July-August 2003
Catch
up on the latest news from the Chapter, Society, and industry.
For more information about STC, the Chapter, and contact information for
our officers, visit our directory
section.
Chapter Planning Meeting
Every summer the Executive Committee sits down
to plan activities and services for the upcoming year. These planning
meetings span two evenings, and are open to all members. This is a great
opportunity to get involved in the chapter and have a voice in our direction
for the upcoming year.
In past years, we've planned classes, parties,
and future speakers. Take part in shaping the next year of chapter activities
and programs. Contact our new Chapter President Joe
Devney for meeting time and location.
New Chapter Members
Please welcome two new Berkeley members: Andrew Brown and Lenore Weiss.
Andrew has been a technical communicator for more than five years but joined STC for the first time this year. His first experience in the field was writing and designing technical marketing communications with an emphasis on graphic design and page layout.
Later, he moved into editing and writing software documentation. He now manages the technical information development group at RSA Security, a software company in San Mateo. Andrew has lived in North Oakland since moving to the Bay Area from Seattle nine years ago. He very much looks forward to meeting Berkeley chapter members at upcoming chapter meetings.
Lenore is the Web Content Manager for AC Transit's Web site, www.actransit.org. She is a former member of the East Bay Chapter where she served as the Outreach Coordinator for their Technical Literacy Project. She has belonged to STC and the East Bay Chapter for many years.
Some of our new members are new or returning to STC and others have transferred from another chapter. I'll be highlighting other new chapter members in next month's edition of the Ragged Left.
51st
Annual Conference
The 51st annual conference will be held
May 9-15, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland near the Inner Harbor. There are
a number of hotels and restaurants in the area. The closest airport is
BWI, which is known locally as the best value of the three airports in
the area (Dulles International and Reagan National being the others).
For more information about the 51st conference
website.
Region
8 Conference
Rescheduled is Coming Up
The region 8 conference will be in Las Vegas July
20-22, 2003 at the Imperial Palace Hotel. Conference theme this year is
Around the World in TC Ways. Still time to register. For more information,
visit the conference
website.
2003-2004 Society Election Results
The Society has announced the winners of the 2003-2004
elections. Full coverage and contact information is available at STC
website.
Membership Fee Hike for 2004
The STC Board voted at their May meeting to raise membership dues for
2004. Regular membership will be $140, and student membership jumps to
$56.
