Upcoming Chapter Meetings

East Bay Chapter meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville, 925-735-5700.

Be sure to take advantage of our advance reservation discount ($22 by reservation, $26 at the door).

Date Speaker Topic
March 7 Elaine Winters Cross-Cultural Issues in Business Communications
April 4 Susan Becker Creating A Web Page to Sell Yourself
May 2 Linda Stoneall How Technical Writing Techniques for Instructional Design Differ from Those for Documentation

For further information about meetings, see ebstc.org/ChapterMeetings.html.

Web Committee

We have a new web site and a new Web committee. Janet Bran, web weaver, is putting together a group of members to form a team for the EBSTC web site. The team will decide further modifications in design, color, and content. The current colors of the web site, yellow and black, are adopted from the national STC logo. The Web committee will also work on a new logo/masthead for the web site. Please email Janet if you have any suggestions or ideas.

Chapter Anniversary Celebration

The chapter board has formed a committee to begin planning our 40th anniversary party. They are looking for volunteers to help plan the event. The party will be held in June, and is sure to be a great opportunity to celebrate with your fellow members. Stay tuned for the details! If you want to help with the planning, please email Melody Brumis.

Touchstone Update

Touchstone 2001 received more than 200 entries from Northern and Southern California businesses. The judges are currently compiling comments and preparing for the Awards Celebration. After the Awards Celebration, a list of award recipients will be posted on the Touchstone web site.

The celebration will be held on March 9, 2002 at the San Ramon Marriot Hotel, 2600 Bishop Drive. Telephone: 925-867-9200. Place your reservation on the web site.

Society News

It’s almost that time of year again—the 40th Annual Conference!

What:

STC’s 40th Annual Conference
The annual conference is the largest conference in the world focusing on the arts and sciences of technical communication. The conference includes more than 250 educational presentations. It offers opportunities for networking and a chance to view award-winning entries from STC’s technical communication competitions and vendor exhibits.

When: May 5–8, 2002
Where: Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN
Who: STC members or non-members
Why: To provide educational opportunities to members, to support professional development, and to expand networks of contacts.
Whatnot: For details, visit the STC web site at www.stc.org/conferences.html

Membership Renewal

Don’t forget to renew your membership by February 28 to be eligible to vote in the upcoming STC election. It is easy to renew online with a credit card at stc.org/Renewal01.asp. You will need your membership number, which you can find above your name on the mailing label of your Intercom magazine.

Views from the Mountain

From the top of our mountain, we can see six active Northern California STC chapters. Each chapter meets on a different Wednesday or Thursday so you can attend all the meetings. Contact the respective presidents for more information or visit the chapter web site.

Wednesday
Week 1— Sacramento (President Bill_Robinson)
Week 2— Berkeley (President Kathryn Munn)
Week 3— San Francisco (President Marc Smircich)

Thursday
Week 1— East Bay (President Margie McCutcheon)
Week 3— North Bay (President Kurt Huget)
Week 4— Silicon Valley (President Guy Haas)

Membership Notes

If you receive a special award, promotion, or other professional recognition, please let us know. We would like to start printing this news to keep members informed of our chapter's accomplishments.

Our chapter has grown from 220 members in September to 242 members this month! We are welcoming the following new, transferring, and reinstated members into our chapter:

  • Bill R. Ardis
  • Heidi A. Bendorf
  • Kamla Bhatt
  • William C. Harding
  • John J. Hurst
  • Susan L. Jarocki
  • Jennifer D. Mariani
  • Victoria E. Pearce
  • Marjorie A. Tiefert
  • Richard Valentine
  • Kathryn S. Benapfl from the Silicon Valley chapter
  • Karl D. Felperin from the Silicon Valley chapter
  • Debora Faye Hall from the Silicon Valley chapter
  • Barbara Leonard from the France chapter
  • Johnnie L. Painter from the Silicon Valley chapter
  • James K. Sayre from the Silicon Valley chapter
  • Linda Stoneall from the Berkeley chapter
  • Nick T. White from the Silicon Valley chapter

Chapter Meeting

Click on heading for a report on the presentation at last month's meeting.

The Devil Mountain Views -- Mar/Apr 2002
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