Post 17: Introducing Cynthia Palagi

Introducing…

Cynthia Palagi – Administrator – Publications Standards – CCMC

 

Tell us a bit about yourself.

My name is Cynthia Palagi and I am from Belgium. I spend most of my free time reading, baking and taking Zumba classes, but I also love travelling and meeting friends whenever possible. I have been working at CCMC as an editor for almost 8 years.

What are you working on right now?

I am finalizing the publication of a European Standard (EN).

What does that involve?

Well, once a vote on an EN is closed, all the comments received are compiled in a voting report. The editor responsible for the finalization of the text will go through all of the comments and make the necessary changes whenever needed. At this stage of the process, only editorial changes will be taken into account as no technical changes are allowed on ENs approved by the Members after the closure of the vote.

Once the document has been finalized, I will send it to the responsible TC Secretary for a 3-week proofing period during which the Secretary has to approve  the document and/or make any comments for improvement. At the moment, I am working with a colleague to assess how we can improve this part of the process in order to avoid too much delay in the publication process.

Once I've received the final approval from the TC Secretary, the finalized text is sent to DIN/DKE and AFNOR translators for a 4-week translation period, after which the standard will be published.

Cynthia Palagi (cpalagi@cencenelec.eu)

 

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