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September 4: Thursdays @ STC Chicago
September 18: Writing and Intellectual Property Rights: Respecting Others' and Guarding Your Own
Call for Entries to the 37th Annual Technical Publications, Art, and Online Competition
Alliance Group Meetings & Workshops
September 2008 Photo Contest
Other News
September 4: Thursdays @ STC Chicago
Meet with STC Chicago members for lunch or dinner on Thursday, September 4. This month, you'll have an opportunity to network with industry professionals in Lincolnshire, Wheeling, Schaumburg, Chicago and two Downers Grove locations. Our downtown Chicago get-together has been so well attended that we've added a new time and new (quieter!) locations. Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVPs are recommended. To learn more about these networking opportunities, see Thursdays.
September 18: STC Chicago Monthly Meeting
Writing and Intellectual Property Rights: Respecting Others' and Guarding Your Own
Join us on September 18 for our next meeting and hear our speaker, Chicago patent attorney Bob Brill, discuss intellectual property law and its impact on how we create and manage content in a digital age. Attend this meeting and learn about the concept of "fair use" and how it affects the work we do as technical communicators. If your job requires you to use the Internet to create, distribute and exchange information, you won't want to miss this event.
Meeting Location: Carleton Hotel, 1110 Pleasant Street, Oak Park, Illinois (Google Map)
Register Today!
Call for Entries for the 37th Annual STC Chicago Competition
Get Ready for October's Deadline Today...
This fall marks STC Chicago's 37th annual Technical Publications, Art, and Online Communication Competition. Members and nonmembers alike can enter the competition or volunteer to be a judge. Entries postmarked by October 10 have an entry fee of $75. Late entries postmarked between October 11 and 24 will be accepted with an entry fee of $100. If you will be sending a late entry, please notify competition@stc-chicago.org of your entry ahead of time so we can allot a judging space for it. All entries must be received by October 25, 2008.
Call for Annual Chapter Competition Judges | New This Year: Remote Judging
Have you wanted to participate as a judge, but just weren't able to make it to our judging venues? This year, we will be expanding our Remote Judging teams. Remote judges will have the same responsibilities as on-site judges but will coordinate with their teammates completely via email and conference calls. Entries will be mailed to the remote judges, and the judges will be responsible for mailing the entries along with their judge's comments back to the committee in a timely fashion.
The Central Iowa and Wisconsin chapters are participating in our chapter competition, so there should be many new and unique entries! If interested in volunteering as a judge, please contact Dan Dornbrook ( vicepresident@stc-chicago.org).
Check the STC Chicago website soon for complete competition information, including entry forms and judging materials.
Alliance Group Meetings & Workshops
September 8 | Inspired Leadership | Marian Baker
Explore new possibilities for your own life by learning how inspired leaders create success for themselves and others in the service of a better world.Chicago Coach Federation (CCF)
September 19 & 20 | Bigger Game | Rick Tamlyn in Association with the Chicago Coach Federation
This two-day workshop is rooted in an innovation model that helps individuals, teams and organizations create meaning, conviction, courage and growth en route to achieving desirable goals and dreams.
September 19 | Interactive Meetings: Turning Snores and Bores into Encores | Jolene Jang
With attention spans shrinking, tech-gadgets on the rise, and time as valuable as gold, it is imperative that you, as a speaker, provide unique, exciting presentations. Learn how at this interactive workshop.
September 25 | Accelerated Learning Workshop | Gail Heidenhain
Learn about innovative ways to increase learning potential through the use of games, music and simulations.Chicago International Society for Performance Improvement (CISPI)
September 2008 Photo Contest
Murals are an important part of the public art scene here in Chicago. This month's photo, featured above, is of a prominent mural located in the city's New East Side. Can you identify the intersection where the mural can be found? And don't try asking STC Chicago member Kelly Oja, who donated the photo from his personal collection. He's sworn to secrecy!
The first person to email contest@stc-chicago.org with the correct answer will receive an STC tote bag compliments of STC Chicago.
Contestants are eligible to win only one prize within any one 12-month period. We will notify the winner via email and post the winner's name on our website. The correct answer will be posted on our blog.
Other News
Chicago New Media Summit | September 15 & 16
Thought leaders, entrepreneurs and other innovators are gathering at the Museum of Contemporary Art for two days of "talks, presentations and performances about the mergers of technology, entertainment, advertising, activism and more." For details, see Chicago New Media Summit. |
