Minutes of September's Council Meeting

by Emily Layng, Secretary/Recorder

September's council meeting at the Stanley Park Library was a cozy affair; I think a few people were:

a) enjoying the weather or

b) under the weather.

Not a good time of year to get sick, so shape up, and take your Echinacea. If you were out enjoying the balmy day, good for you, there's not too many days like that left.

Opal trundled in with pizza and pop, so after a few minutes of contented chewing and sipping we started, hearts brave and pens poised.

Business stuff (ignore if you so desire):

• The competition planning is coming along; we are exchanging entries with our sister chapter in Minnesota. It's a great opportunity to have more people critique our work, and it creates warm fuzzies with our neighbours. So dust off that manual that you were so proud of and send it in.
• The dreaded budget! What more can I say? Well, we wrestled the budget to the mat and beat it into submission. We are in the black once more.
• Christy is looking for volunteers to help with the general meetings, so if you are planning to attend, give Christy a holler and step up to the plate.
• Our education manager has an exciting year planned for us. She's going to recapture the hearts of our senior writers, as well as inspire the juniors with engaging speakers for all levels. Keep your eyes open for upcoming news.

We wrapped up at 8:40 (not too shabby) and a few of us made our way to Ennio's for a quick drink. Not the worst way to end an evening. So, if you are interested in attending next month's meeting, we will do our best to make it fun and informative. Besides, the pizza's pretty good too.

About Emily Layng

Emily is currently working at ATS, in Cambridge, and has recently been promoted to Team Leader of Systems 1. As part of a busy group, long days and short weekends are the norm. She has been a technical writer since 1996, and has created documentation for both hardware and software companies. Outside of ATS, she is involved with a local Astrology group that is putting together correspondence courses for learning Astrology.