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Entries from May 2007

Conference Photos May07

May 23rd, 2007by Cyn · Comments Off

To see a slide show of the photos from the conference, hover your mouse over the small cloud on the end of this link. To go to the full set of larger images, click on a photo in the slide show or on the link below.
2007 STC Annual Conference in Minneapolis

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Calling all Freelancers, Work-at-Homers, and Other Independent Professionals

May 21st, 2007by Carolyn Kelley Klinger · No Comments Yet

[ June 12, 2007; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join us at NRECA in Arlington to learn from two local freelance writers, Gabe Goldberg and Kristen King, how to network effectively and meet people who might purchase your services or even hire you. You’ll hear how to make networking part of an overall marketing or career-development strategy and be able to share your successful [...]

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Conference Recap and Volunteer Recognition Luncheon

May 20th, 2007by Cyn · No Comments Yet

[ June 2, 2007; 11:30 am; ] Networking luncheon to hear about the conference from chapter members who attended this year, to honor our chapter volunteers, and to welcome the new STC WDC Administrative Council members. For more information and to register, see http://www.stcwdc.org/prgms_past/prgm_jun07.shtml
Location: Guapos, Bethesda, MD

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Report: Most Aren’t Rushing Into Web 2.0

May 19th, 2007by Cyn · 2 Comments

Report by David Needle issued 7 May 07 on internetnews.com
While most Americans are comfortable using the Internet, far fewer are ready to dive into the latest, more interactive Web services — sometimes described as Web 2.0… — such as creating blogs and posting personal videos…
…The survey found that 85 percent of American adults use the [...]

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Congratulations to David J. Dick…

May 17th, 2007by kristen · No Comments Yet

Congratulations to David J. Dick on becoming Associate Fellow for the WDC chapter this year. It is quite an honor to receive this distinction. We are proud that David is a member of our organization and the chapter. He has been a member of STC since 1994.
His service to STC and the chapter includes:
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Congratulations to Dr. Thomas E. Pinelli…

May 17th, 2007by kristen · No Comments Yet

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas E. Pinelli on becoming Fellow for the WDC chapter this year. It is quite an honor to receive this distinction. We are proud that Thom is a member of our organization and the chapter. Thom was elected an Associate Fellow in 1999. A senior member of the Washington, DC Chapter, he [...]

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New Chapter Funding Model…

May 17th, 2007by kristen · No Comments Yet

Hello from the STC Annual Conference in Minneapolis!
If you’re here at the conference with me, I hope you heard the
exciting news during Leadership Day about the changes in the way
communities primarily chapters will be funded as we go forward.
The historic chapter funding formula will soon be gone. STC will
begin to collect chapter membership dues and [...]

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Monday at the Conference

May 15th, 2007by Carolyn Kelley Klinger · No Comments Yet

Kathy Bine wrote the following post and asked me to publish it to the blog.
Sessions I attended today:
Lone Writers SIG meeting: we need to figure out how to use the budget. I came up with a couple ideas: a scholarship; a research grant; hosting an STC webinar. We’ll see what comes of it.
Incorporating Usability [...]

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Chapter Wins Excellence Award

May 13th, 2007by Carolyn Kelley Klinger · No Comments Yet

This afternoon following Leadership Day sessions, an enlightening address by Susan Burton, STC’s president, and lunch, the chapter received a COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. See photos of Kathy Bine, E. C. Eklund, and Carolyn Kelley Klinger receiving this award on behalf of the chapter here.
The citation states:

Community of Excellence presented to the Washington, DC Chapter [...]

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Photos from the Annual Conference

May 12th, 2007by Carolyn Kelley Klinger · No Comments Yet

See photos from the STC Annual Conference in Minneapolis here.

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