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Editor's Message

Joe is a Senior Member of STC and is currently the Treasurer and Web Weaver for East Bay STC.

Hi all. First of all, let me welcome you to the New Year. We are working towards some great events for the chapter this year.

I'm making my debut as the Managing Editor for the newsletter -- hopefully this one time only. It's a job I won't be able to keep as I am already the Treasurer, Webweaver, and Membership Manager. I took this job on because we had already missed the Nov/Dec issue and I just didn't want to miss two issues in row. That just wasn't going to happen. Thanks to Gwaltney Mountford and Helen Cheung for helping me edit a couple of articles for this issue. And thanks for our authors, Patrick Lufkin, Andrew Davis, and T.R. Girill, for contributing articles just two weeks before the deadline.

HELP! We are looking for a new permanent Managing Editor, as well as Associate and Contributing Editors. You won't need to learn how to post the articles on the website as I am willing to help with that. Just need folks to find articles and edit them for publication.

From the general membership, we also are in desperate need of more authors and articles. Take a look at the archives and see the type of articles that were written before.

Surely you have something to say about your profession and your craft to share with the rest of us.
Or, you can write a technical book review.
Or, publish that poem or short story you've written.
Or, review a movie that has something to do writing.

As Helen says in her President's message, GET INVOLVED!

We want to thank Dave Eicher for bringing the newsletter back to life in September 2006 after a year's absence. Because of his diligent work, the Newsletter won a Merit Award for 2006-2007! Unfortunately, circumstances have dictated that Dave take a leave of absence from his East Bay STC involvement. Hopefully, we can see him back very soon.

Anyway, we have some interesting articles in this edition.

Joe Humbert has brought podcast speaker programs to the chapter. Here is the story of how it all came about.

Patrick Lufkin gives his thoughts about the Adobe's new Technical Communication Suite of programs.

T. R. Girill shows how his Technical Literacy work with high school students is making connections with many teachers and students outside of the Bay Area.

Andrew Davis advises taking a second look when considering switching from a staff writing position to that of an independent contractor.

Get in a discussion of this viewpoint on the East Bay STC Network.

Joe Humbert with Gwaltney Mountford and Helen Cheung recall the fun at our December Holiday Party. Complete with photos -- take a look.

Finally, if you would like to volunteer as an editor or contribute an article for the March/April issue (deadline February 2, mid-February at the very latest), contact Joe Humbert at JoeHumbertSTC@aol.com.

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