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52nd Annual Conference
Mark
your calendars! STC's annual conference is the world's largest gathering
of technical communicators. Among the many highlights of the conference
are educational sessions, workshops, vendor exhibits, and displays of
the winning entries of the Society's international competitions.
Technical communication professionals also benefit from numerous networking opportunities and employment resources. In addition, STC chapters organize regional conferences to address the specific needs of technical communicators in a particular geographic area.
Elections 2005
In early March, the STC office will send out ballots for STC's 2005 elections (for both officers and the referendum) via e-mail or First Class mail. (The delivery format is based on how members requested, on their membership applications or renewal forms, to receive their election materials.) The deadline to vote in the election is 12 noon (EDT), April 15, 2005.
View the candidates’
statements (PDF).
Proposed Amendments to the STC Bylaws
In addition to electing candidates for Society office, voters will be asked to approve amendments to the STC Bylaws.
The board of directors has approved the placement of the following changes to Article IV of the STC Bylaws. Changes to Articles I, II, IV, X, and XI of the bylaws require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes cast by the membership. The board has recommended a vote of YES to these changes, in order to establish parity among chapters and SIGs in representation. More information will be provided with the ballot sent out in February for the regular STC elections. Voting on this referendum will take place at that time.
Change Article IV, Section 3. Duties of Board Members, Item C. Second Vice President, to read, “The second vice president acts for the first vice president when the occasion arises. The second vice president also performs such other duties as the president or the board may assign.”
Change Article IV. Section 3 Item G. Directors, to read, “Directors attend all board meetings, serve on Society committees, and perform such other duties as the president or the board may assign.”
Remove STC Bylaw Article IV, Section 5. Regionalization: “The Society is divided into eight regions; each region includes all chapters, members-at-large, and other affiliations that exist in that region. Those members assigned to a region elect one director who represents that region.”
Note from Your EBSTC President
There has been much discussion recently on the STC president’s listserve about this amendment. I encourage you to consider carefully whether to vote in favor of this amendment.
You can read STC President, Andrea Ames, argument in favor of the amendment on the Transformation web site (PDF).
You can also read an opposing opinion from the President of WritersUA, Joe Welinske, on the WritersUA web site.
--Becky Rude
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