Thanks again 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.
2 December: Manitoba, Quibble and Nibble about Style Guides at Red River College Exchange District, 6:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://www.stcmanitoba.org
2 December: Technical Editing SIG, Webinar, “Social Media for Your Career and Job,” with Janet Swisher, 7:00-8:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-techedit.org/Social+Media+for+Your+Career+and+Job
3 December: Middle Tennessee, Technical Communication Competitions judging decision due.
http://www.stcmidtenn.org/competitions/judging.htm
3 December: Southwestern Ontario and Toronto chapters, STC Regional Technical Communication Competition deadline
https://sites.google.com/site/stctorontosite/get-involved/competition
4 December: Houston, Competition Judge Consensus Meeting, 10:00 AM-noon CST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-houston.org/events?event_id=96
4 December, Birmingham (AL), Annual holiday party/fundraiser auction for scholarship fund at Auburn University, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://birminghamstc.org/public/index.php
5 December: Philadelphia Metro, Holiday Social Event, 7:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stcpmc.org/index.php?section=10
6 December: Alberta, Seminar in Edmonton: Lump Sum Contracting in Alberta’s Energy Sector, 8:00 AM MST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-alberta.org/wp/events/event-calendar
6 December: Rochester, Council Meeting, 6:00-8:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-rochester.org
6 December: Content Strategy SIG, local Content Strategy meet-up in Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.meetup.com/Content-Strategy-Vancouver/
7 December: Chicago, Webinar, Agile Usability—The Benefits of Iterative Testing, Dr. Brian Still, Assoc. Professor at Texas Tech University, 12:00-1:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
www.stc-chicago.org
7 December: New York Metro, Bright Lights, Bright 2011, Tips and Predictions from Top Recruiters, Thomson Reuters, New York City, 5:30-8:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/events/messages/2010-037.htm
7 December: Suncoast Chapter (FL), Effectively Communicating User Interface and Interaction Design, St. Petersburg FL, 6:30-9:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-suncoast.org/2010/11/dec-7-meeting-effectively-communicating-user-interface-and-interaction-design/
8 December: Houston, Networking Lunch, Downtown, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-houston.org/events?event_id=111
8 December: Middle Tennessee, Adobe Captivate Webinar Presented by Neil Perlin, 12:00 CST (GMT-6)
Program description and presenter biography: https://www.stc.org/edu/archive/08dec2010.asp; Read more and RSVP: http://www.stcmidtenn.org/
8 December: Los Angeles, Culver City Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting, 12:00-1:15 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html
8 December: Rochester, December Program & Holiday Dinner: An Evening with Local Author Susan Gilbert-Collins, Proietti’s Italian Restaurant, Webster, NY, 5:30-8:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-rochester.org/2010/11/23/stc-rochester-holiday-meeting-dec-8/
8 December: Wisconsin, Driving the Brand Engine: Why Content is As Important As Air, networking, dinner, and speaker, 5:30-8:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://stc-wi.org/2010/11/08/driving-the-brand-engine-december-8-2010/
8 December: Toronto, Social at JFK’s Restaurant & Lounge, where senior member Rob Hanna discusses the STC Certification Program launching in May 2011, 6:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
https://sites.google.com/site/stctorontosite/get-involved/events/stc-toronto-community-social
8 December: Berkeley (CA), Chapter Meeting, Jeff Johnson will present “Designing with the Mind in Mind: The Psychological Basis for UI Design Rules,” 6:00 PM PST (GMT-8) for networking and food, 7:00 PM for program
http://www.stc-berkeley.org/MonthlyMeeting/december2010_meeting/meeting_details.shtml
8 December: Willamette Valley (OR), Holiday Celebration & Networking Event, 6:30-8:45 PM PST (GMT-8).
http://www.stcwvc.org
9 December: Leaders’ Resource, “Where we’ve been, where we’re going” webinar, free to STC community leaders, 1:00-2:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
Six months has passed since the Summit, when many of you took office. Let’s take a look at all the things you have accomplished so far! What’s next? We will review list of things that you will need to take a look at after the holidays to prepare you for the next six months and beyond.
Registration Link to be provided
9 December: Alberta, Social Event in Calgary: Mount Royal University’s Annual Portfolio Show, 5:00 PM MST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-alberta.org/wp/events/event-calendar
10 December: Alberta, Seminar in Calgary: Lump Sum Contracting in Alberta’s Energy Sector, 8:00 AM MST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-alberta.org/wp/events/event-calendar
10 December: Los Angeles, Torrance Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html
10 December: Intermountain (UT/ID), Live Webinar: “HTML5 and CSS3” by Char James-Tanny, 12:00 PM MDT (GMT-7)
http://www.intermountain-stc.org/2010/11/23/december-event-html5-and-css3/
11 December: Rocky Mountain (CO), Members-Only Holiday Party, hosted by Kit Brown-Hoekstra, Littleton, CO, 6:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/37
15 December: San Francisco, How to Provide Social Media Support for Hardware Products, 6:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stc-sf.org/
16 December: Toronto, Demo of Quark’s DITA product suite. This is a continuation from Tech Trends. Mark Lewis will demonstrate the DITA add-on for Microsoft Word and answer any questions you may have about how you can get it. All STC members are welcome! 8:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
To join, email: stctoronto.president@gmail.com
17 December: Rochester, Deadline for the Call for Proposals for Spectrum 2011, Building Better Solutions: A Skills Symposium (1 April 2011)
http://stc-rochester.org/2010/11/16/call-for-proposals-spectrum-2011-april-1-2011/
17 December: Los Angeles, LAX Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting near LAX, 12:00-1:15 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html
12 January: Toronto, Saul Carliner will be speaking at the Able Translations offices, for our Management evening event. Saul will be talking about Assessing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Technical Communication, 7:00-9:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
https://sites.google.com/site/stctorontosite/get-involved/events/management-day-2011
19 January: New York Metro, Half-day workshops with Neil Perlin: Creating Mobile Output with Madcap Flare and Creating Mobile Output with RoboHelp
http://www.stcnymetro.org
20 January: New York Metro, Full day workshops with Neil Perlin: Structured and Topic-Based Authoring and Writing for the Unknown
http://www.stcnymetro.org