with text this time -- draft solicitation for 2006-2007 volunteers

Robart, Kay Kay.Robart at tea.state.tx.us
Wed Apr 26 12:30:34 MDT 2006


Well, it seems like we have enough trouble finding people to take the
jobs that we have, and we don't seem to have much luck at all finding
help for the committee managers that need help. For the number of active
members we have, we have a lot of committees and very few people helping
out in them. For example, when I worked on the Houston competitions
committee, although I admit it was larger competition than ours, we had
about 20 people helping with various aspects, not counting the 40
judges. When Ginny and I were running the competitions, we were doing
almost all of it ourselves with some help from Hospitality and Treasury
on the banquet, and I think Karen has had even less help. 

Although I have nothing per se against the idea of adding positions, I
think it would be a good idea to do a better job of staffing the
committees we have. For most positions, the "committee" is the manager,
doing the work all alone.

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Subject: [stc-austin-admin] RE: with text this time -- draft
solicitation for 2006-2007 volunteers

The new positions are good ideas.  

Adding positions requires board approval. It would be good to have a 
position description suitable for inclusion the P&P manual as part of 
the proposal. 

Adding a director probably requires a bylaws amendment. (Currently the 
bylaws say we have 3 directors, so they need to be updated.)

I checked the bylaws for committee mgr appointment procedures and will 
amend the notice. 

JG


----- Original Message -----
From: Cheri Mullins <Cheri.Mullins at genband.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:51 am
Subject: [stc-austin-admin] RE: with text this time -- draft 
solicitation for 2006-2007 volunteers
To: STC Austin Administrative Discussion List <stc-austin-
admin at lists.stc.org>

