JUNE 2006 (Volume 17 Number 9) About the Quill
In This Issue
President's Message
Debbie talks about her emergency surgery, and the joys of medical coverage. A unique view of the conference for sure!
Director Sponsor's Message
Cindy is back, and updates us on the new faces and vision from STC Head Office. Hang on for the ride!
Newbie Presenter at the International STC Conference
Fei Min and Kate tell us how the STC Conference works from the podium. They presented at the conference in Las Vegas, and survived!
Championing Standards in Technical Documentation
A brief summary of Ralph Robinson's presentation on the joys of International Standards at our General meeting last month.
Freelance 101: Chronicles for the Self-Employed
Leanne joins the world of the permanently employed—read all about it!
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
It's the end of our STC year, and the prez wants to thank everyone on the council in a very public way.
Council Meeting Minutes: May, 2006
The last council meeting of the year—we laughed, we cried, we ate pizza. Did we talk about you? Well, you will just have to read the minutes and find out!
June Barbecue: Come Celebrate Summer with Us
Our annual chapter barbecue is here! Read all about our upcoming event at the Wellington Brewery! And don't forget to bring an item for the Food Bank.
The Editor's MessageWelcome to the last issue before we pick up our flip flops and head out for summer fun. What a year it has been, and thank YOU for coming back every month and reading my rambles, and the fine articles my awesome committee of volunteers sweat over each month. I appreciate all of your efforts, and look forward to a repeat performance next year (yes, I have signed on as Editor for another year—brace yourselves!). My EditorsDebbie and Laura, you rock. Thanks for catching all the typos, and making sense of it all. If I had an applause sign, it would be flashing just for you. APPLAUSE! APPLAUSE! The ContributorsYou know who you are: Debbie, Leanne, Cindy, Donald, emily, Kim, Pauline, and Fei Min to name a few. There would be no newsletter without your faithful submissions, so thanks for getting these in mostly on time, and squeezing the extra words into your busy schedules. I am truly a blessed editor to have such a pool of talent to draw (and occasionally beg for help) from. The ConferenceEnough schmaltz — I know y'all want to hear about how my troll dolls did at the STC Conference down in Vegas. Yeah, well, guess I brought the wrong ones because I didn't win big at the slots, but I did learn some cool stuff and drink some really big beverages. So, hey, a good time was had by all. Vegas is the land of HUGE—check it out: See you in September! Questions? Comments? Email Margie at quill@stc-soc.org.
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