Archive for July 2006

Call for Proposals for the 2007 Technical Communication Summit — STC’s 54th Annual Conference

Jul 18th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: News

From the STC: 
The “Call” you’ve been waiting for is here!
The Call for Proposals for the 2007 Technical Communication Summit — STC’s 54th Annual Conference — is online at www.stc.org/cfp.



Top 10 Cities Where Suncoast Members Live

Jul 17th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Surveys

Ever wonder where all the chapter members live? Here are the top 10 locations.

Tampa — 39 members
St. Petersburg — 13 members
Clearwater — 8 members
Palm Harbor — 7 members
Sarasota — 6 members
Valrico — 6 members
Dunedin — 5 members
Fort Meyers — 4 members
Seminole — 3 members
Seffner — 2 members



Happiness: a Manual. Twenty strategies adapted from the scientific research

Jul 17th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Discussion

This is a little 20-lesson guide manual for happiness, as the writer says. It’s by Ben Mathis Lilley from New York Magazine. The strategies are “adapted from the scientific research and applied to New York living.”



Erasing Borders Conferences Planning Already Underway

Jul 12th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Planning

Mark Hanigan has been actively planning the Erasing Borders conference for 2008. To me it always seems so far in the future, but Mark says that a lot of planning is involved in pulling off a good conference. I invite you to read the draft document he has prepared and submitted — it gives a [...]



Help Needed: Configure password-restricted page to house member directory for site

Jul 12th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: News

The STC has a way to configure password-restricted areas of chapter websites. Apparently all you have to do is drop some code into your site that they have already prepared, and voila, you have password restriction. Members plug in their STC member ID and passwords, the info is passed to the STC database, and based [...]



Logo design started for FTCC

Jul 12th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Planning

Beth Long has produced some initial logos for the FTCC competition. She is not only working on graphics, but also slogan and promotional ideas.



Welcoming new members and following up

Jul 12th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: News

We’re starting to keep better track of new members and other visitors that show up at the monthly meetings. Joan Baptist and Kathy Robbins have started a new column on the sign-in sheet to indicate whether the meeting is a first-time meeting for the people who show up. We had two new individuals last time, [...]



Event: “Cutting Edge Web Content Management,” July 26, 2006 at 2PM EST

Jul 12th, 2006 | By Scott Abel | Category: Meetings

If you’re interested in content management, here’s a free event worthy
of an hour of your time. Mark your calendar. Register today.



My vision of the Suncoast chapter / also Podcast — “Participation Revolution” by Yochai Benkler

Jul 11th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: News

I have been asked by a couple of people (Mark Hanigan and Pam Treme) to share or at least explain what my vision/plans are for the STC Suncoast chapter. This has gotten me thinking about larger issues and what I hope to accomplish. We do have in our sights the chapter of excellence award, but [...]



FTCC Thoughts — a marketing angle and a website

Jul 10th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Planning

For all those working on the FTCC (Florida Technical Communications Competition), I had a couple of thoughts.



Help Needed: Publicizing STC Meetings, Resources, and Events

Jul 10th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: News

It seems we lost our publicity committee people (if I am wrong, please speak up!). I am not necessarily asking for people to committ to a committee, just to volunteer to help publicize STC-Suncoast events, meetings, and resources as needed. If you are interested in helping publicize STC-related events (we’ll explain what needs to be [...]



Notes from Dalton Hooper’s presentation on leadership — 8 ways to be leader more effectively

Jul 10th, 2006 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Meetings

As usual, Dalton Hooper gave a really interesting presentation. The title was, “It’s Not Leadership If No One Is Following.” He began with the progression of leadership, saying that we began with bosses, then progressed to supervisors, managers, coaches, and finally … leaders. See the slide below.