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.
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 March: North Texas Lone Star, Webinar, Best Fonts Forward, Michael Opsteegh, 6:00-7:30 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://www.anymeeting.com/stclonestar
1 March: Suncoast (FL), Chapter Meeting, Leadership Coach Pegotty Cooper on “Reinvigorating Yourself in the Workplace: Tools & Techniques for Having a Better Experience at Work,” 6:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://stc-suncoast.org/2012/01/march-1-chapter-meeting-in-clearwater/
3 March: Puget Sound (WA), Storytelling Workshop with Kyle Warnick, 9:00 AM-Noon PST (GMT-8)
http://stcpsc0303.eventbrite.com/
6 March: Puget Sound (WA), Webinar: Network Your Way to Success, 6:00-7:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://resourcemaximizer030612.eventbrite.com/
7 March: Santa Barbara, Monthly Schmoozing Lunch, Elephant Bar, 12:00-1:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.sbstc.org/
9 March: Philadelphia Metro, Mid-Atlantic Technical Communication Conference, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcpmc.org/conference
10 March: Philadelphia Metro, Workshop, Whitney Quesenbery presents “Tell me about that: personas and storytelling,” 8:30 AM-12:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcpmc.org/conference
13 March: Wisconsin, Progression from members describing their Content Development Tools (DITA Exchange, uPerform and Captivate), 5:30-8 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-wi.org/2012/02/16/content-development-tools-march-13-2012/
13 March: Rochester, Chapter Meeting at Monroe's Restaurant, Presenters Nita Beck and Lorraine Kupka will speak on Why Flare? Why Now?, 5:30-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Register at EventBrite.com or contact Rochester
13 March: Eastern Iowa, “Pivot Point: How to get good information from interviews and transform it into good content,” Laura Behrens, 5:30-8:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-easterniowa.org/
13 March: North Texas Lone Star, Live presentation, Order Out of Chaos, Darice Lang, 6:00-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2481357808/eorg
14 March: San Diego, “A Whole New World: Working with an Offshore Partner,” Barbara Giammona, at Elijah’s, 5:30-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7).
http://www.stc-sd.org/home/home.htm
14 March: Berkeley, Chapter Meeting, Plain Language for Technical Writers, Networking and Dinner 6:00 PM, Presentation 7:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-berkeley.org
15 March: Rocky Mountain (CO),Chapter Meeting: Networking with Your Peers, 6:00-8:00 PM MDT (GMT-6), Two locations!
North Denver Metro: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2996830601
South Denver Metro: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2996864703
15 March: Willamette Valley, Chapter Meeting, John Hedtke presents Seeding the Clouds: How to Make It Rain on You Even during a Dry Spell, 6:00-8:30 PM PST (GMT-7)
http://www.stcwvc.org/
20 March: Los Angeles, Dinner Meeting: The Learning Professional–Strategies for Being Successful and Employed, presented by Beth Gerber at Embassy Suites near LAX, 6:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.lastc.org/thismonth.html
20 March: Canada West Coast, Principles of Taxonomies, Theresa Putkey, 6:30-9:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=47&EID=11638
20 March: Orlando/Central Florida: Annual Employment Panel Discussion sponsored by SkyBridge Resources, Refreshments/Networking at 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM EDT (GMT-4), Winter Park Civic Center,
RSVP to Orlando
21 March: New England, “Native Mobile App Development Goes GUI,” presented by Neil Perlin and hosted by The MathWorks, 5:45-9:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcboston.org/programs/prog_Mar21_2012.shtml
21 March: San Francisco, Transforming Content Strategies to Component Content Management by Liz Fraley, 6:00-9:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-sf.org/stc-meetings.htm
21 March: Washington, DC-Metro Baltimore, Competition Celebration and Online Help Keynote with Nicky Bleiel, Guapo's Restaurant in Tenleytown, DC, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://3-21-12-awards-onlinehelp.eventbrite.com/
21 March: Southwestern Ohio, How to Establish ROI for Documentation, online webinar
presented by Lisa Pietrangeli of ThirtySix Software, 7:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-swo.org/
27 March: Orange County (CA), Chapter Meeting, Robin McNatt presents “Lights, Camera, Communication!”, 6:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.ocstc.org
28 March: Technical Editing, Melanie Flanders, STC Associate Fellow, presents Challenges in Editing When English Is Not the Writers' Native Language 11:00 AM–Noon EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-techedit.org/tiki-calendar_edit_item.php?viewcalitemId=217
29 March: Chicago, Annual Recognition and Awards Banquet featuring Keynote Speaker Jack Molisani, 6:00 PM-9:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-chicago.com
30 March: Los Angeles, LAX Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting near LAX, Noon-1:15 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html
31 March: Chicago, Free Half Day Workshop: Resumes and Interviewing Skills, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-chicago.com
5 April: East Bay (CA), Chapter Meeting, Thinking about User Assistance as Performance Support, 5:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.ebstc.org/0112/meeting_info.htm.
12 April: Eastern Iowa, half-day seminar, “PDF This! Unlocking the Power of Acrobat 9.0 Pro,” with Charles Crawley and Jeff Ginn, Cedar Rapids, 12:30-5:00 PM CDT (GMT-5).
http://www.stc-easterniowa.org/meet_pdf.html
27 April: Washington, DC-Metro Baltimore, Content+Credibility: A Research Update + Actionable Tips to Give Your Content Clout, Webinar, 1:00-2:20 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://content-credibility.eventbrite.com/
Date TBD: Los Angeles, LASTC Torrance Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html
Date TBD: Los Angeles, LASTC Burbank Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html
Date TBD: Los Angeles, LASTC Culver City Lunchtime Forum: informal networking meeting, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.lastc.org/forum.html