About Devil Mountain Views

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Creating and supporting a forum for communities of practice in the profession of technical communication.

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DMV Basics

The East Bay Chapter newsletter is named after a local landmark, Mount Diablo, in Northern California. With a few exceptions, all distances in California are measured from that point, called the Mount Diablo Meridian. The East Bay Chapter serves the cities along the 680 corridor and the east/west part of 580. City-wise it's Vallejo to Pleasanton, Tracy to Oakland and Fremont. We have members from each of those places.

PUBLICATION POLICY
We are always interested in sharing technical communication trends and information with our readers. For details, contact the Managing Editor.

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE
Devil Mountain Views is published bimonthly, five times a year (September, November, January, March, May) with occasional e-news.

ARTICLE SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Sep/Oct 2007 issue – Aug 2, 2007
Nov/Dec 2007 issue – Oct 2, 2007
Jan/Feb 2008 issue – Dec 2, 2007
Mar/Apr 2008 issue – Feb 2, 2008
May/Jun 2008 issue – Apr 2, 2008

WRITER'S TEMPLATE
If you are submitting an article, please download our template to use as a guideline for writing your article.

REPRINT POLICY
Articles may be reprinted provided credit is given to Devil Mountain Views and the author, and a link to the article is sent to the Managing Editor. If the newsletter is printed, please send two copies to the mailing address listed below.

MAILING ADDRESS
Joe Humbert, 7001 Sunkist Drive, Oakland CA 94605

ADVERTISING POLICY
Product Types: Only advertisements for products or services related to technical communication can be placed on the EBSTC web site and Devil Mountain Views.

Format: Ads must be in either GIF or JPG format.

Dimensions & Rates: The following rates are valid for one month on the EBSTC web site or one issue of the newsletter.

336 X 280 = $150
468 X 60 = $120
160 X 155 = $80
120 X 60 = $50

Ad Location: The EBSTC webmaster and the managing editor determine the appropriate ad placement. Ads may be placed on any page in the web site or newsletter or on a sponsors page. Ads will be included in the "Printer Friendly" version of the newsletter.

Payment: Payment must be received by the East Bay Chapter treasurer before the ad is run. Payment can be made by check.

Inquiries: If you have questions or want to start your ad, please contact the Managing Editor.

Copyright Statement

This newsletter invites writers to submit articles that they wish to be considered for publication. Note: By submitting an article, you implicitly grant a license to this newsletter to run the article and for other STC publications to reprint it without permission. Copyright is held by the writer. When you submit an article, please let the editor know if this article has run elsewhere, and if it has been submitted for consideration to other publications.

Devil Mountain Views also reserves the right to edit articles to fit its stylistic standards and space constraints. Articles are edited, copyedited, and proof-read before publication. The newsletter also reserves the right to not print articles deemed unfit for publication.

Unless otherwise noted, copyrights for all newsletter articles belong to the authors. The design and layout of this newsletter are copyright STC, 2007.

DMV Staff

MANAGING EDITOR (this issue)
Joseph Humbert

ASSOCIATE EDITOR (this issue)
Gwaltney Mountford

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR (this issue)
Helen Cheung

Chapter Officers

For a complete list of officers, see the EBSTC web site's Leadership page.

PRESIDENT
Helen Cheung, 510-219-0995

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Open

TREASURER
Joseph Humbert, 510-638-3529

SECRETARY
Kevin Evert, 925-640-7214

V.P. PROGRAMS
Ann Adams

V.P. ARRANGEMENTS
Jeanie Egbert, 510-521-2601

DMV History

Note: We will update this section as our chapter archives are updated. If you were a Managing Editor during a time frame that is missing from the history, please let us know.