March-April 2004
Volume 18 No. 2

In this issue

Next Meeting
In April, Susan Becker and Gwaltney Mountford will demonstrate strategies for developing your own professional website.

News & Reviews
Before you experience election burn-out, read about the upcoming chapter elections in President Joe Devney's monthly column.

Think Weird and Prosper. Philisophical musings from Region 7 Director-Sponsor Rachel Anne Bailie. Clown nose optional. Just in—results from the Worst Manual Contest. The winning entry is from Region 8; hopefully it doesn't look too familiar to any of our members.

The region 8 conference is local this year. Mark your calendar for July 25-27, and join us in Charting a Bold Course at UC Davis. Full details, including the extension on the call for papers, can be found at the conference website.

Resources
For all of your obscure questions and some interactive dialogue with other technical communicators, join the STC Berkeley chapter's brand new discussion list.

This month we offer an assortment of great resources to enhance your skills. Lots of exciting programs happening at STC Chapters around the Bay Area and other groups closer to home, so don't miss this month's networking links.

Health Insurance through STC is back! Catch up on all the details of this valuable membership benefit. Speaking of membership. If you haven't renewed for 2004, there is still time to renew and vote in this year's elections, by visiting the STC site.

All material ©2004 Berkeley STC/Ragged Left. The Ragged Left is published six times a year. For reprint or submission information visit our editorial section.
For any questions, comments, or technical problems, please contact the editor.

All photographs are © JLivingston and used with permission.
Art from the GAIA building is © Khalil Bendib and used with permission.