Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter
August/September 2005
| Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter August/September 2005 |
I'm writing on behalf of our president, Julia Cope, who is out of the country right now. Here is a summary of what is happening with the chapter.
First of all, I want to thank Susan Becker on behalf of the chapter. She has passionately and ably represented our chapter at every level of the society for a number of years now, and she is taking her duties as "Immediate Past President" very seriously. We're lucky to have someone with such a great sense of humor and duty keeping an eye out for the chapter. Thank you Susan! We're glad you did such a great job! We look forward to having you on our side!
The next thing I'd like to mention is that while Marc Smircich has been a perfect chapter treasurer, he is looking to retire from that role. If you know of an able and willing candidate, including yourself, please contact any chapter officer with your suggestion.
We have a lot of good news to report:
Julia and I have decided to divide our duties as follows: While we will both be involved in all chapter activities, she will focus primarily on internal chapter matters and I on relations with other Northern California chapters.
On the Northern California front, leaders from all Northern California chapters have been consulting and meeting to ask how we can create a Northern California leadership council which would support chapters and regional activities. There is strong interest in this movement, and we'll keep you informed as things progress.
There was a bit of a disappointment recently. Those charged with organizing the Northern California Technical Communications Competition (NCTCC), otherwise known as Touchstone, had to report that there were not enough key volunteers to go forward with the competition. Many people put in a lot of work to revive the competition, but the human resources simply weren't there. I'd like to thank two chapter members for their efforts -- Gilbert Gonzalez, who had volunteered to be the Director, and Susan Becker, who was a dynamic support to Gilbert and his team. In my personal opinion, the competition is an ambitious undertaking and may need some revisioning in the future.
Finally, I'd like to ask you to consider volunteering your talents to the chapter. We are a lively bunch and enjoy working together to serve our members and profession. If you have any desire to volunteer, or just want to volunteer your opinion, our ears are open.
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