Earlier this week Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger sent a friendly email to chapter and SIG leaders, asking them to email me about October events in their neighborhoods for a blog post. Thanks to all leaders who responded! The results are below, in chronological order and with links where provided. If you’re a community leader and didn’t get my email, or if you didn’t get a chance to respond, feel free to email me and I’ll add your events to the below as soon as I can. I’ll send an email each month and post upcoming events for as long as community leaders provide them!
All members are invited to attend any of the below meetings, many of which are virtual. See the websites for more information or to sign up.
1 October: Technical Editing SIG, Summary of September chapter meeting
http://www.stc-techedit.org/managing+documentation+projects+in+a+collaborative+world+-+new+best+practices+for+editors
3 October: Carolina, 3Q of Carolina Communiqué published
http://newsletter.stc-carolina.org
4 October: Rochester, Council Meeting, 5:30-7:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-rochester.org
6 October, Carolina, Early bird discount ends for the chapter competition
http://www.stc-carolina.org/Submitter+Corner
6 October: Southwestern Ontario, Deadline to place an advertisement in Technology Spotlight for 2010, an annual publication in the local tri-city area newspapers
http://techspotlight.therecord.com/Index.aspx
7 October: Rocky Mountain, Council Meeting at Pints Pub in Denver, 6:00-8:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/23
7 October: Alberta, Administrative Council meeting, 6:00-8:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://stc-alberta.org/Calendar/calendar.php
7-9 October: East Tennessee and Middle Tennessee, The Practical Conference on Communication in Nashville, TN
http://pcoc.stc-etc.org/
8 October: Rochester, Summit Competition Early Bird Deadline
http://www.stc-rochester.org
12 October: Eastern Iowa, Chapter Meeting, Iowa City: The City of Literature and the Art of the Book in Cedar Rapids, IA, 5:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-easterniowa.org
12 October: New York Metro, Online Workshop with Alan Porter on 10 Questions You Must Ask Before Implementing a Wiki, 6:45-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/
13 October: Rocky Mountain, Northern Colorado Satellite Meeting at Moxie Java in Fort Collins, 7:00-8:30 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/14
14 October: Northeast Ohio, Chapter Meeting: Technical Communication Project Tracking and Metrics Using Sharepoint, 5:30-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Contact: Programs Committee
14 October: Toronto, Social Meeting at The Twisted Kilt featuring Michael Sahota, Agile & Lean Coach, Consultant, and Trainer, 6:00-10:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/
16 October: Oklahoma, three local events in Oklahoma City, Stillwater (social dinner), and Tulsa on or around 16 October
http://www.stc-ok.org/
19 October: Southwestern Ontario, Council Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-soc.org/calendar.php
19 October: Atlanta, Competition Information & Article Discussion at Mirant, 6:30-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcatlanta.org/
19 October: Rochester, Monthly Meeting, Content Management Progression, 7:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-rochester.org
20 October: Middle Tennessee, Deadline for submitting materials in the annual technical communication competition
http://www.stcmidtenn.org/competitions/2010-entries.htm
20 October: Middle Tennesee, Deadline for volunteering to judge in the annual technical communication competition
http://www.stcmidtenn.org/competitions/judging.htm
20 October: Northeast Ohio, Networking Lunch, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Contact: Angela Dianetti
20 October: Mid-South, Event: Reduce Your Omissions by Recycling Your Content, 5:45 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-midsouth.org/main%20pages/meetings/meetings_October2010.htm
20 October: Central Ohio, Chapter Meeting, Embracing Social Networks: Linked In, Beyond Collecting Contacts in Columbus, OH, 6:00-9:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.centralohiostc.org/
21 October, Technical Editing SIG, SIG Volunteer meeting, 10:30 AM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stc-techedit.org/tiki-calendar_edit_item.php?viewcalitemId=78
21 October, Manitoba, STC Manitoba is partnering with two other local organizations to offer a one-day workshop on Assertive Communication and Dealing with Difficult People, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stcmanitoba.org
21 October, Carolina, Online webinar Internationalizing your content, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-carolina.org/2010-10-21+Internationalizing+Your+Content
21 October: Rocky Mountain, Content-creation tools in demand: A progression, at the Tivoli Student Center, Auraria Campus, in Denver, 6:00-9:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/3
21 October: Alberta, XML Basics, 7:00-9:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://stc-alberta.org/Calendar/calendar.php
22 October: Carolina, Last day to enter chapter competition
http://www.stc-carolina.org/Submitter+Corner
22 October: Rochester, Summit Competition Entry Deadline
http://www.stc-rochester.org
25-26 October: Alberta, RoboHelp Training (in association with Front Runner), 8:00 AM-4:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://stc-alberta.org/Calendar/calendar.php
28 October: Technical Editing SIG, Watercooler chat: “The Value of Levels of Editing as a Technical Editing Tool,” 4:00-5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-techedit.org/Watercooler+Chats
30 October: Carolina, Judge training, 8:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-carolina.org/Judge+Corner
30 October: Northeast Ohio, Workshop: Introduction to Joomla, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Contact: Ginny Haas
4 November: Montreal, Workshop on Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind, 9:30 AM-5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stc-montreal.org/en/