From webmaster at stc-arkansas.org Mon Oct 6 14:02:05 2008 From: webmaster at stc-arkansas.org (AR STC Webmaster) Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:02:05 -0500 Subject: [STCARC-L] Arkansas Chapter STC Election Underway Message-ID: <48EA6EBD.4040402@stc-arkansas.org> Some of you saw the posting on the chapter web site http://stc-arkansas.org/ and have already voted. For those who haven't, here is the official slate and election information for our chapter election. To vote, please use our election form at http://stc-arkansas.org/election/ (you will need your STC member ID number so we can validate the ballot). The following people have volunteered to serve as officers of the Arkansas Chapter STC for the 2009 term (January to December 2009). Please show your support for our volunteer officers by voting in the election! 2009 Arkansas Chapter STC Candidates President: Fredie Smith Vice President: Bill Smith Secretary: Anna Smith Treasurer: Pat Moore Nominating Committee: Tommy Trussell and Pat Moore From epmoore at att.net Sun Oct 12 13:22:38 2008 From: epmoore at att.net (epmoore at att.net) Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:22:38 +0000 Subject: [STCARC-L] Reminder about upcoming Arkansas STC meeting Saturday Oct. 18 Message-ID: <101220081922.7468.48F24E7D0007C71900001D2C22216128369B0A02D29B9B0EBF0A9D0101039F0A@att.net> Howdy all: The Arkansas chapter of the Society for Technical Communication invites you to attend its October meeting entitled ?Simplifying your life with forms?. This meeting is Saturday, October 18, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. at UALR room SUA106C. (A UALR map is available online at http://www.ualr.edu/www/ in the upper right corner of the page.) The meeting is free, and STC members and the public are welcome. You do not need to be a member of STC in order to attend. Multimedia designer Fredie Smith will guide participants through the following hands-on activities: ? How to create forms from a template, a scan document, and from scratch. Acrobat allows you to create forms multiple ways, providing the user a quick and efficient way to receive feedback from your audience at little to no cost. ? Distributing and compiling form data from your forms. Fredie will demonstrate how to use Acrobat to track and manage forms distribution. He will demonstrate what the audience sees and show some possible applications for forms. Fredie Smith is the owner of Thoughts to Ink, a multimedia design company that produces business-to-business advertising and marketing materials. He has ten years of experience working with Adobe products, including Acrobat. Prior to his work at Thoughts to Ink, Fredie served for three years as a multimedia specialist at Camp Robinson?s Professional Education Center. He is a UALR graduate with a bachelor?s degree in professional and technical writing. For more information about this or other STC events, contact Arkansas STC president Fredie Smith at ttink6 at gmail.com. From jomariesmith at sbcglobal.net Wed Oct 15 20:12:19 2008 From: jomariesmith at sbcglobal.net (Jo Marie Smith) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:12:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [STCARC-L] Grant Writer Position Message-ID: <617918.74869.qm@web83006.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Grant Writer Print Job Number: 621 posted 10/3/08 The University of Arkansas at Little Rock invites applicants for the position of Grant Writer (req#621) in the Nanotechnology Center. Support for administrators, scientists in the Nanotechnology Center and other researchers at UALR conducting nanoscale research for preparing proposals and contracts and identifying funding opportunities. Essential duties: Assumes responsibility for and assists in the development, processing, and submission of grant and contract proposals to federal, state, and private funding agencies. Researches and collects pertinent data needed for grant development. Prepares summary reports of grants and contracts as needed by UALR administration and funding agencies. Responsible for identifying potential sources of funding; works with UALR personnel to develop proposal budgets and to meet requirements for proposal submission; works with subject matter experts to develop and write proposals to submit to identified agencies or private organizations. Performs related duties as required. Education: Master?s degree in technical writing or related field preferred. Minimum experience: 3 years experience directly related to grant development, funding research, writing, and preparation for submission. Required qualifications: Knowledge of grants, contracts, and applications and familiarity with electronic submission requirements from a variety of sponsoring agencies; working knowledge of grant development and management process; strong interpersonal and computer skills; ability to work collaboratively; excellent written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines and handle multiple priorities; and professional demeanor Preferred qualifications: Experience writing in science, engineering, or nanotechnology; experience in higher education, federal government, state government, or industry working as a grant writer. To apply; submit a letter of application (reference req#621), current resume, and three references to: Jo Marie Smith, Nanotechnology Center, UALR, 2801 S. University, Little Rock, AR 72204. Electronic submission to: jmsmith1 at ualr.edu (with req#621 in the subject line) or fax 501.683.7601. For more information visit http://ualr.edu or http://nanotechnologycenter.ualr.edu UALR is subject to EEO/AA/FOI laws. Persons hired must provide proof of legal authority to work in the United States. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.stc.org/pipermail/stcarc-l/attachments/20081015/0a8effa9/attachment.html From KDover at SPP.ORG Wed Oct 22 08:08:49 2008 From: KDover at SPP.ORG (Keith Dover) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:08:49 -0500 Subject: [STCARC-L] November Meeting Flyer Message-ID: Greetings all, Attached is the flyer for the November STC AR Meeting. Please forward to anyone who might be interested in attending. Sorry I missed our meeting last week due to my back injury. I'm scheduled for an MRI as soon as I can straighten up enough to go through with it...otherwise, I'm doing ok. Take care everyone and I hope to see you all again soon! 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