Most (almost all, it seems) of our U.S. communities take a summer break, so we only have a few events scheduled for August (and it seems to mostly be the Joe Welinske Show!). If your community has one and you’d like to add it, please email Kevin Cuddihy with details. And if you’re looking for a cheap and easy community event, don’t forget that STC members have access to over 130 free, archived seminars. No need to schedule a speaker; just gather together, network, and watch an STC seminar!
6 August: Canada West Coast, Monthly Consultants and Independent Contractors (CIC) Coffee Meeting, 7:00-9:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stcwestcoast.ca/index.php/site/events/monthly_consultants_and_independent_contractors_cic_coffee_meeting/
7 August: Wisconsin, Social hour plus discussion of two articles from Intercom magazine about trends in writing, editing, and publishing, 5:30-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-wi.org/2013/07/11/august-7-social-article-discussion/
7 August: Rocky Mountain, Webinar: Optimizing the Googleability of Your Content, featuring Joe Welinske, 7:00-8:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/documents/open/meetings-2013-08-07-webinar
7 August: Philadelphia Metro, Key Trends in Software UA Webinar by Joe Welinske, 7:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7132089271
7 August: Orange County, Joe Welinske presents “Trends in Software User Assistance: A Review of the Latest Tools, Technologies, and Techniques,” 7:30-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.ocstc.org/events/event/39-joe-welinske-presents-trends-in-software-user-assistance-a-review-of-the-latest-tools-technologies-and-techniques
8 August: Phoenix, Lunch with Technical Communicators in Scottsdale, NaRai Thai and Sushi, Noon–1:15 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/128692012/
8 August: Twin Cities, Touch, Voice, and Gestures: How to craft your user assistance to accommodate a variety of interaction types, 6:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stctc.org
13 August: Phoenix, Key Trends in Software User Assistance Webinar presented by Joe Welinske, 4:30–5:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/125264272/
15 August: Carolina, Joe Welinske of Writers UA will present the webinar, “Optimizing the Googleability of Your Content: Techniques for Making Sure Your Customers Can Find Your Information via Public Search,” live at SDI or online, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-carolina.org/Optimizing+Googleability
21 August: Technical Editing and Consulting/Independent Contracting SIGs, Strategies for Simplifying Your Writing, presented by Andrea Wenger, 1:00-2:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-techedit.org/tiki-calendar.php
21 August: San Francisco, Key Trends in Software User Assistance with Joe Welinske, 6:00-9:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-sf.org
30 August: Washington, DC-Baltimore, Let’s Do Lunch, 12:30-2:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stcwdcb-083013.eventbrite.com/
16 September: Washington, DC-Baltimore, Gamification and the New Rules for User Assistance (recorded webinar), 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stcwdcb-md-sept2013.eventbrite.com/
19 September: Washington, DC-Baltimore, Transform Your Work and Life in 12 Easy Steps—Start Now!, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stcwdcb-va-sept2013.eventbrite.com/