Council Meeting Minutes:
April, 2006

by emily layng, Recorder

It’s been a while, but we’re baaa-aaa-aaak! We haven’t had a meeting (at least face to face) for a couple of months, so this April meeting was very chatty. We met upstairs at the Peer Group in one of the conference rooms, and it was really nice to see daylight, and get a view of the downtown. We usually meet downstairs, where latecomers can bang on the window, and we will come and let them in.

There were quite a few of us in attendance: Debbie Kerr, Ursula McCloy, Carol Lawless, Margie Yundt, emily layng, Ruth Haworth, Opal Gamble, Pauline Horn, and Kim Creed.

Education Seminar

Kim presented an update about the two-days of seminars. The feedback forms that she gave to attendees enabled Kim to assess the success of the seminar. The most serious complaint was that the room was a bit chilly.

Nominations

Opal led the next topic, which was about nominations for next year’s council. We have a few positions still available, so let us know if you would like to be involved. So far we have the following positions filled:

• Marisa Latin, Employment Manager
• Lori Jankowski, Treasurer
• Margie Yundt, Quill Editor
• Ruth Haworth, Competition Manager

As people volunteer, this information is constantly changing, so check our chapter’s job bank for the most up-to-date list of available positions.

Barbecue Update

The barbeque is going to be at the Wellington Brewery again this year, on June 9th. Pauline has volunteers from the council to help with the festivities, but anyone who wants to pitch in is more than welcome. There will be tours of the brewery for those who are interested. We decided this year to have an additional door prize for anyone who brings in a Food Bank donation.

Company Recognition

The council unanimously decided on a winner of the Company Recognition award. In case they have not been informed that they have won, I don’t want to announce it here. Watch for details in the next issue of the newsletter.

STC Survey

If you have not already done so, complete the STC survey that is email to you about having your work edited. It only takes 18 minutes to complete!

The meeting was adjourned exactly at 8 o’clock, and it was still daylight. Awesome.

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.