STC Community Events for February Added to Calendar

Thanks once more to the chapter and SIG leaders for filling Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger in on what’s going on in their neighborhoods. Click the Community Events tab above to see the full listing, in chronological order and with links where provided, or see the list below the jump.

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.

TBD: Los Angeles, Torrance Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html

1 February: Toronto, FREE Quark DITA Product Demo Webinar, a continuation from Tech Trends in November. Join us to check out Quark's DITA product demonstrated with best practices tips from STC Toronto's immediate past president Bernard Aschwanden, 8:30-9:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/webinar

1 February: Suncoast (FL), Microsoft SharePoint 2010 makes it easier for people to work together, presented by James Cuomo, Microsoft, St. Petersburg, FL 6:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-suncoast.org/

3 February: East Bay (CA), “Managing Agile Documentation Projects” presented by Tim Bombosch, Crow Canyon Country Club, San Ramon, CA, 5:30-8:30 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.ebstc.org/

3 February: Rocky Mountain, Council Meeting, 6:00-8:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/27

4 February: Technical Editing, Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World – A Watercooler Chat (3 of 4), 2:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://bit.ly/htFG7F

5 February: India, One-Day STC India Technical Writing & Editing Workshop, 9:30 AM (GMT+5:30)
http://www.stc-india.org/2011/01/one-day-stc-india-technical-writing-editing-workshop/

7 February: Rochester, Council Meeting, Global Village Conference Room, Rochester Institute of Technology, 5:45 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-rochester.org

8 February: Eastern Iowa, Adobe Acrobat 9: Authoring Interactive PDFs with InDesign, 5:30 PM CST (GMT-6)
www.stc-easterniowa.org/

8 February: Houston, Program Meeting, SharePoint and Content Management, 5:30-7:30 PM CST (GMT-6).
http://www.stc-houston.org/events?event_id=87

8 February: Phoenix, Beyond Tech Writing … A local fraud analyst, project manager, freelance writer/photographer/journalist, and web developer each discuss what it takes thrive in a TW-related career. Hilton Phoenix Airport, Phoenix, AZ, 5:30-8:15 PM MST (GMT-7).
http://www.stc-phoenix.com

8 February: Washington & Baltimore, “Write More, Write Less” presentation by Joe Welinske, 5:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/2011/01/06/write-more-write-less-embracing-the-value-of-crafted-words-and-images/

9 February: Los Angeles, City Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting, Noon-1:15 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html

9 February: San Diego, Michael Opsteegh presents, “Create Documents, Presentations, and Web Pages People Actually Want to Read,” 5:30 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stc-sd.org/home/home.htm

9 February: Wisconsin, Content Management and Translation, 5:30 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://stc-wi.org/2011/01/10/content-management-and-translation-february-8-2011/

9 February: Philadelphia Metro, Chapter Meeting, “An Overview of Trends, Tools, and Technologies in Software User Assistance,” presented by Joe Welinske, 6:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcpmc.org/events

9 February: Kachina (NM), Board Transition Meeting, 6:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-nm-kachina.org/main/category/meetings/

9 February, Rocky Mountain, Northern Satellite Meeting at Moxie Java, Ft. Collins, CO, 7:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/16

10 February: Northeast Ohio, An Overview of Microsoft Office Word 2011, by Susan Congdon, 5:30-8:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.neostc.org/cms

10 February: New York Metro, Joe Welinske presents An Overview of Trends, Tools and Technologies in Software User Assistance, 7:00-8:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/events/messages/2011-004.htm

11 February: Technical Editing, Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World – A Watercooler Chat (4 of 4), 2:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://bit.ly/htFG7F

14 February: Toronto, Deadline to register for 4 March STC Social – Marlies vs Penguins & Pre-game Skate
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/stc-toronto-community-social

14 February: Rochester, “Tips and Tricks for Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone” presented by Joy Underhill, Community Room, Barnes and Noble @ RIT, 6:30-8:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-rochester.org

15 February: Orange County (CA), “An Introduction to Agile Development for Technical Communication Professionals,” presented by George Schlitz, DoubleTree Club Hotel, Santa Ana, CA, 6:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://ocstc.net/component/rsevents/event/16-201102

