While many communities in the United States take a brief break over the summer, there are still a few hosting events. So thanks to the chapter and SIG leaders for filling Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger in on what’s going on in your 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. Events with the blue @ icon have an online component, and STC members worldwide are invited to participate!
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. If you weren’t able to send your event before, please send now and I’ll add it to the list.
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.
2 July: Santa Barbara, Monthly Schmoozing Lunch, Java Station, Noon-1:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://sites.google.com/site/santabarbarastc/
2 July: Carolina, Duke University TechComm Meetup, 6:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-carolina.org/Duke+Technical+Communication+Meetup+Group
8 July: Phoenix, Online meeting and webinar, “Refining the Content Lifecycle,” an archived STC webinar by STC Fellow Rahel Bailie, free for members. 7:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://t.co/PFQ63iGoZK
10 July: Technical Editing SIG, Monthly volunteer meeting, 11:30 AM-Noon EDT (GMT-4)
http://stc-techedit.org/tiki-calendar_edit_item.php?viewcalitemId=315
15 July: Huntsville/North Alabama, Presentation on the 2014 STC Summit (Part 1), Shelby Center, Room 301 on the UAH Campus, 6:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-na.org
15 July: Carolina, Chapter social, Mez Contemporary Mexican Restaurant, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-carolina.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=355
16 July: Chicago, Building a Business Case for Content Strategy Initiatives, free, 5:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Content-Strategists/events/187146722/
16 July: San Francisco, monthly meeting, From User Manuals to YouTube: Using Video to Assist Your Users, SF Grove Room at the Hub Bay Area, 6:00 PM PDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-sf.org
17 July: Central Iowa, Social Gathering at Raccoon River Brewing Company (http://www.raccoonbrew.com/), 6:00-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
Email Central Iowa
23 July: STC Community Affairs Committee, Planning for a Year (in a weekend) by STC Vice President Bernard Aschwanden, 2:30-3:30 PM EDT (GMT-4):
Email Cindy Pao to register.
23 July: Phoenix, Metro Phoenix Technical Communicators Lunch at Humble Pie (across from Desert Ridge shopping center),12:15-1:30 PM MST (GMT-7):
http://www.STC-Phoenix.com / Email Phoenix
24 July: Carolina, Vision day, Progress DataDirect, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-carolina.org/VisionDay14
25 July: Technical Editing SIG, Diane Feldman Technical Editing SIG Scholarship deadline
http://stc-techedit.org/Scholarship
30 July: Washington, DC-Baltimore, STC WDCB Summer Vision Day 2014, 7:00-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
https://stc.adobeconnect.com/dc-baltimore
30 August: Washington, DC-Baltimore, Bloomery Plantation Distillery Tour and Open Mic, 3:00-6:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
https://wdcb-bloomery-083014.eventbrite.com/