February Community Events 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. 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.

4 February: Canada West Coast, regular Contractors and Indie Consultants Coffee chat, 7:00 PM PST (GMT-8) Email Canada West Coast for more information

5 February: Houston, Key Trends in Software UA Webinar by Joe Welinske, online, 6:30-7:30 PM CST (GMT-6) http://www.stc-houston.org/programs

6 February: Phoenix, Multi-Screen Content Authoring Webinar by Joe Welinske, 4:30-5:30 PM MST (GMT-7) http://www.stc-phoenix.com

7 February: Philadelphia Metro and New York Metro, the two chapters cohost “Multi-screen Content Authoring” webinar with Joe Welinske, 7:00-8:00 PM EST (GMT-5); Networking/social with New York Metro, 6:00-7:00 PM EST (GMT-5) http://www.stcpmc.org or https://sites.google.com/site/stcnychapter/home/upcoming-events/multi-screen-authoring

9 February: Houston, Lone Writers Meet-Up, 11:30 AM CST (GMT-6) For more information, contact Cindy Pao

12 February: Phoenix, Lunch with Fellow Technical Communicators at Le Chalet in Glendale, 11:30 AM MST (GMT-6) http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/100731992/

12 February: Eastern Iowa, webinar on “Bulletrproofing Your Career Online,” Noon-1:00 PM CST (GMT-6) http://stc-easterniowa.org/bulletproofing-your-career-online/

16 February: Chicago, Speed Resume-ting with The CARA Group, 9:30-11:30 AM CST (GMT-6) http://www.stc-chicago.com

19 February: Puget Sound, How to Produce Videos Without Busting Your Budget by Ken Circeo, Content Publisher at Microsoft, Aquent in Seattle, 6:00-8:30 PM PST (GMT-8) http://www.stc-psc.org/wp/upcoming-events

19 February: Canada West Coast, Program night: SEO with M. Mewdell, 7:00 PM PST (GMT-8); networking starts at 6:30 PM Email Canada West Coast for more information or register at http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEvents?ID=47&VER=1&LNG=EN

20 February: STC Washington, DC and Metro Baltimore Chapter, Working the Phones at the WAMU Winter Membership Campaign, 5:30-8:30 PM EST (GMT-5)  http://2-20-13-wamu-stcwdcb.eventbrite.com/

20 February: New England, “APIs/SDKs: Breaking into this Specialty Market” presented by Ed Marshall, 6:00-8:30 PM EST (GMT-5) http://www.stcnewengland.org/

20 February: San Francisco, Michelle Sharon, Using Video to Assist Your Users: Part 2 (New Insights and Updates), 6:00-9:00 PM PST (GMT-) http://www.stc-sf.org/stc-meetings.htm

21 February: Willamette Valley, 35th Annual Competition Awards Celebration, 6:00-8:30 PM PST (GMT-8 http://www.stcwvc.org

27 February: Houston, Galleria Networking Lunch, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CST (GMT-6) http://www.stc-houston.org/events

27 February:  Phoenix, Breakfast with Fellow Technical Communicators at Mimi’s Cafe in Chandler, 7:30 AM MST (GMT-7 http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/100736902/

21-23 March: Rochester, Spectrum 2013, 54th annual conference, Why Not The Best?, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY http://spectrum.stc-rochester.org/