Recap of the May Council Meeting

by Opal Gamble, President

We had a longer than normal meeting this month, but the time just flew by... that's what happens when we let ourselves get into brain storming mode.

The year is quickly drawing to a close. The council has some great end of year news for you.

Nominations

On a happy note, our incoming council is very close to being full once again. There are only two positions that we need to fill. We need a Competition Manager to share the workload between the Southwestern Ontario and Toronto chapters, as well as a Vice President.

Are you interested in helping our chapter, but don't want a portfolio to manage? That's okay, there's always the option to be on a committee. Any kind of help is always appreciated! 

Contact Opal or Heidi today!

Chapter Happenings

Our financial year is drawing to a close, and Carol is doing her final tallies to submit our financial report to head office.

The barbeque looks like it's going to be a great hit. Peter has really raised the bar with this event!

Lori will be continuing the ever-popular phone seminars this summer: stay tuned for details.

The Storm

Put eight tech writers in a room and allow them to dream about how to make the chapter run even more smoothly... you end up with over three pages of notes!

Among the bright ideas:

• Launch a contractor directory on our chapter Web site to help match companies and contractors
• Consider "friend of the chapter" discounts for chapter events like phone seminars and the February education sessions.
• Collaborate with other Ontario STC chapters to exchange ideas and build a larger network.

There was even more, but we'll keep you wondering for next year.

Meanwhile, a great big round of applause goes out to our portfolio holders and volunteers who worked so hard to make the 2004-2005 year such a success—not to mention all of our enthusiastic chapter members who participated in our programs this year. Thank you, everyone!

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 contract Technical Writer at Campana. She also runs her own freelance business, SiO2.

When she's not doing STC business, Opal participates in autocross events (with a hybrid car, no less!) and tries to cultivate a green thumb in her garden.