Chapter Meeting Information

Date

Speaker

Topic

March 1

Panel Discussion

Trends in Technical Communication

Always a favorite, this panel discussion focuses on what's new and exciting in the field of technical communication.

Panelists from all over the Bay Area, with a variety of expertise and experiences, will share their insights on topics that you, the audience, will help provide.

Susan Becker, San Francisco STC, online communication, hardware documentation
Dana E. Chisnell, San Francisco STC, usability, user interface design
Andrew Davis, Silicon Valley and San Francisco STC, recruiting, job market
Joe Devney, Berkeley STC, science and technology
Marie Highby, Silicon Valley STC, strategy, education
Andrea Ames (schedule permitting), Silicon Valley STC, information architecture, information experience strategy

About the moderator: Gwaltney Mountford, East Bay STC, is an independent consultant with over 25 years of experience solving the communication needs of end-users. She and her husband, Carl, own Mountford Group Inc., a consulting company specializing in developing custom Web-based business and data warehouse applications. An STC Associate Fellow, she is a past president of the East Bay chapter, a former director of Touchstone and the Region 8 Conference, and was on the Society's Nominating Committee. She has been panelist and moderator on similar panels at Writer in the Workplace.

Don't miss this opportunity to ask your burning questions and discuss trends with an exciting set of speakers.

April 5

Jack Molisani

The Top 10 Mistakes Professionals Make When Looking for Work

Have you ever submitted a resume for a position but were never called for an interview? Or interviewed for a position you wanted but didn't get? Chances are you made one or more mistakes that scuttled your chance of landing the job.

In this program, professional recruiter Jack Molisani discusses the top ten mistakes people make when looking for work (contract, permanent, or outsource), with tips on how to avoid these pitfalls and increase your chances of landing that next job or contract.

Need or want a new job? Don't miss our April meeting!

Jack Molisani has been a project officer in the Space Division of the United States Air Force, a documentation manager of a multi-million dollar software company, and is currently the president of ProSpring Inc., a staffing firm specializing in staff and contract technical writers: www.ProspringStaffing.com

Jack also produces LavaCon: Conference for Advanced Technical Communication Professionals. www.lavacon.org (he will be raffling off a free entrance to LavaCon 2007, so bring your business card for the drawing!).