Did you miss the 2016 Business Meeting at #STC16? Here are our slides from the meeting.
Or download the 2016 Business Meeting Presentation PowerPoint.
The race is on! Help our SIG get rewarded from new memberships and renewals
Do you know someone who might be interested in joining STC? There’s no better time to join STC and our SIG, or renew STC membership! The STC new/renewed member recruitment race is now on, and goes through and May 6, 2016. Communities receive credit when someone joins or renews online and notes the community that referred them. Here’s how it works:
When recruiting a member, have them include the name of your chapter or SIG on the online application — in our case, the IDL SIG. The referral field is found under the Membership tab. Your community must be listed on the application to receive credit.
- One point is awarded for each member in any of these four categories: Classic, New TC Professional, Student, or Gold Value Package.
- Corporate Value Package (CVP) members are worth one point for each team member. For example, if five new members join or renew from one company as a CVP, your community receives five points.
The winning community will receive:
- One upgrade from 2016 Classic to Gold Value Package membership
- 50% off one 2016 online course
- A copy of WordPress in Depth (1st Edition) by Michael McCallister
- One free 2016 print subscription to Intercom magazine
- One free 2016 print subscription to Technical Communication journal
- Two complete Salary Database kits (including the Excel workbooks)
- Two $50 Amazon gift cards
- One “Community Spotlight” post on STC’s Notebook blog
To receive referral credit, be sure to remind new and renewing members to list the IDL SIG in the referral field.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact Cheryl Miller, STC Membership Services manager, or call the STC Office at +1 (571) 366-1914.
You’re invited to attend your IDL SIG monthly meeting
The team leads and co-managers invite you to attend your IDL SIG monthly meeting and hear what goes into running the SIG.
The meeting info doesn’t change from month to month, so why not set up a recurring item in your calendar on the last Wednesday of each month, cut and paste the information below, and join us?
Meeting time: 4:30 PM Pacific, 5:30 PM Mountain, 6:30 PM Central, 7:30 PM Eastern.
To avoid connection delays, please plan to log on 5 to 8 minutes before the scheduled start time as given above.
Click this URL to log on: https://stc.adobeconnect.com/idl
- Select ENTER AS A GUEST and type in the name you’d like us to know you by.
- Click ENTER ROOM. Set up Audio/Phone Connection (this is the preferred method and it is toll-free): when the JOIN AUDIO CONFERENCE dialog box displays, select the DIAL OUT option.
- Type in your phone number and click JOIN. You will receive a call from Adobe Connect confirming the audio connection. Turn off your computer speakers to avoid feedback.
There’s still time! Renew your STC and SIG membership today
Although the official STC member renewal period has expired, it’s not too late to renew your membership for 2016! If you have not done so yet, you can renew today to reactivate your membership, and once again enjoy all of the benefits of being part of STC and our SIG, including
- Discounts on many educational opportunities, such as webinars, courses, and our annual STC Summit conference.
- Access to the STC salary database and “first look” access to the STC job bank.
- Opportunities to network, build your skills, and grow professionally with colleagues both in person and virtually.
- Opportunities to be recognized for your work through competitions, awards, and honors.
- Mentoring and being mentored.
- The right to vote in the annual STC election, which starts on February 29.
As an IDL SIG member, you can now attend our webinar programs FREE, on top of the many other benefits of being part of our community.
To renew your STC and SIG membership for 2016, go to http://stc.org/membership, select your membership type, complete the renewal form, and submit your payment. If you renew as a Gold member, your SIG membership is already included! If you renew as a Classic, Student, Retired, Corporate Value, or New Techcomm Professional member, be sure to select the IDL SIG as one of your communities. You can be a member of more than one chapter or SIG.
Stay with us in 2016! Take a few moments now to renew your STC and SIG membership. We look forward to having you as a part of our community.
Preeti Mathur, Viqui Dill Receive STC Distinguished SIG Service Award
We are proud to announce that two of our SIG leaders, Preeti Mathur and Viqui Dill, have received the STC Distinguished SIG Service Award (DSSA). The DSSA, Distinguished Chapter Service Awards, and Distinguished Community Service for Students Awards are given annually by STC to members who have offered extensive service and exemplary commitment to their communities. Each community nominates one or more of its members for an award. The nominations are submitted to STC and evaluated, and nominee recommendations are presented to the STC board of directors for approval.
Preeti served two years as co-manager of our SIG. She was instrumental in redeveloping the training evaluation program that we offer as a SIG membership benefit, acting as the subject matter expert. She played a key role in getting our IDL web site moved over to the STC host in a time when much of her work and home life were anything but settled.
Preeti’s citation reads:
In recognition of your exemplary patience, dedication, and diplomacy in co-managing the SIG, while simultaneously overseeing the training evaluation program, and porting the web site to a new hosting service.
Viqui has been an active volunteer in the IDL SIG throughout her entire membership. She currently serves in two critical roles in the SIG – webmaster and program manager.
As webmaster, Viqui put her considerable web development skills to work to refine our SIG’s design and layout after our migration to the STC host. Viqui serves as our principal site administrator, layout expert, and troubleshooter, helping other volunteers get up and running as site contributors. Thanks to Viqui’s work, we have a technically sound, informative site.
As program manager, Viqui recruits excellent presenters for SIG webinars, and seeks opportunities to offer quality programs in partnership with other STC communities. Recently, Viqui coordinated a program on usability in partnership with the Usability and User Experience SIG. In addition, Viqui manages all of our program registration details.
Viqui’s citation reads:
For her superpowers, used in our SIG to lead both Programs and the Web site teams, that she expresses with grace and good humor.
Our deepest thanks to Preeti and Viqui for their service to the IDL SIG — and heartiest congratulations on your well-deserved DSSA awards!