Lone Star Community STC News for September 11, 2006

[R. Dale Erickson]

Lone Star Community STC News for September 11, 2006 
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September 14 Meeting: ROI and Measures of Value Added from Technical
Communications--Register by 5:00 PM Today

Region 5 Conference Registration Open!
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September 14 Meeting: ROI and Measures of Value Added from Technical
Communications--Register by 5:00 PM Today

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

Please join us for the first meeting of the 2006-2007 program year as we
continue to celebrate our 50th anniversary with Technical Communicator
Robert W. Crump. Robert will present "ROI and Measures of Value Added from
Technical Communications." Our Sept. 14, 2006, community meeting is a
joint meeting with the LSC Fort Worth Satellite.

This presentation addresses both financial and non-financial measures of
return on investment (ROI) from technical communications. After the
presentation, attendees will be able to clearly demonstrate the value they
bring to their organizations.

Technical communication professionals must be able to speak the language
of business. By expressing their value in business terms, communicators
can give people who don’t understand technical communications something to
glom onto.

Robert W. Crump

Robert began his technical writing career in 1992 and has been active in
STC for many years. He has worked in various industries from manufacturing
to software and produced both paper and online documentation. He has
presented at both regular STC meetings and at chapter workshops in Texas
and Oklahoma. Robert earned a B.A. degree in English from the University
of Central Oklahoma and an M.B.A. degree from Walden University. He
currently works at Rent-A-Center.

Registration

Register online by Monday, September 11, and get a discounted dinner
price! With timely online reservations, the dinner and program cost is $20
for LSC members and $25 for non-members. Without timely reservations,
costs for the dinner and program are $25 for LSC members and $30 for
non-members.

The cost for "program only" attendance is $5 for LSC members and $10 for
non-members. Students with student ID may attend for free.

SIN SIG

Don't miss another intriguing SIN SIG session, hosted by Elisa Miller. SIN
SIG meets at 5:45 PM in the same room as the dinner meeting.

Location:

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

Agenda:

5:45 PM--Registration and Networking, Newcomer (aka SIN) SIG
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 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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Region 5 Conference Registration 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 broad stems of usable tools,
standards of practice, learning, and leading. With almost 30 sessions,
including four half-day workshops on Saturday afternoon, you will find
multiple sessions that interest you. This 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 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.

Early Registration ends October 13th, so register soon and get the early
bird savings!

Early Registration
•  Members $160.00
•  Non-members $180.00
•  Students $110.00

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

For more information on the conference, go to the conference website: 
http://www.region5conf.com
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