STC WDC Blog

[ June 23, 2007; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] This is our first meeting for planning the next chapter year. We’ll have a follow-up conference call in July (TBD) and then another face-to-face planning meeting, tentatively set for August 11th.

At this meeting, we will begin to discuss and plan chapter activities, such as chapter events, competition. We’ll also discuss integrating our chapter newsletter with [...]

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Free Half-Day Event Will Precede ALA Conference in Washington DC - Friday, June 22, 2007
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) will present a free, half-day forum in Washington, D.C., “The Changing Standards Landscape: Creative Solutions to Your Information Problems.” The forum, to be held at the Renaissance [...]

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This week we launched a survey of 133 former STC members from the Washington, DC chapter to try and find out why they did not renew their membership this year. We asked the following questions:

What was the primary reason you chose not to renew your STC membership this year?

Haven’t had time to complete the paperwork

Could [...]

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Welcome to the following new members of the STC Washington, DC chapter community:
Karen Aued
Barbara Dreon
Marie Hensley
Jeffrey Lavoie
Matthew Mak (welcome back, Matt!)
Holly Martin
Heba Saleh
Vishal Shah
Beth Stinson
We also thank the following members who recently renewed their memberships:
Philippa Benson
Laura Harley
Marina Rota
And for those stat trackers out there:
Total Washington, DC Chapter members: 451
Total STC Members: 13,804
These numbers are current [...]

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Last night’s CIC SIG event, Breaking Out of Solitary Confinement: Networking Tips for Freelancers, Work-at-Homers, and Other Professionals, was a hit. Forty-three area independent consultants and professionals that want to be independent turned out at NRECA in Arlington. The chapter provided a sumptuous spread of food from Whole Foods and chairs and tables were arranged [...]

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The chips and salsa were tasty and the atmosphere was festive. The volunteers and chapter officers (past, present, and incoming) celebrated a successful chapter year at Guapo’s Mexican restaurant in Bethesda on Saturday.
Some of the high points we shared included: celebrating the chapter’s Excellence award, honoring the chapter’s new Associate Fellow, David Dick and [...]

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Lapsed STC members may renew their membership by 30 June and not pay the $15 reinstatement fee. To renew, see https://www.stc.org/duesrenewal/stcLogin.aspx and be sure to sign up for the Washington, DC Chapter. See Why Should You Join the WDC Chapter? to learn about extra benefits for belonging to the chapter.
To learn more about the benefits [...]

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[ June 9, 2007; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Conference Dial-in Number: 712-775-7100
Participant Access Code: 250899#
Please let Kristen know if you will participate in the conference call. Submit any agenda items by June 2nd.

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[ 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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[ 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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