Lone Star Community STC News for October 19, 2006

[R. Dale Erickson]

Lone Star Community STC News for October 19, 2006 
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This announcement contains four messages:

Region 5 Conference: Registration Still Open
November 2 Meeting: How to Make a Six-Figure Income as a Technical
Communicator
October 23: Plano/Richardson Networking Lunch
October 26: LSC STC Fort Worth Satellite Meeting 
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Region 5 Conference: Registration Still Open

The Region 5 Conference, sponsored by LSC this year, is coming to Addison
on November 2 – 4. In homage to the Lone Star Community’s 50th
anniversary, the conference theme is the 50 Facets of Technical
Communication. Sessions are organized into four broad tracks: Usable
Tools, Standards of Practice, Global Perspectives, and Learning and
Leading. With almost 30 sessions, including four half-day workshops on
Saturday afternoon, you will find multiple sessions to interest you.

This year's Region 5 conference has an exciting program, including the
keynote speakers. John Pruitt has agreed to be the opening keynote speaker
and the closing keynote speaker will be Paula LaRocque.

One of the half-day workshops, Public Relations: Getting to the Media and
Writing the Release will be given by local Fox news reporter Jeff Crilley
and LSC's own Elisa Miller. The cost for the half-day workshops is $75,
and requires a separate registration from the conference.

Conference Regular Registration

•  Members $180.00
•  Non-members $200.00
•  Students $125.00

For full session descriptions and more information on the conference, go
to the conference website:
http://www.region5conf.com
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November 2 Meeting: How to Make a Six-Figure Income as a Technical
Communicator

***Meeting is on the FIRST Thursday of the month

Are you happy with your current income? Explore this question and your
options with well known speaker Jack Molisani at the STC Lone Star
Community meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, at the Crowne Plaza North
Dallas/Addison Hotel.

Jack will present How to Make a Six-Figure Income as a Technical
Communicator. You will learn how to expand your sphere of influence, take
control of your income, and earn a six+ figure income as a technical
communicator.

Jack Molisani

Jack Molisani has been a project officer in the Space Division of the U.S.
Air Force, a project manager in a multi-million dollar software company,
and currently is the founder and president of ProSpring Inc., a technical
communication staffing firm.

Jack also produces LavaCon, the annual conference for advanced technical
communication professionals. Jack has a B.S.E. degree in Computer
Engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans and is earning his
M.B.A. degree at the Hubbard College of Administration in Los Angeles.

Region 5 Conference Attendees

Region 5 Conference attendees: Cost for the dinner and program is $20
(regardless of membership status), and the program only is FREE.
Reservations are required.

Conference attendees may also join the Region 5 Hospitality team in the
Hospitality Suite 3057 (located on the second floor), where you can check
in, receive your conference tote bag, and mix-n-mingle with other
conference attendees.

Location:

Crowne Plaza North Dallas/Addison Hotel
14315 Midway Road
Addison, Texas

Agenda:

5:45 PM--Registration and Networking
6:15 PM--Announcements and Dinner
7:00 PM--Program
8:00 PM--Wrap-up
8:15 PM--Additional networking

For more information, go to http://stc-dfw.org/pages/meet_monthly.htm.

Register by Monday, October 30, online at
http://www.stc-dfw.org/pages/meet_reserv.htm.

For menu information, go to
http://www.stc-dfw.org/pages/meet_monthly.htm#menu.

We hope you can join us. If you have any questions, please contact
programs at stc-dfw.org.

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October 23: Plano/Richardson Networking Lunch

We're going to check out this wonderful, fairly new Middle
Eastern/Mediterranean Buffet at 955 E. Campbell Road, just EAST of SH 75,
at 11:30 AM.

Please RSVP to Elisa Miller (elisa.miller at ps.net) by Friday so that I can
reserve tables.

Thanks.
Elisa

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October 26: LSC STC Fort Worth Satellite Meeting

The LSC STC Fort Worth Satellite will meet Thursday, October 26, in the
Chapel Meeting Room at the Fort Worth Central Library (downtown, 500 W.
3rd St. 76102, 817-871-7701) from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. STC Senior Member Paula
Robertson will be presenting "Incorporating User Assistance (Online Help)
into Training."

According to Paula

Paula is not an "expert" or qualified to speak on anything. But as a
technical communications professional (her third career) for over 11
years, she may have picked up something along the way that's worth
sharing. A lone writer for the past four years--that's how she became
involved with co-workers who did on-site training and latched onto the
idea that User Documentation and Training could kill more birds with the
same stone than you'd think! Besides, what's the most valuable, accessible
"leave-behind" material that you can have from on-site training? The
Online Help that's already built in.

A first-time speaker for LSC, Paula insists on being entertaining, if
nothing else. Please come help her out by lending your credibility to this
presentation on how to incorporate user assistance into training, and
enjoy some of Kathy Stark's homemade cookies! Seriously, we just might
learn something in spite of ourselves.
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