> We should also include s/t about how, when, and where the voting 
> will take
> place if we do have more than one candidate for an office. Also, 
> how one can
> advance a name (one's own or someone else's) for candidacy and the 
> deadlinefor this. Also, there is no point in listing inactive 
> positions unless we
> want to reactive them. Here is a revision that I propose. Please 
> check my
> facts and wording. I am proposing a new director, of Technologies, 
> where we
> would place the (formerly Online) New Technologies SIG, Listserv, and
> webmaster. This person would also interact with other 
> organizations such as
> CTDUG and the FrameMaker User's Group. The Publications Director 
> would still
> be responsible for web content. I am also proposing creating the 
> position of
> Activities Mgr under the Outreach Director. This person would be 
> responsiblefor the logistics of the Christmas party, banquet, and 
> any other "social"
> activities. The banquet would still be funded and driven by the
> Competitions. Finally, I propose a Manager of Academe under the 
> OutreachDirector. This person would handle interactions (except 
> for student
> completions) with Academe, including the Colby Scholarship. The 
> Academe Mgr
> would work closely with the Student Competitions Mgr to establish and
> maintain academe contacts. 
> 
> Also, it seems that there are some folks missing here who had 
> agreed to be
> candidates. Can anyone fill these in?
> 
> 
>  _____  
> 
> The 2005-2006 year is drawing to a close and the STC Austin 
> community needs
> YOUR help to continue serving the community of technical 
> communicators in
> Central Texas. 
> 
> The chart below lists the offices and other positions, who 
> occupies these
> currently, and the current candidates for 2006-7. Officers are 
> elected,directors are appointed by the STC Austin Board, and 
> committee members are
> appointed by the Committee Director, with Board approval. All 
> officers and
> directors serve one year and are members of the STC Austin Board 
> for that
> year. 
> 
> Do you like the contribution that STC Austin provides for the 
> Central Texas
> technical communication community in our programs, activities, 
> seminars,competitions, mentoring? Great! Join us to help continue 
> it. Do you think we
> need some help? That's great, too! Join us and help grow and 
> refine STC
> Austin to better serve the Austin and Central Texas tech comm 
> community.Whether you are a seasoned technical communicator with 
> years of STC
> participation under your belt or brand new to the field and the
> organization, your contribution to STC Austin counts.
> 
> At the May 23 chapter meeting, STC Austin will hold Officer 
> elections for
> 2006-2007. All nominations for officers must be received by email 
> not later
> than May 9. Include a short bio, statement of interest and 
> experience (if
> any), contact info, and photograph. You may nominate yourself. 
Officer
> nominations from the floor will not be accepted. Candidates for 
> office will
> be presented to on the web site by May 16. The May 23 meeting will 
> beginwith presentation and election of the officer candidates. 
> Only STC Austin
> members may vote or hold an elected office. Induction of the new 
> officerswill follow the meeting. 
> 
> After the new officers are inducted, STC Austin will accept 
additional
> nominations from the floor for Director and Committee Member 
> appointments.Nominations from the floor will be accepted only if 
> the nominated person is
> present and accepts. Early nominations for Director must be 
> received by
> email not later than May 20. Include a short bio, statement of 
> interest and
> experience (if any), contact info, and photograph. You may nominate
> yourself. All persons appointed by acclamation as Directors will 
> be inducted
> along with the new officers. In the case of multiple candidates 
> for the same
> directorship, the newly-elected Board will meet to determine 
> appointmentsand will announce Director appointments by May 26. 
> 
> The 2006-2007 STC Austin Board will meet three times over the 
> summer. A
> leadership meeting for 2006-2007 Board and Committee members will 
> take place
> in August. Directors also will meet individually with Committee 
> membersduring the summer break. For more information about STC 
> Austin roles and
> responsibilities, read the job descriptions online or contact the 
> currentofficer or director.  
> 
> To be listed as a candidate, please email your information to (each):
> 
>  the current officer or director
>  John Gough, 2005-2006 President (use president --at-- 
> stcaustin.org)  and 
>  Cheri Mullins, 2006-2007 President (use vicepresident --at--
> stcaustin.org) 
> 
> Continue to check the stc-austin-general listserv postings and the 
STC
> Austin blog in the coming weeks for more information.
> 
> Current officers and email addresses:
> <http://www.stcaustin.org/board/officers.htm>
> http://www.stcaustin.org/board/officers.htm
> 
> Job descriptions and schedule of activities:
> 
> 
<http://www.stcaustin.org/leadership/STCAustin_Policies_and_Procedures.
p><http://www.stcaustin.org/leadership/STCAustin_Policies_and_Procedure
s.pdf>
> 
http://www.stcaustin.org/leadership/STCAustin_Policies_and_Procedures.p
df
> 
> STC Austin community vision and strategy:
> <http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/mission.htm>
> http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/mission.htm
> 
> 
<http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/STC_Austin_Strategic_Plan_2005_2006.p
d><http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/STC_Austin_Strategic_Plan_2005_2006
.pdf>
> 
http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/STC_Austin_Strategic_Plan_2005_2006.pd
f 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  _____  
> 
> 
> Office                     2005-6                2006-7 Candidates
> ------------------------   ----------------      -----------------
> President                  John Gough            Cheri Mullins
> Vice President             Cheri Mullins         Leah Eaton
> Treasurer                  Andy Rogers           --open--
> Secretary                  Meryl Wilk            Meryl Wilk
> Past President             Kay Kay               John Gough
> 
> Dir Competitions           Karen Mulholland      Austin Skaggs
> Dir Education & Programs   Marian Blake          Marian Blake
