[Repeating a post on the AccessAbility SIG's blog by Karen Mardahl]
Your society needs your input yesterday!
Last week, Cindy Currie, STC President, sent out a message to all STC members asking for input to help resolve the financial crisis that the Society is facing. The Society really does need your input now!
STC is asking all members to submit any suggestions that you have to stc@stc.org. Please use “STC Crisis Suggestions” as your subject line on e-mail messages sent to stc@stc.org.
Crisis? What crisis?
You are encouraged to read the background information available to STC members on the STC site. A login is required.
For those who use Twitter, tag your tweets with #stcorg when discussing STC’s current situation to submit quick ideas.
So far, several people have posted their thoughts on their own blogs:
- Tom Johnson wrote about Lifelines to the STC
- Sarah O’Keefe asks Whither STC
- M. K. Anderson writes In Which I Comment on the STC Issue
- David Farbey writes Does STC deserve to survive?
Why?
As you can see from the titles alone, this is a serious discussion. Some might even ask why do we need to solve this financial crisis? This is a time for societal (or personal) soul-searching. What are your thoughts on the topic? Share them here or on the blogs listed here.
Again, your ideas are also more than welcome at stc@stc.org – they are waiting for input from all STC members. Together, we can make a difference.
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