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STC Consulting and Independent Contracting SIG - Webinar Recordings.

The Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group is making recordings available from some of their webinars. So far, two have been posted on the SIG’s web site.

April 2, 2008

How do I choose a business entity? What about employment contracts? Do I register my trademark? How do I protect my intellectual property on the Internet? So many questions! But it doesn’t have to be overwhelming!

If you missed this very informative and entertaining webinar, hosted by STC’s own Christopher Julliet, you can purchase the PowerPoint and audio files from the CIC SIG website. The cost for both files is $35.00 for CIC SIG members, and $50 for non-members.  Visit the CIC SIG website, http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html, click on What’s New, then click on the link for the “recorded version of the April 2, 2008 webinar.”

Barbi Harrison
CIC SIG manager

This webinar from 2007 is also available:

March 6, 2007

Marketing your consulting practice doesn’t have to be a struggle! But it will be if you waste your time using techniques that don’t work. Download this webinar to learn five winning strategies to build a thriving business… and three tactics to avoid, one of which actually drives clients away!

submitted by Susan Burton

STC must notify members regarding the time, date, and location of STC’s annual business meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting, according to the laws of New York State where STC is incorporated. Members cannot opt out of receiving this notice.

STC’s annual business meeting is Monday, June 2, 2008, 6:30-7:30 pm ET at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Lecture Hall (Room 114) on 100 level, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Only STC members who have paid their dues in full may vote at the meeting. Nonmembers may attend as observers.

Susan Burton, CAE
Executive Director

STC has announced the appointment of the 2007 Fellows and Associate Fellows. These individuals, listed in this month’s Tieline and available on the STC web site, will be honored at the Technical Communication Summit in May.

STC recognizes and honors deserving senior members by conferring upon them the rank of associate fellow. Those selected as associate fellows are exceptional individuals who have consistently demonstrated meaningful contributions to the Society and to the profession over a period of years.

The highest rank that the Society for Technical Communication can confer upon a member is that of fellow. The select few who become fellows are associate fellows who have attained eminence in the arts and sciences of technical communication through service that has distinguished both the Society and the profession.

[submitted by stc@stc.org]

The 2007 STC election is now open!

Please go to the STC Web site (http://www.stc.org/) and click on the “Vote Now” button to access the online voting. To log on, use your STC member number and password.

If you requested a paper ballot, one is being mailed to you. However, please consider voting online instead. By doing so you will save time and postage, and ensure that your vote is received immediately.

Online voting closes April 12, 2007, at 12:00 noon ET. If you have any questions, please contact Ed Rutkowski at ed@stc.org.

Have a say in STC’s future: Vote today!