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The Proof Sheet is the newsletter of the Rochester chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.

Publication schedule:
Articles and columns are published when available. Issues are archived monthly from the material submitted.

Submissions:
We accept original feature-length articles on topics relating to technical communication or to our life as technical communicators, and short articles that fit the topics of our regular columns. You may also submit announcements of chapter and regional events and professional development opportunities.

Reprints:
Proof Sheet occasionally publishes reprints of relevant material from other STC publications. Authors may submit previously-published articles as long as they own the copyright.

Writers and columnists:
Each article published will have a byline. The final article posted each month will be a masthead for that issue, and will include credits for the contributors.

Copyright statement:

Newsletter blog © 2006 by the Rochester Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.
Archived issues © 1997 – 2005 by the Rochester Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication

Note for contributors:
The writer retains copyright in submitted material. However, by submitting an article or column, you implicitly grant a license to the Proof Sheet to run the article and for other STC publications to reprint it without permission. Please let the editor know if your article has run elsewhere or if it has been submitted for consideration to other publications.

STC information:

Society for Technical Communication
901 N. Stuart Street, Arlington, VA 22203-1822
703-522-4114.
www.stc.org

STC Region 1 Director:
Cindy Currie

STC Mission: Creating and supporting a forum for communities of practice in the profession of technical communication.

Milestones:
2006-7
54st Anniversary Year of STC
49th Anniversary Year of Rochester Chapter

Rochester Chapter leaders:

Council (elected):
President: Joseph Uhal
Vice president: Amy Castronova
Secretary: Linda Beattie
Treasurer: Louise Remington
Education manager: Amy Friend
Membership manager: Margie Mitchell
Program manager: Agapi Theodorou
Nominations and members at large:

Betsy Christiansen Estelle Holloway
Immediate past president, nominations manager, strategic planning: Lisa Moretto

Committee managers (appointed):
Archives and Awards: Ann L. Wiley Ph.D.
Email list: Stephanie Bazinet
Employment: Elaine Lanni
Historian emeritus: Jim Morrow

(mail goes to the Archivist)
Public relations: Carmel Priore-Garlock Melanie Blank
spectrum 2007 Manager: Amy Castronova
Technical publications competition manager: Jan Peartree
Web manager: Stephanie Bazinet

Companies represented by members in the Rochester Chapter:
Advanced Language Translation Inc., Ann L. Wiley Consultants Inc., Ardent Learning, Aslan Document Management Services, BCC Software Inc., Bosch Security Systems, Bridge-Tek Services, Communications Plus, CR Associates, D Pieratti Information Design, Eastman Kodak Company, Eyepopping Design, First Consulting, Freelance Communication, Gleason Works, InkDotCom, ITX Corporation, Language Intelligence Ltd., Lenel Systems, MasterWork Consulting, Monroe Community College, Moon Gold Press and Workshops, MT Consulting Co., Nazareth College, NexPress, Nita Beck Communications, Novatek Communications, Optical Gaging Products Inc., Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Paychex Inc., Preferred Care, Raymond Corporation, RGI Learning, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), RIT National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Shenouda Associates, Stone Construction Equipment Inc., Systems and Computer Technology, Technical and Patent Translations, Techwrite Services Inc., Universal Instruments, Veeco Instruments Inc., West Group, Write Angle, Writing-related Services, Xerox