JULY/AUGUST 2006 (Volume 17 Number 10) About the Quill

In This Issue

President's Message

In the immortal words of rock god David Bowie, and in her own unique style, Debbie Kerr, Chapter President, talks about the ch-ch-changes afoot in our chapter this year. Read all about it!

Cindy Currie, Director for Region 1, is gearing up for another activity-filled STC year. Read about the impending not-to-be-missed conferences and second annual World Usability Day (um, can I get these people to talk to the manufacturers of my cell phone please?)

Annual Summer Barbecue: Cool Happenings Make for Warm Feelings

The results are in — it was a raging success! Next one is at Paul's house. Why? Well, you will just have to read about it for yourself.

Highlights of Your Council’s Planning Session

The council for the STC Southwestern Ontario chapter convened in August to plan the next exciting year, and yeah, there was pizza. Besides our summer vacations, find out what else we talked about!

The Editor's Message

Welcome to The Quill "Lite"!

We are publishing this special edition of The Quill (waking me from my summer nap) to let you know about a few changes in our chapter activities over the coming year. This was a last minute council decision, which is why I am a little tardy in the publication. That is my story, and I am sticking to it. ;)

And, despite much stamping of sandalled feet, I must admit I am excited about the road ahead, even if it involves a coat and boots.

September Chapter Meeting

First of all, we have moved the first general meeting of the year to the THIRD week of September, so mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 19th.

Next, just for this meeting, we have moved from our usual location at the William G. Davis building on the University of Waterloo campus to the Fishbowl room down the hall (DC 1301). Same time (7pm start), but the format is a progression on Employment Avenues for Technical Commmunicators so come with your sneakers on and lots of questions for our knowledgeable speakers.

The progression format is a fun one 'cause you get to move around to a different table every 10 to 15 minutes and start a whole new conversation. You won't want to miss this!

In other news...

As Debbie talks about in her article, we are scaling down our chapter meetings and The Quill to a bi-monthly format. See you in October!

Questions? Comments? Email Margie at quill@stc-soc.org.

Creating and supporting a forum for communities of practice in the profession of technical communication