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. If you weren’t able to send your event due to the holidays, 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.
1 May: Santa Barbara, Monthly Schmoozing Lunch, Elephant Bar, Noon-1:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/SBSTC-Society-for-Technical-Communication-Santa-Barbara/
2 May: East Bay, Chapter Meeting, presentation by Teresa Oliver-Merrill on creating a documentation department from scratch, 5:30-8:30 pm PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.ebstc.org/chapter-meetings.html
3 May: Santa Barbara, launch co-sponsored speakers’ registry
http://www.TechCommSpeakersBureau.org
14 May: Washington DC Baltimore, Making Documents Accessible and Section 508 Compliant with Carolyn Kelley Klinger 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/event/making-documents-accessible-and-section-508-compliant/
14 May; Eastern Iowa, Chapter Meeting; John Rodriguez’s presentation on Cybercrime: How to be vigilant and pro-active while protecting your resources, Longbranch Supper Club, 5:30-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-easterniowa.org/
14 May: Phoenix, Happy Hour at Sandbar Grill at Desert Ridge, 5:30–7:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/113097832/
14 May: Twin Cities, Minimalism – It’s Really About the User! with Barbara Beresford, TIES, St. Paul, 5:30-8:00 CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stctc.org/
15 May: Wisconsin, Chapter Meeting, STC 60th Anniversary Celebration at the Grohmann Museum with Dave Clark on the Future of Technical Communication, 5:30-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-wi.org/2013/04/19/stc-60th-anniversary-celebration-at-the-grohmann/
15 May: San Francisco, Connect the Docs: Managing Content Across Documents with Yogen Kapadia (CEO) and Craig Tobey (Sales Director) of Infinote, 6:00-9:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-sf.org/
16 May: Rocky Mountain, Strategies for Building Local Online Visibility, featuring Monica Valdez of Amadeus Consulting, 5:50–8:30 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/documents/open/home-page
16 May: Willamette Valley, TechComm Contracting: A Panel Discussion, 6:00-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stcwvc.org
21 May: France, Community Webinar, Job Hunting across Europe: Candidate Perspectives, Co-Presenters: Sara Goldberger and Inger Larsen, 7:00-8:00 PM CEST
http://www.eventbrite.fr/event/5975736589
21 May: Canada West Coast, Writing and the Digital Revolution: Relationships and Connections, with Sean Cranbury. 7:00-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
Registration to attend in person: http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=47&EID=15002
Registration to attend webinar: http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=47&EID=15001
21 May: Puget Sound, Chapter Meeting, presentation from Janet Fisher, competition winner, about the paths that three writers took to get into the game industry, 6:00-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-psc.org/wp/upcoming-events/
22 May: Houston, Galleria Networking Lunch, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aWYyaDZwc2JhMTVxNDY2cWthdXRkZTYxYTRfMjAxMzA1MjhUMTYzMDAwWiBzdGMuaG91c3RvbkBt&ctz=America/Chicago
25 May: Chicago, “Spring into Action” Portfolio Review Event, 9:00-11:00 AM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-chicago.com
30 May: Phoenix, Dim Sum at C-Fu Gourmet in Chandler, 12:15–1:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/115862472/