We have received a nomination for a candidate who will be running for treasurer in our chapter election. Here is Marj Hermansen-Eldard’s responses to the election form questions:
What values, traits, and experiences do you bring to the office?
I have served as chapter treasurer for 2 years. I worked closely with the STC office to process and [...]
If you missed our February meeting on Documentation in the Cloud, by Michael Hiatt, you can now listen to the recording and download it by going to the February meeting post.
I updated the post similar to how I updated the January meeting post. In both, I embedded the audio recording right at the top. I’ll try to [...]
We have received a nomination form for a candidate who will be running for vice-president in our chapter election. Here is Greg Barrus’s responses to the election form questions:
What values, traits, and experiences do you bring to the office?
I am a diligent and reliable worker. I am also committed to my responsibilities. [...]
I’d like to tell you a little about my background, describe the secretary’s role and why I’m a good fit for it, and list what I see as the Society’s issues and my ideas to help.
We have received a nomination form for a candidate who will be running for president in our chapter election. Here is Paul Pehrson’s responses to the election form questions:
What values, traits, and experiences do you bring to the office?
I value hard work and honesty. I value commitment and dependability. I value loyalty. I try to [...]
The time of year has come to begin our chapter elections process. I welcome all of our chapter members to become involved. As a chapter officer or committee member, you can accomplish a lot for the chapter and for yourself professionally. This year’s officers have worked hard to offer STC members and other technical communicators in [...]
From the WritersUA:
The WritersUA Salary Survey will close this coming Friday, February 5. Please contribute. The results will be publicly posted later this month. The survey is specifically designed to collect data for the benefit of all user assistance professionals. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/salary_survey
If you missed Lyn Worthen’s presentation last night on Riding the Tide of Technical Communications consulting, we recorded it. You can listen to the audio directly on the site or download it to your MP3 player.
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Length: 90 min.
We had a lively and informative meeting on a snowy Saturday at Weber State’s Davis campus. If you couldn’t be there, I’ll give you my impressions and offer you some links to further information.
Joe Christensen began with a presentation about Linked In. His takeaway message: “Be careful what your online presence looks like.” Good advice, [...]
Last month, STC announced a dues increase, a measure that the officers and staff had been promising since they had to take a good hard look at how to stay afloat. If you can renew with STC, please do so. To those who can’t renew, please stay subscribed to the listserv and this website, and participate as much as you can. You are part of our community even if you’re not on the STC membership roster.
