Lone Star Community STC News for October 27, 2006

[R. Dale Erickson]

Lone Star Community STC News for October 27, 2006 
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This announcement contains five messages:

Region 5 Conference: Registration Still Open
November 2 Meeting: How to Make a Six-Figure Income as a Technical
Communicator
November 2: Community Service for NOLA Art Students
Help a Tech Comm Student -- it only takes a few minutes!
November 11: Austin STC Seminar on Content Management
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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 2037 (located on the second floor), where you can check
in, receive your conference tote bag, and mix-n-mingle with other
conference attendees.

Community Service:

See the next message for this month's community service activity.

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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November 2: Community Service for NOLA Art Students

The folks at Le Rabouin Career Magnet School in New Orleans are doing
their best. When you have to do things like fix windows and make a place
safe for the kids, anything beyond the basics is low on the list. Art
Teacher Shanna D'Antonio has reached out
 are we ready to answer?

They have no art supplies at all this year and what little they do have is
coming from their own pockets. This is especially hard when there are so
many other things to spend money on. The ability to be creative keeps us
sane and allows us to do our work with confidence and care.

Let's see if we can't come up with a few things to help these kids. The
list is very simple stuff:

•  paper towels
•  acrylic or matte boards
•  paintbrushes and colored pencils
•  paper... lots & lots of paper
•  watercolor sets
•  old magazines
•  glue
•  mirrors (30, for self portraits)

Many of us have old magazines and paper sitting around taking up space.
Please bring some item from this list to the November 2 LSC meeting. Let's
make sure they know in NOLA that we have not forgotten them. Monetary
donations will also be accepted.

Contact Kathryn Poe with questions (kpoe at ursaminorservices.com) 
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E-Mel: Help a Tech Comm Student -- it only takes a few minutes!