Networking Night
by Opal Gamble, President
Over the years, there's been a common thread in your feedback: Networking! Give us more networking!
We started opening the doors on meeting nights earlier, to give everyone more time to mingle. Last year, as program manager, I practically had to haul people out of the Davis Centre at 9:00... 9:30... 9:45... so I could lock up the room and return the keys.
If there's one thing we STC-types take seriously, it's having the time to catch up with our colleagues!
A little background information
Peter, our Program Manager, asked for your feedback in the June issue of the Quill. Thanks to your replies, we discovered these interesting facts:
Where would you like meetings?Kitchener and Waterloo are popular meeting spots, although Guelph and rotating options are also on the menu. A small minority is in favour of Cambridge. |
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What night of the week would you like to have meetings on?Apparently our general meetings are scheduled on the right day... but most of you would also be interested in Wednesday or Thursday. |
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Facinating, but cut to the chase
The bottom line here is that:
- We know you'd like more networking opportunities.
- Preferences for locations and nights of the week are varied, but there is a distinct trend towards KW and Wednesday nights as an alternative to Tuesdays.
So, this year we're going to try something new to help with that networking, and chatting, and keeping up with the communicator news: networking nights.
We're even going to try to share the wealth too, by shaking up the venue and moving networking night to different locations in the Golden Triangle and beyond.
Details
| When? | October 13, 2004, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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| Where? | Paddy Flaherty's Irish Pub |
| Why? | It's a great opportunity to meet other technical communicators and just chat. Maybe you'll find someone who knows the answer to your burning documentation question, or you'll have the satisfaction of helping someone out. Then again, maybe you'll just share a pint or a cup of tea with some old and new friends! |
It's an informal gathering, and an experiment at that. There are no RSVPs, so just wander in and say hello.
The current objective is to have one networking event a month. The suggestion box is here if you have ideas about venues, networking activities, or general comments that you would like to share.
I hope to see you on October 13!
About Opal Gamble
Technical writer, web monkey, and general geek, Opal's wanted to be a tech writer since high school; she became a STC-SOC council member in 1997. A graduate of UW's co-op Rhetoric and Professional Writing program, Opal is a Technical Writer and (unofficial) web designer at Virtek. She also runs her own freelance business.
When she's not doing STC business, Opal participates in auto-cross events (with a hybrid car, no less!) and tries to cultivate a green thumb in her garden.
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