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January 21, 2012: Annual Chapter Party
and Touchstone Awards
Join us on Saturday evening, January 21, to relax with fellow communicators, enjoy a buffet dinner, and celebrate excellence in the profession.
Every year Touchstone, the Northern California Technical Communication Competition, receives many fine entries. We send the best ones to the STC International Summit Awards competitions. We will announce this year's winners and display their entries throughout the evening.
During the evening we will also recognize and honor competition judges and Berkeley chapter volunteers for their contributions to the chapter and the profession.
Our yearly raffle: Once again, the generosity and support from the wonderful vendors in our professional community allow us to offer some extraordinary raffle items.
Author-it is providing a 1 year subscription for the Author-it Cloud
[1 Professional subscription (Author User) with 2 Reviewers, plus one-time setup of the Cloud library]
And who knows? - There could be a few more added, between now and the party!
(Raffle winners must be present at the time of the drawing.)
Hope to see you there!
Date and Time:
Saturday, January 21, 2012
5:30 to 6:00 pm: Networking and conversation, view the award-winning entries
6:00 to 7:00 pm: Buffet dinner
7:00 to 8:00 pm: Awards and recognition
(and raffle)
8:00 to 9:00 pm: More conversation, view the award-winning entries
9:00 pm: Clear the room; move conversations to the sidewalk
Location:
Highlands Country Club,110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California
(Directions below.)
Holiday Party Fees
For this event, the cost is $25 in advance, or $35 at the door, if you have not reserved in advance.
You can reserve your spot and pay online on our reservation page.
If you prefer to pay by cash or check, please reserve your spot by emailing your reservation details to reservations@stc-berkeley.org and pay at the meeting.
Note: If you do not reserve in advance, dinner may or may not be available on a walk-in basis. We order dinner for the number of reservations plus a few walk-ins.
Location and Directions
Highlands Country Club
110 Hiller Drive
Oakland, California
Directions to Highlands Country Club
NOTE: The club's parking lot is for members only. Please park on the street. (There's typically plenty of on-street parking right along Hiller Drive.)
From San Francisco
Cross the Bay Bridge to I-580 Eastbound. Remain in the right lane, until Highway 24 Eastbound (toward Berkeley and Walnut Creek). Continue eastbound until the Tunnel Road off-ramp. Ext will loop around to the west, crossing back over Highway 24. Turn left at the stop sign. Follow Tunnel Road/Caldecott Lane to traffic signal. Veer to the right, and follow Hiller Drive halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
From Walnut Creek
Take Highway 24 Westbound through the Caldecott Tunnel. Stay in the right-hand lane, taking the first exit after the tunnel ends, the Tunnel Road exit, going towards Berkeley. Follow Tunnel Road to the complex intersection and stop light, at Tunnel Drive, Hiller Drive, and Highway 13. Veer to the right, and continue halfway up the hill on Hiller Drive. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
From I-80 and Berkeley
Take Ashby Avenue to the Highway 13 exit. Ashby becomes Tunnel Road at the Claremont Hotel. Continue on Tunnel Road (through the split-level section) to the stoplight just before the Highway 24 overcrossing. Remain in the left lane and make a sharp left U-turn around the Firestorm Memorial Garden, on to Hiller Drive. Continue halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
From Hayward
Take I-580 Westbound to Highway 13 north. Continue on Highway 13 past the overcrossing of Highway 24. At the stoplight, turn right, then left, onto Hiller Drive. Continue halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
Chapter Meeting Program Ideas?
If you have a suggestion for a meeting topic you'd like to hear more
about or if you'd like to be a presenter, send an email to
Linda Urban, our VP for Programs.