Possible Expert FrameMaker Speaker for Nov 7th 2006

Wed Apr 26 07:47:10 MDT 2006

Hi all,

  fyi, the last date Erica has on the books for us is May 23, 2006.  She does not have any room reservations past this date.

  Do you have the dates for next year? No meetings for June, July, and August, right?

  tom

Tom Comey <tcomey at yahoo.com> wrote:
    Hi all,

  I'll check w/Erica to see if Nov. 7th is available.

  tom

Cheri Mullins <Cheri.Mullins at genband.com> wrote:
  We can incorporate the voting theme into the seminar announcements and also
mention that people should vote early or at least earlier in the day. If we
can make this a small seminar format, which would be my preference, it won't
matter. Folks who pay for it will arrange their schedules accordingly.

Speaking of paying, is anyone going to the STC Conference? And if so, want
to share a room? 

Cheri Mullins
Director, Information Development

GENBAND Inc.
12303 Technology Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78727 USA
office +1.512.681.5540
mobile +1.512.736.9003
facsimile +1.512.681.5541
cheri.mullins at genband.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Tamara Dwyer [mailto:Tamara.Dwyer at ClearOrbit.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 4:34 PM
To: STC Austin Administrative Discussion List
Cc: Joy
Subject: [stc-austin-admin] RE: Possible Expert FrameMaker Speaker for Nov
7th 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 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 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
> >
>
?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
> > 
> > jowen at netstreams.com
> > 
> > (512) 977-9393 - Phone
> > (512) 977-9398 - Fax

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