STC and its communities won eight awards for publications excellence in the APEX 2009 competition.
More than 3,700 entries in 11 major categories were submitted. STC Fellow Cynthia Lockley, Washington DC Chapter, received a Grand Award in the major category of Web and Intranet Sites for her work on the chapter’s website. She is also the webmaster for the AccessAbility SIG which won an Award of Excellence for its website.
Have you ever had someone in a business relationship tell you they were slammed with work, only to find their Facebook page full of frequent frivolous activity? Or maybe you have been on Twitter and been surprised by a rude, off-the-cuff remark? Those are a couple of problems to watch out for in the world of social networking etiquette.
Part 1 of this article, in which the author discusses addressing and improving upon some problems with chapter websites, appeared in the July issue of News & Notes.
Q: I was at a local chapter meeting and someone from the chapter took my picture. It is now on the chapter website promoting next year’s meeting, but I never gave permission for the chapter to use my photo. Can the chapter do this?
The Leadership Community Resource (LCR) is the STC’s structure for providing support and guidance to communities. The LCR provides expert volunteer guidance, formal coaching and mentoring in specific leadership areas, support for communities in crisis, and resources for new and prospective leaders.