Community Events

The below are community events sent in by chapter and SIG leaders. If you’d like to include your community’s events, please send them to Kevin Cuddihy in the format seen below. This is a static URL, so please feel free to link to it from your STC website. All members are invited to attend any of the below meetings, many of which are virtual. See the websites for more information or to sign up. Many communities are posting events on MySTC, so see the Events page there as well.

1 May: Santa Barbara, Monthly Schmoozing Lunch, Elephant Bar, Noon-1:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/SBSTC-Society-for-Technical-Communication-Santa-Barbara/

2 May: East Bay, Chapter Meeting, presentation by Teresa Oliver-Merrill on creating a documentation department from scratch, 5:30-8:30 pm PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.ebstc.org/chapter-meetings.html

3 May: Santa Barbara, launch co-sponsored speakers’ registry
http://www.TechCommSpeakersBureau.org

14 May: Washington DC Baltimore, Making Documents Accessible and Section 508 Compliant with Carolyn Kelley Klinger   6:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcwdc.org/wdcblog/event/making-documents-accessible-and-section-508-compliant/

14 May; Eastern Iowa, Chapter Meeting; John Rodriguez’s  presentation on Cybercrime: How to be vigilant and pro-active while protecting your resources, Longbranch Supper Club, 5:30-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-easterniowa.org/

14 May: Phoenix, Happy Hour at Sandbar Grill at Desert Ridge, 5:30–7:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/113097832/

14 May: Twin Cities, Minimalism – It’s Really About the User! with Barbara Beresford, TIES, St. Paul, 5:30-8:00 CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stctc.org/

15 May: Wisconsin, Chapter Meeting, STC 60th Anniversary Celebration at the Grohmann Museum with Dave Clark on the Future of Technical Communication, 5:30-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-wi.org/2013/04/19/stc-60th-anniversary-celebration-at-the-grohmann/

15 May: San Francisco, Connect the Docs: Managing Content Across Documents with Yogen Kapadia (CEO) and Craig Tobey (Sales Director) of Infinote, 6:00-9:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-sf.org/

16 May: Rocky Mountain, Business Meeting featuring “The Year in Review,” pollowed by Monica Valdez, Amadeus Consulting, presenting “Strategies for Building Local Online Visibility and Marketing to Technical Communicators, 6:00-9:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/documents/open/meetings-may13

16 May: Willamette Valley, TechComm Contracting: A Panel Discussion, 6:00-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stcwvc.org

16 May: Orlando Central Florida, Annual Business meeting, Melissa Pellegrin Scholarship Awards, and Project Management presentation by Helen Tipton, Wyndham Vacation Ownership corporate offices, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stcorlando.eventbrite.com

21 May: France, Community Webinar, Job Hunting across Europe: Candidate Perspectives, Co-Presenters: Sara Goldberger and Inger Larsen, 7:00-8:00 PM CEST
http://www.eventbrite.fr/event/5975736589

21 May: Canada West Coast, Writing and the Digital Revolution: Relationships and Connections, with Sean Cranbury. 7:00-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
Registration to attend in person: http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=47&EID=15002
Registration to attend webinar: http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=47&EID=15001

21 May: Puget Sound, Chapter Meeting, presentation from Janet Fisher, competition winner, about the paths that three writers took to get into the game industry, 6:00-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-psc.org/wp/upcoming-events/

22 May: Houston, Galleria Networking Lunch, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aWYyaDZwc2JhMTVxNDY2cWthdXRkZTYxYTRfMjAxMzA1MjhUMTYzMDAwWiBzdGMuaG91c3RvbkBt&ctz=America/Chicago

25 May: Chicago, “Spring into Action” Portfolio Review Event, 9:00-11:00 AM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-chicago.com

30 May: Phoenix, Dim Sum at C-Fu Gourmet in Chandler, 12:15–1:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.meetup.com/Metro-Phoenix-Technical-Communicators/events/115862472/

30 May: New York Metro, Half-day workshop with Connie Malamed, the eLearning Couch: Visual and Information Design: Do it Like a Pro, 1:00-5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
https://sites.google.com/site/stcnychapter/home/connie-malamed-design-like-a-pro-workshop-and-designing-and-writing-mobile-apps-for-performance-support

30 May: New York Metro, Chapter monthly meeting and presentation by Connie Malamed, the eLearning Couch: Designing and Writing Mobile Apps for Performance Support 5:30-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
https://sites.google.com/site/stcnychapter/home/connie-malamed-design-like-a-pro-workshop-and-designing-and-writing-mobile-apps-for-performance-support

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