Archive for April 2007

Question from STC Canada West Coast Chapter: How do you promote your chapter to the local industry?

Apr 28th, 2007 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Discussion

I received the following question from the V.P. of another chapter and thought I’d post it here (with the sender’s permission) to see if anyone in our chapter has a good answer for her.



Thursday, May 3 Chapter Meeting: Vista/Office 2007 Demo by David McNamee from Microsoft

Apr 26th, 2007 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Meetings

On Thursday, May 3, David McNamee from Microsoft will provide a demo of Vista and Office 2007 with a focus on how it can make life easier for technical writers. If you haven’t seen Vista or Office 2007 yet, it will definitely be an eye-opener.



April 24 Meeting on Making a Six-Figure Salary is CANCELED

Apr 23rd, 2007 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Meetings

Sorry about this – tomorrow’s chapter meeting is canceled due to the presenter being gravely ill. Scott is actually still up in Canada and hasn’t flown because of how sick he is.



April 24 Meeting: How to Make a Six Figure Salary as a Technical Communicator

Apr 23rd, 2007 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Meetings

Update: This meeting is canceled. Perhaps we can do it as a teleconference at a later time.



Tuesdays vs. Thursdays: A Note about the Meetings

Apr 5th, 2007 | By Tom Johnson | Category: News

A few people asked me if we were permanently shifting toward Tuesdays for our chapter meetings. No, just for this month and the previous one. We sometimes have to accomodate different speaker’s schedules, or make allowances for different timelines. Starting in May we’ll be back on track for the first Thursday [...]



ENLASO’s (translate.com) Maxwell Hoffmann to Co-Host Adobe Technical Communication eSeminar

Apr 3rd, 2007 | By enlaso | Category: Meetings

BOULDER, CO — March 28, 2007 — ENLASO Corporation, a leading provider of translation and localization solutions, today announced that it was invited by Adobe to co-host a live eSeminar on Thursday, April 5th, 2007, titled “Increase ROI when Migrating from Word to Adobe FrameMaker.” Presented by RJ Jacquez, Senior FrameMaker Product Evangelist at Adobe, [...]



Have you voted yet? If not, it only takes 2 minutes.

Apr 1st, 2007 | By Tom Johnson | Category: News

Make sure you vote for the next leadership team of the STC. It only takes a couple of minutes and you do it online here: https://eballot3.votenet.com/stc/login.cfm. You need to know your membership number to log in and cast your ballot.



Make Your Hotel Reservations for the STC Conf. Now

Apr 1st, 2007 | By Tom Johnson | Category: Meetings

** Hotel reservations must be made by April 13. Book today for your stay! http://www.stc.org/54thConf/lodging/index.asp **