Possible Expert FrameMaker Speaker for Nov 7th 2006

Tue Apr 25 15:34:22 MDT 2006

I think scheduling the meeting on election day will help guarantee low
turnout. For someone :-) 

(Hi Joy, hope you don't mind being in on this conversation? Wasn't sure
if I should leave your address on there.)

My perspective:

I lived in Dripping Springs. It was exceptionally difficult to
coordinate the polling place and work being 35 miles away from each
other - missed voting due to late-breaking late work more than once.
Finally learned to tell work I'd be late in the AM and line up at 6AM
with the rest of the voting commuters. Seriously, the AM lines are so
long that you are at the end of a long line  even at that early hour. If
I still lived there then I'd probably end up missing the meeting due to
working late to make up for missed hour in the AM. Or I'd just be tired
and ready for a good meal and nap before watching the returns.

Remember the long lines in November 2005? Even with a planned
work/vote/meeting scheme, some people will miss the meeting if the lines
are long.

Our casual members, even if they (1) can get to the early voting place
when its open and (2) have enough info to make an early decision, might
not think to vote early just so they can attend an STC meeting.

24 hour window to vote, Internet, or allowing people to cast ballots in
a different county are solutions, but its not within our scope to
mandate those changes.

Just my two cents, I'll abide by any decision you all make. My
experiences might be unique.

Tamara

-----Original Message-----
From: bounce-stc-austin-admin-232279 at lists.stc.org
[mailto:bounce-stc-austin-admin-232279 at lists.stc.org] On Behalf Of Wanda
Hill
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:52 PM
To: STC Austin Administrative Discussion List
Cc: 'Joy'
Subject: [stc-austin-admin] RE: Possible Expert FrameMaker Speaker for
Nov 7th 2006

The calendar doesn't get fixed until towards the end of the season.
About tomorrow, I can go over my emails about details on scheduling for
both board and chapter meetings (based on my having done Hospitality
for 2 yrs). I will also fwd details about contact people and
time-sensitive dates for the library & MCC. Usually, the November
meeeting dates float because of Veteran's Day and/or some National STC
event.

It might be good to try solidifying FY07 dates at the next board
meeting. As the proposed date for the special chapter meeting is the
first Tuesday in November, how should the bd mtg be handled? It usually
precedes the ch mtg by one week. If that's the case, it'd be on
Halloween. If we keep it to the 3rd Tuesday, it'd follow the ch mtg. An
onkine calendar link--http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/

I myself don't see a problem w/scheduling the ch mtg on an election
day. Polls are open 7 to 7, leaving plenty of time to cast ballots, not
withstanding early voting. Obtaining news coverage should not conflict
w/the presentation, imho. --Wanda

--- Marian Blake <maidmari at tstar.net> wrote:

> I guess it is, but our options are To have her or Not To have her
> Speak to
> us.  Is that enough of a reason not to have her speak/present?
> 
> Marian Blake 
> Director Education & Programs
> Austin Chapter Society for Technical Communication
> H: 830-798-1087
> Cell: 512-470-1583
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Mulholland [mailto:kemulholland at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 2:30 PM
> To: Marian Blake; STC Austin Administrative Discussion List
> Cc: Joy
> Subject: Re: [stc-austin-admin] Possible Expert FrameMaker Speaker
> for Nov
> 7th 2006
> 
> isn't that election day?
> 
> --- Marian Blake <maidmari at tstar.net> wrote:
> 
> > Admin Council Folks,
> > 
> > Joy Owen has already come up with one Amazing
> > Speaker option for next year
> > that would require a change to our normal schedule. 
> > 
> > 
> > Kay Ethier, a FrameMaker Expert, is willing to give
> > us a Seminar type of
> > meeting before a FrameMaker/DITA Conference that she
> > is speaking at in
> > Austin on November 8 - 10.  
> > 
> > This would require us to change our November meeting
> > to Tuesday Nov 7th.
> > We usually change it anyway in November.  
> > 
> > Can we still change the MCC Auditorium date for
> > November to the 7th in order
> > to have this Awesome FrameMaker expert speak to us
> > for FREE?!
> > 
> > FrameMaker/DITA is paying her way to Austin AND
> > putting her up - so all we'd
> > have to pay for is taking her to Dinner afterward!  
> > 
> > We can discuss at tonight's networking - I'll be
> > leaving a little after 3 PM
> > to come into Austin.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > Marian
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Marian Blake 
> > 
> > Director Education & Programs
> > 
> > Austin Chapter Society for Technical Communication
> > 
> > H: 830-798-1087
> > 
> > Cell: 512-470-1583
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joy Owen [mailto:jowen at netstreams.com] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 1:11 PM
> > To: maidmari at tstar.net
> > Subject: Here's da scoop!
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Marian,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Ok, the scoop is - there's a FrameMaker/DITA
> > conference coming up in
> > November: 
> > http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/chautindex.html. 
> > The dates of
> > the conference are November 8-10, 2006.  I'm
> > thinking if we could get Kay on
> > that Monday or Tuesday (6th or 7th). it'd be a great
> > sort of heads up about
> > the conference and would give US the benefit of a
> > worldclass
> > FrameMaker/CMS/DITA type person for a seminar. 
> > She's willing to do it for
> > free.  I've taken a class from her - she's pretty
> > amazing and has written
> > tons of books:
> >
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/103-5769467-4537409?
url=
> > index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above
> >
>
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/103-5769467-4537409
?url
> >
> =index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above&field-keywords=kay+ethier>
> > &field-keywords=kay+ethier
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > My week is totally blown as far as being able to see
> > you in person, but if
> > you want to talk - we can always try to coordinate
> > via phone.  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > -Joy
> > 
> > 
> > Joy W. Owen
> > NetStreams 
> > 3600 W. Parmer Lane, Suite 100
> > Austin, TX 78727
> > 
> >  <mailto:jowen at netstreams.com> jowen at netstreams.com
> > 
> > (512) 977-9393 - Phone 
> > (512) 977-9398 - Fax

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