> Dir Employment             Wanda Hill            Wanda Hill
> Dir Outreach               Aaron DaMommio        Tamara Dwyer
> Dir Publications           --open--              Aaron DaMommio
> Dir Technologies           n/a                   --open--  
> 
> Competitions Committee============================================
> Mgr Pubs Competition       Karen Mulholland      --open--
> Mgr Student Writing Comp.  Austin Skaggs         Christine Granger
>                           Christine Granger
> 
> Education & Programs Committee====================================
> Mgr Seminars               Marian Blake(act)     --open--
> Mgr Programs & Information Marian Blake(act)     Joy Owen
> 
> Employment Committee==============================================
> Mgr Job Bank               Wanda Hill            --open--
> Mgr Salary Survey          Kay Robart            --open--
> Mgr Contractors SIG        Dan Eisler            --open-- 
> 
> Outreach Committee================================================
> Mgr Hospitality            Tom Comey             Tom Comey
> Mgr Membership             Ann Gentle            --open--
> Mgr Public Relations       Tamara Dwyer          --open--
> Mgr Volunteer Bank         --open--              Vice President
> Mgr STC Activities         Karen Mulholland(act) --open--
> Mgr Academe (new)          n/a                   --open--
> 
> Publications Committee ============================================
> Mgr Chapter History        --open--              --open--
> Mgr Newsletter/Blog        Kendall Johns         Tracey Boyd
> Mgr Policies & Procedures  Mary Rio              --open--
> 
> Technologies Committee (new) =======================================
> Mgr Web (Webmaster)        Seth Park             --open--
> Mgr Listserv               Andrew Lucchesi       --open--
> Mgr Technologies SIG (new) n/a                   --open-- 
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> <http://www.genband.com/> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhgough at austin.rr.com [mailto:jhgough at austin.rr.com
> <mailto:jhgough at austin.rr.com> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:48 AM
> To: STC Austin Administrative Discussion List
> Subject: [stc-austin-admin] with text this time -- draft 
> solicitation for
> 2006-2007 volunteers
> 
> OK, this time *with* the msg text. :-)
> (Thanks Tamara)
> JG
> ======================
> Cheri, here is a posting I intend to put up on stc-austin-general 
> and the
> blog.  If you have suggestions, please send them by 3p today. I 
> have an
> early flight tomorrow.
> 
> (other board members are invited to comment as well)
> 
> =======================
> 
> The 2005-2006 year is drawing to a close and the Austin chapter of 
> STC needs
> YOUR help to continue serving the
> 
> community of technical writers in Austin. 
> 
> The chart below shows the list of offices, who occupies the offices
> currently, and the current candidates for
> 
> next year.  Multiple candidates for the same position are welcome. 
> At the
> May 23 chapter meeting and election
> 
> and induction is held.
> 
> For more information, read the job description and contact the 
current
> officeholder (or the director for the
> 
> area if the position is currently open).
> 
> To be listed as a candidate, please send your name and email address
> to:
> John Gough, President (use president --at-- stcaustin.org) Cheri 
> Mullins,Vice President (use vicepresident --at-- stcaustin.org) 
> The current
> officeholder
> 
> Officers will be posting more on the stc-austin-general listserv 
> and the
> blog in the coming weeks.
> 
> Current officers and email addresses are at:
> http://www.stcaustin.org/board/officers.htm
> <http://www.stcaustin.org/board/officers.htm> 
> 
> Job descriptions (including a schedule of activities) are posted at:
> 
http://www.stcaustin.org/leadership/STCAustin_Policies_and_Procedures.p
> 
<http://www.stcaustin.org/leadership/STCAustin_Policies_and_Procedures.
p> 
> df
> 
> The vision and strategy for the chapter posted at:
> http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/mission.htm
> <http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/mission.htm> 
> 
http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/STC_Austin_Strategic_Plan_2005_2006.pd
> 
<http://www.stcaustin.org/chapter/STC_Austin_Strategic_Plan_2005_2006.p
d> 
> f
> 
> 
> 
> Office                     Current           Candidates
> ------------------------   ----------------  -------------
> President                  John Gough        Cheri Mullins
> Vice President             Cheri Mullins     Leah Eaton
> Treasurer                  Andy Rogers       --open--
> Secretary                  Meryl Wilk        Meryl Wilk
> 
> Dir Competitions           Karen Mulholland  Austin Skaggs
> Dir Education & Programs   Marian Blake      Marian Blake
> Dir Employment             Wanda Hill        Wanda Hill
> Dir Outreach               Aaron DaMommio    Tamara Dwyer
> Dirr Publications           --open--          Aaron DaMommio
> 
> 
> (Competitions area)===========================================
> Mgr Pubs Competition       Karen Mulholland  --open--
> Mgr Student Writing Comp.  Austin Skaggs     Christine Granger
> Mgr Seminars               Wendy Painter     --open--
> 
> (Education & Programs area)===================================
> Mgr Programs/Info          Marian Blake(act) Joy Owen
> Mgr Online SIG             --open--          --open--  (inactive)
> 
> (Employment area)=============================================
> Mgr Job Bank               Wanda Hill        --open--
> Mgr Salary Survey          Kay Robart        --open--
> Mgr Ind. Contractors SIG   Dan Eisler       
> 
> (Outreach area)===============================================
> Mgr Hospitality            Tom Comey         Tom Comey
> Mgr Membership             Ann Gentle        --open--
> Mgr Public Relations       Tamara Dwyer      --open--
> Mgr Listserv               Andrew Lucchesi   --open--
> 
> 
> (Publications Area)===========================================
> Mgr Chapter History        --open--
> Mgr Newsletter/Blog        Kendall Johns     Tracey Boyd
> Mgr Policies&Procedures    Mary Rio          --open--
> Mgr Web (Webmaster)        Seth Park         --open--
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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