Door Prize for February Meeting

Fri Feb 10 14:26:57 MST 2006

Do we have a $ goal or plan for raising scholarship money?

This strikes me as strategically too small a target, given how much 
money it takes to make a difference to a student (we allocated $500 
this year for the Colby Fund). Marian, can you fill me in?  I may not 
be current on the email thread for this topic.

Thanks,
John

----- Original Message -----
From: Marian Blake <maid1marian at yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, February 10, 2006 3:13 pm
Subject: [stc-austin-admin] Re: Door Prize for February Meeting

> Well,
> I'm not sure it is worth the time and effort if we
> price tickets that cheap.  If we have 40 people at the
> meeting and EVERYONE buys a 50c ticket, then we've
> only raised $20.  If EVERYONE buys a $2 ticket, we've
> raised $80, which could buy a student a book or 2.  
> I don't think a $2 gamble to win a $40 book is all
> that bad . . .
> Anyone else?  This is to raise $$ for Scholarships.   
> -Marian
> 
> --- Aaron DaMommio <aaron at damommio.com> wrote:
> 
> > For a $40 raffle prize like this, I think the
> > tickets need to be very 
> > cheap, more like .50 than $2.
> > --Aaron
> > 
> > Marian Blake wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Seth,
> > >
> > > I announced at last month's meeting on Single
> > Sourcing that I would 
> > > auction off as a Door Prize in February the
> > related Book -
> > >
> > > "Managing Enterprise Content - a Unified Content
> > Strategy" by Ann 
> > > Rockley at the February meeting.
> > >
> > > This is a gently used book and is signed by Ann
> > Rockley - although it 
> > > is addressed to me.
> > >
> > > I no longer do this type of work, so no longer
> > need the book.
> > >
> > > I will sell Door Prize Tickets for:
> > >
> > > One Ticket - $2
> > >
> > > Three Tickets - $5
> > >
> > > Seven Tickets - $10
> > >
> > > Proceeds are to go to our new Scholarship Program
> > (Andy - if you are 
> > > at the meeting, I will just give you the $$ then).
> > >
> > > The book Retails for $39.99.
> > >
> > > Can you post this info on the Web Site with the
> > updated Meeting info?
> > >
> > > I would like for folks to be prepared. 
> > >
> > > If anyone is opposed to this - please let me know.
> > 
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > Ann Balaban cannot make the February meeting
> > >
> > > I thought I forwarded the new meeting info to you,
> > but here it is again. 
> > >
> > > The info on Ann Balaban is still out on the
> > website
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > Here is what I sent on Monday 2/6:
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > >Seth and Tamara,
> > >
> > >Ann Balaban is starting a new job and will not be
> > able
> > >
> > >to speak with us in February - BUT - Kathlyn Auten
> > >
> > >agreed to come back & speak with us in Ann's place.
> >  
> > >
> > >Kathlyn has a different Presentation for us. 
> > >
> > >A Title, Short Blurb, and short Bio are included
> > >
> > >below.  I like the 1st Title best.  
> > >
> > >Can we get this out on the Austin STC Web Site and
> > in
> > >
> > >the Newsletter ASAP?
> > >
> > >Thank You so Much!
> > >
> > >Marian
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >Marian Blake 
> > >
> > >Director Education & Programs
> > >
> > >Austin Chapter Society for Technical Communication
> > >
> > >H: 830-798-1087
> > >
> > >Cell: 512-470-1583
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >--- "Auten, Kathlyn" <kathlyna at ti.com
> >
> <http://us.f318.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?
To=kathlyna at ti.com&YY=19100&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&
pos=0&view=a&head=b>>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >> Subject: RE: Speak at Austin STC Meeting - Feb
> > 28,
> > >
> > >> 2006 ?
> > >
> > >> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 13:14:21 -0600
> > >
> > >> From: "Auten, Kathlyn" <kathlyna at ti.com
> >
> <http://us.f318.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?
To=kathlyna at ti.com&YY=19100&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&
pos=0&view=a&head=b>>
> > >
> > >> To: "Marian Blake" <maid1marian at yahoo.com
> >
> <http://us.f318.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?
To=maid1marian at yahoo.com&YY=19100&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort
=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>>
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> Marian,
> > >
> > >> Sorry for the delay; things have been crazy
> > lately.
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> For the title, how about:
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> Dazzling Your Customers With Multifaceted
> > >
> > >> Information Products
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> or
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> Multidimensional Information Design:  A Case
> > Study
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> You can pick, just let me know which you pref.
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> Blurb:
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> Kathlyn explains how her team threw out the book
> > and
> > >
> > >> designed
> > >
> > >> a product information Web site that is structured
> > to
> > >
> > >> fit the
> > >
> > >> design system it supports.
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> Bio (feel free to shorten): 
> > >
> > >> 
> > >
> > >> Kathlyn Auten is manager of ASIC
> > >
> > >> (Application-Specific Integrated 
> > >
> > >> Circuit) Product Information at Texas
> > Instruments. 
> > >
> > >> This team
> > >
> > >> has produced product information strictly on the
> > Web
> > >
> > >> since 1996, 
> > >
> > >> improving timeliness and efficiency and
> > dramatically
> > >
> > >> reducing 
> > >
> > >> costs by automating much of the Web delivery and
> > >
> > >> eliminating paper.  
> > 
> === message truncated ===
> 
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