September 2002

President's Message
Greetings STC-Berkeley chapter members and friends! Welcome to the electronic Ragged Left. As planned, the STC-Berkeley Chapter newsletter is now available exclusively online. Congratulations and a big thank you to Ragged Left Editor Jessica Livingston for her hard work in taking the newsletter from print to Web. With this more flexible and cost effective medium we will be better able to deliver your monthly dose of news, resources, and the exceptional writings of professional colleagues. For the next few months we will be sending a postcard to remind you to go to the Web site for the Ragged Left. Give us some feedback about the newsletter and our new delivery model. Better yet, do some writing for the Ragged Left. Impress a potential employer with an article you wrote published on a professional organization's website. Contact Jessica by email to arrange for an article soon.

At our July meeting we reluctantly accepted the resignation of our Treasurer, Susan Marchionna. New job and personal life commitments demanded more of her attention. Susan did a fine job recruiting and training a replacement. Ben Lucas joined the Executive Committee as our new Chapter Treasurer just in time to assist in the annual budget planning process. Please join me in welcoming Ben to his new role when you check in at the next chapter meeting.

Be sure to make plans to attend the September 11, 2002 meeting. Visiting from Orange County, our speaker Elaine Randolph will be presenting Usability 101. Learn about the importance of usability to a company's bottom line and how you can become a usability advocate.

As always we want to hear about what the Chapter can do to support you in your professional goals as a technical communicator. Email me with your ideas, suggestions, and especially any ways you might be willing to contribute your own talent and time. See you at the September 11, 2002 meeting!

Kathryn Munn