Here’s an SWO Perk for You

Did you know that, as an STC-SWO member, you are part of a user group that gives you access to all kinds of reader-friendly perks. (…)

What SWO Is Doing
Chapter President Louise Tincher cleared her desk and shared these notes with Between the Lines. (…)

ST-What?
You get a blank look when you mention STC? even from some of your techcomm colleagues? That means it’s time. (…)

Reflections from a Leadership Day 2008 Panel
By Karen Mardahl, STC SIG Advocate
This is reprinted with permission from an article in the July 17 issue of Tieline, 

While participating in a panel on Leadership Day together with my colleagues in the SIG Advisory Council, I heard many ideas that inspired the thought "that would be a great Tieline article." The panel—Judith Herr, outgoing SIG Advocate and incoming STC Director; Dan Charles (Emerging Technologies); Richard Mateosian (Management SIG); Shari Gray (Lone Writer SIG); and me (AccessAbility SIG and incoming SIG Advocate)—covered a range of topics, including recruiting, motivating, and keeping volunteer leaders—virtually. (…)

Society elections ended on April 14, 2008. The results will become official when they are announced at the next annual business meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, June 2. (…)

You’ll Love Philadelphia!

But you’ll really love the Technical Communication Summit!
Why go to the Summit? (…)

Knockout Mice and Mood Disorders

During the summer of 2007, Tim Xu was an intern working under a postdoctoral fellow and a principal investigator at the National Institute of Mental Health. (…)

On the Whole, I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia
by Al Brown

We [I?] hope you take W.C. Fields’ epitaph* to heart and join us [me] here for the Technical Communication Summit June 1-4. (…)

by Clyde Parson
President, Suncoast Chapter
As we enjoyed Panera Bread’s outdoor seating during an Admin Council meeting a couple of months ago, I started thinking about why I belong to STC. (…)

Make Your Vote Count!

If you’re a typical STC member, annual elections are not high on your priority list. More than 80% of us don’t bother to vote. (…)