From ghart at videotron.ca  Mon Jul 11 18:25:05 2005
From: ghart at videotron.ca (Geoff Hart)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:25:05 -0400
Subject: Options to reform STC
Message-ID: <65174BBF-F26B-11D9-9254-000A95A98ABA@videotron.ca>

Joe Welinske, of WinWriters fame, is part of an initiative to provide 
input and discussion directed towards reforming STC. (See the techwr-l 
archives from last week for Joe's message on this topic. Visit 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reformstc/
to join this discussion group.)

In the meantime, as one step towards reform, it's worth noting that 
Peter Herbst, STC's executive director, has resigned and must soon be 
replaced. Joe, in cooperation with STC Fellow and past-president Saul 
Carliner, has devoted considerable thought to helping to ensure that 
the next executive director will do a better job of meeting member 
needs.

If you're interested in contributing to the debate, please join the 
discussion group and make your opinions known. And I encourage you to 
have a look at Joe's and Saul's letter to STC (see below) to see 
whether you agree. If you do, please sign the petition. More names 
means more chance of ensuring a change that works for everyone.

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Geoff Hart   ghart at videotron.ca
(try geoffhart at mac.com if you don't get a reply)
www.geoff-hart.com
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Begin forwarded message:

> You may or may not be aware that the Executive Director of STC has
> resigned. The selection of the next Exec will have an enormous impact
> on the future functioning of our Society. It will be the single most
> important decision the current Board of Directors will make. If the
> selection process is handled carefully and responsibly, this creates a
> wonderful opportunity for us.  If it is handled hastily and
> irresponsibly, this could speed STC's downward spiral.
>
> **The Society needs YOUR immediate assistance**
>
> Saul Carliner and Joe Welinske have formulated a proposal for the
> selection process and delivered it to President Laurent and the other
> Directors. The proposal has also been prepared as a formal petition
> that we ask you to review and consider:
>
>  http://www.petitiononline.com/execdir/petition.html
>
> If you support this approach, we ask you to endorse the online
> petition by this coming Sunday, July 17. We will send the signed
> petition to President Laurent.
>
> If you are a community officer or leader, we are requesting that you
> consider forwarding this message to all the members of your community
> via email this week. It is important for all of our fellow members to
> be apprised of this situation before the search process begins.
>
> We also encourage you to send your own thoughts regarding the
> Executive Director selection process directly to President Laurent.
>
> Thank you for caring about our Society,
>
> Saul Carliner, Ph.D., CTDP
> STC President, 1995-1996
> STC Fellow since 2000
>
> Joe Welinske
> Senior Member, Nominating Chair Puget Sound Chapter Founder, Reform
> STC President, WritersUA / WinWriters