results. We asked each department to submit one (or two, as desired) forms and instructions carrying a high number of annual public burden […]