June 2003
It's an exciting time to be part of the Berkeley Chapter. Thanks to the driving force of our President Kathryn Munn, who is stepping down after two years, our new President Joe Devney inherits a chapter that is going to keep him very busy. We just won a Chapter of Excellence award from STC, and a Merit Award in the international newsletter competition.
Neither award could be possible without the time and talent of the many volunteers and guest writers. We really appreciate the efforts of each and every one of you who has contributed to our chapter's success. This year we're striving for even higher awards, and hope more of you will volunteer. I'm kicking off the new leadership year with a fresh redesign of the Ragged Left, and welcome your comments.
As always, I'm in need of articles
for our monthly columns to keep us on top, so browse the list below to
see if any of our needs match your skills. We'd like to expand the Ragged
Left staff with more volunteers. If you're interested in contributing
to our industry as part of an award-winning publication, while expanding
your portfolio, contact me.
See you at Vo's,
Jessica
Livingston
Ragged Left Editor
Ragged
Left Topic Needs
Below
is a list of the articles we are most often searching for.
Monthly
Recap
Each
month we look for a volunteer to write a recap of the speaker's presentation
at our monthly meeting. The length of that article should be around 350
words, although if it was a particularly engaging topic we can run a longer
article. Attendance at the meeting would be necessary.
Resource Column
Every month we run a monthly resource column. Suggested topics
include a review of software; new, new version, or related: a Website
or other online resource related to our industry: books or other tools
you found useful: a process, language, or class that was beneficial. To
insure that your topic has not been recently covered, please clear the
topic in advance with the editor.
Suggested length: 375-750 words.
Feature Articles
We're open to articles on unsolicited topics.
Submission
Guidelines
Each
month the Ragged Left publishes original articles from our members
and other chapters. This is a great opportunity to be published with a
byline to add to your portfolio. We edit materials to meet our needs.
You retain copyright, but grant every STC publication royalty-free permission
to reproduce the article or illustration in print or any other medium.
Please contact the editor to make sure your intended topic is timely and appropriate, and for details of how to submit articles and illustrations. Deadline for unsolicited submissions is the 20th of the month preceding publication.
Copyright and Reprint
Information
Ragged
Left writers retain their copyright,
but grant every STC publication royalty-free permission to reproduce the
article or illustration in print or any other medium. Other STC publications
are hereby granted permission to reprint articles from Ragged Left,
provided such reprints credit the author and a copy of any publication
containing such a reprint is sent to the Ragged Left editor. Our
mailing address is: Newsletter, STC-Berkeley, PO Box 1007, Berkeley CA
94701-1007. If it is an electronic publication, email the editor.
Publication
The Ragged Left is published ten times a year.
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