Lone Star Community STC News for September 18, 2006

[R. Dale Erickson]

Lone Star Community STC News for September 18, 2006 
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This announcement contains four messages:

September 22: Entry Deadline for 2006 Lone Star STC Competitions
E-Mel from our President--New 
Region 5 Conference Registration Open!
Proposed Bylaws Amendment to Enable Electronic Voting by the Council--New
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September 22: Entry Deadline for 2006 Lone Star STC Competitions

Have you or your peers put a good deal of time and effort into a technical
communication project this year? Has your team created something you’re
proud of? Are you working on a project that you think will be a “keeper”?
Maybe it’s a “work in progress” and you want some objective feedback. Then
it’s time for you or your team to seek recognition for your hard work and
professionalism.

The time is here to start thinking about entering your work or that of
your team in this year’s STC Lone Star Community’s Competitions. We have
three categories—Online Communications, Technical Publications, and
Technical Art—each with many subcategories designed to address the type of
work that you or your team do.

Entry deadline is Friday, September 22, 2006.

To enter, go to http://www.stc-dfw.org/pages/comp_main.htm and download
the 2006-2007 Competition Entry Form.
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E-Mel from our President

LSC President, Mel Haughton, offers these important messages for our
community:

Submit your scholarship application

Deadlines for our NEW Continuing Education Scholarship and our ongoing
Education Scholarship are October 20. Please refer to
http://stc-dfw.org/pages/schol_main.htm for more information!


Got a question? 

Have you checked out the NEW LSC Help Desk? Get answers to your questions!
Go to http://stc-dfw.org and click Help Desk!


Want to be a mentor or protegé?

Our mentoring program is up and running. Share your knowledge! Make a
difference in someone's life! Contact mentoring at stc-dfw.org to
participate!


Nominate a fellow LSC member for the BALA award!

Do you know an LSC member who displays enthusiasm, seeks difficult
challenges, inspires others, and enhances the reputation of LSC? Nominate
this person for the Binion Amerson Leadership Award. The application
deadline is October 13. Go to http://stc-dfw.org/pages/awards_Amerson.htm
for more information.


Complete a survey about personal authenticity

You have two days to help a former STC president and LSC member Judy
Glick-Smith complete the final research project toward her Master's
degree. Please take this short survey on personal authenticity. It will
take you approximately 10 minutes to complete it. The first twenty
respondents will be invited to a free, one-day workshop in Atlanta related
to the survey's theme.

To participate in the survey, go to this URL:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=432042441202

The survey will be available until September 20, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
time.
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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 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.

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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Proposed Bylaws Amendment to Enable Electronic Voting by the Council