Monthly Announcements for December

[Sheila Loring]

IN THIS ISSUE:
* December Monthly Meeting: Gather and Give for the Holidays
* Management SIG Meeting: Motivating Employees in These Tough Times
* Online SIG Meeting: No December Meeting, Needs New Home
* Tech Editing SIG Meeting: No December Meeting
* Upcoming Training Event: Developing E-Learning


A WORD FROM MICHAEL HARVEY, STC CAROLINA PRESIDENT

I regret to announce that, due to scheduling conflicts, Kay Ethier 
has resigned as Vice President of the STC Carolina Chapter. The 
administrative council will elect an interim Vice President at the 
December leadership meeting, per the chapter's bylaws.

We wish Kay the best of luck in her future endeavors. We will miss 
her energy and her creativity in our leadership meetings.


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MONTHLY MEETINGS
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1. GATHER AND GIVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS (December 13)
Ordinarily, the STC Carolina Chapter holds a holiday social in 
December, giving members a chance to meet and share holiday cheer, 
but these are not ordinary times. This December, we want to do 
something different, which we hope will spread cheer to others less 
fortunate.

This holiday season, we're asking you to open your hearts and your 
closets. On Thursday, December 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at EMC, 
we will collect clothes to benefit the Providence Home, a North 
Carolina emergency children's shelter in Eastern North Carolina. 
Providence Home is a shelter for abused kids age 8-17. The home is 
fully funded through donations and through the revenue generate at 
Providence Treasure, a thrift shop.

We will accept all types of gently used clothes (kids and adults), 
and receipts will be available. For more information on the shelter 
and this event, go to http://www.stc-carolina.org/www/upcoming.shtml.

2. MANAGEMENT SIG MEETING (December 6)
Michael Harvey will share tried and true tips for motivating 
employees in these tough times. Bring your employee motivational 
success stories and your not-so-successful stories. For details, see 
http://www.stc-carolina.org/www/PICs/mgt/.

3. ONLINE SIG MEETING
No meeting in December. Online SIG needs a new home for January. They 
meet the third Wednesday of every month. Please contact Ann-Marie 
Grissino at mailto:amgrissino at keypointconsultants.com.

4. TECH EDITING SIG MEETING
No meeting in December


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UPCOMING TRAINING EVENT
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DEVELOPING E-LEARNING (December 8)
CBT, WBT, e-learning. It's hot, it's everywhere. This full-day 
workshop will give you a practical overview of all facets of 
developing an e-learning project. ($65) For more details visit the 
Training Hub at http://www.stc-carolina.org/training/


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To change your e-mail address with the national headquarters, contact 
the STC membership director at membership at stc.org or visit 
http://www.stc.org/address_change.html. The local chapter receives 
address information from the national headquarters and does not 
maintain its own database. Note that you may use a different email 
address for the mailing lists, however, you're still required to 
update the email address on file with the national headquarters, 
should it change. To read more about changing your discussion or 
announcement list email address, see 
http://www.stc-carolina.org/www/lists.shtml.


Sheila Loring
Communications Manager, STC Carolina Chapter
loring at scriptorium.com, 481-2701 ext. 104