Awards and affiliations

Renée Otmar has longstanding affiliations with the editing profession, including volunteer roles since 1992, and with public health, as a member of the HREC, University Hospital Geelong (Barwon Health) since 2013.

colour photo of Dr Renée Otmar, who has curly red hair and is wearing blue-rimmed spectacles and a white choker necklace

Awards

Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd)

Distinguished Editor (2008)

Honorary Life Member (2000)

PowerHouse & St Kilda Hockey Club

Club Woman of the Year (2000–2001)

Memberships

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Professional Member (2020—)

Australian Society of Authors — Full Member (2011—)

Public Health Association of Australia — Professional Member (2009—)

Editors Victoria, a branch of IPEd — Professional Member (1992—)

Boards and Committees

Board Director, IPEd (2019—)

Convenor, 9th IPEd National Editors Conference, Melbourne (2019)

Researcher member (category f) (2017—)

Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), Depts of Defence and Veterans Affairs

Researcher member (category f) (2013—)

Deputy Chair (2018—)

Barwon Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)

Lead Exam Assessor (2008—)

IPEd Accredited Editor exams (all exams conducted to date: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Member (2016–2017)

City of Greater Geelong

Women in Community Life Advisory Committee

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