15  February: Orlando, “Turning Content into Gold,” presented by Paula Toth, Winter Park Civic Center, 6:30-8:30 PM EST (GMT-5).
http://www.stc-orlando.org

16 February: Houston, Networking Lunch, University of Houston-Downtown (One Main Street).
Contact Cindy Pao for more information

16 February: Southwestern Ontario, Hosting a webinar viewing of “Effective Cross-Functional Collaboration: An Indian Perspective” at the PEER Group in Kitchener, 1:00-2:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-soc.org/calendar/2011-02-16.php

16 February: Boston, An Overview of Trends, Tools, and Technologies in Software User Assistance with Joe Welinske, 5:45-9:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcboston.org/programs/prog_Feb11.shtml

16 February: San Francisco, Using Mediawiki for Online Help and Wiki Documentation, 6:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stc-sf.org/

16 February: Chicago, “Story Night with STC Chicago” a member appreciation event, Ballydoyle Irish Pub and Restaurant, Downers Grove, IL, 6:30-9:30 PM CST (GMT-6).
http://www.stc-chicago.org

17 February: Calgary, Trends, Tools, and Technologies in Software User Assistance, webinar presented by Joe Welinske
http://www.stc-alberta.org/wp/archives/1417

17 February: Technical Editing, SIG Volunteer Meeting (Monthly), 10:30 AM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-techedit.org/tiki-calendar_edit_item.php?viewcalitemId=172

17 February: Willamette Valley (OR), Technical Communication Competition Awards Banquet, 6:00-9:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://stcwvc.org/

17 February: Alberta, Trends, Tools, and Technologies in Software UA, 6:30 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-alberta.org/wp/archives/1417

17 February: Rocky Mountain, Chapter Meeting (via webinar) with speaker Jane E. MacKenzie Smith, “Transferring your skills: Where can you go from here?” 7:00-9:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/6

19 February: Houston, Lone Writer Meetup, Raia’s Italian Market (4500 Washington Avenue, 77007). 11:30 AM CST (GMT-6).
Contact Cathy for more information.

22 February: Houston, Network Lunch, Galleria at Barry’s Pizza (Richmond and Fountainview), RSVPs welcomed, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM CST (GMT-6).
Email Houston

22 February: Middle Tennessee, Technical Communication Competition Annual Awards Banquet, 5:30 PM CST (GMT-6). (This event was originally planned for 11 January, but had to be postponed due to inclement weather.)
http://www.stcmidtenn.org

22 February: Europe SIG and France chapter, webinar, “A Document Quality Assessment Tool,” 19:00 CET
http://stcfrance.org/ and http://www.stc-europe.org/

24 February: Toronto, STC Social, Alan Houser will provide an overview of the new Adobe Technical Communication Suite 3, 6:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/stc-toronto-community-social

25 February: Los Angeles, LAX Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting near LAX, Noon-1:15 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html

26 February: Toronto, Breakfast Social, open to all whether you are an STC member or not, 10:00 AM EST (GMT-5)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/breakfast

28 February: San Luis Obispo (CA), “How to Analyze Your Web Site to See Which Changes Increase Buying Decisions,” 6:00-8:30 PST (GMT -8) 
http://slostc.org or contact Adele Sommers

4 March: Toronto, STC Social – Marlies vs Penguins & Pre-game Skate, 4:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/stc-toronto-community-social

25-26 March: Philadelphia, STC-PMC Annual Conference (in Willow Grove, PA) with Keynote Speaker Don Moyer
http://www.stcpmc.org/index.php?section=53 or email Philadelphia Metro

0 Replies to “STC Community Events for February Added to Calendar”

  1. I love to see so much happening in and around STC chapters and SIGS! It looks to me as though we’re getting stronger and better every day.

    Great to have this list…anyone traveling can see immediately if an STC event is nearby. Thanks to all who submit and to all staff who make it happen.

    Am excited to see Project Phoenix rise from the ashes!!! 🙂

    Keep up the good work, All!

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