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STC/SM
Current Chapter Program Meeting
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Program
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2010 STC/SM Chapter Program Meeting: Developing Online Technical
Writing Portfolios
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Featuring |
Lisa
Veasey, Instructor, English/Writing Department, Technical Writing
Program Advisor |
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Program
Announcement |
The
Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication
(STC/SM) will offer our October 2010 STC/SM Program Meeting on Tuesday,
October 5, 2010, hosted at Washtenaw Community College, in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. The program will focus on the development of Technical
writing portfolios online, serving as the launch of the STC/SM Online
Member Portfolio service through the STC/SM website, and including
a keynote presentation by Lisa Veasey, Instructor, English/Writing
Department, Technical Writing Program Advisor, Washtenaw Community
College (WCC).
Also, the program will include awards and recognition activities
for the 2009-2010 term the chapter and a public transition of the
STC/SM Council.
This
is an excellent opportunity to learn and think about portfolio development
for technical writers, network with your colleagues, and find out
about new member services your STC/SM council has been developing.
In addition, we will also hold a surprise door prize giveaway at
the event for attendees—win your STC/SM T-shirt!
We
look forward to the possibility of seeing you in a relaxed, professional
setting, also including a catered dinner option for attendees. For
more information or if you have any other questions, visit the STC/SM
Chapter Programs webpage, or send an email to the STC/SM
Programs Manager at < programs@stc-sm.org >. To register,
send an email
to the STC/SM Registration
Coordinator at < register@stc-sm.org >. |
Program
Overview |
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Focusing
on portfolio techniques and development, the program also
marks a formal, public transition of the STC/SM Council, including
four main parts.
—This
event will offer a catered dinner option for attendees, starting
at 6:00 PM. Buffet-style dinner option for $14: Artichoke
Chicken, seared chicken in an artichoke infused veloute sauce,
includes tossed garden salad, a vegetable medley, rice pilaf,
rolls, butter, and beverages. (Note:
The previous selection, Champagne Chicken, is no longer available.
Artichoke chicken is a very similar dish—a chicken breast
with a sauce.)
—Awards
and recognition activities for the 2009-2010 term the chapter,
including the Distinguished Chapter Service Award presentation
and formal announcement of the scholarship winner. Public
transition of STC/SM Council and introductory remarks by chapter
president Maryann Bowen.
—Overview/presentation
and launch of the STC/SM Online Member Portfolio service through
the STC/SM website, presented by Mark Lockwood, STC/SM Past
President. The STC/SM chapter is providing space through the
chapter website to all of its members, primarily for the purpose
of creating and maintaining an online portfolio for a professional
job search. With STC/SM setting up and hosting a basic site,
all you have to do is upload your resume and portfolio to
get started. Where it goes from there is up to you, depending
on your needs: you can upload text, photos, movies—whatever
you think will best show off your skills to prospective employers.
—Keynote
presentation by Lisa Veasey, Instructor, English/Writing Department,
Technical Writing Program Advisor, Washtenaw Community College
(WCC). At the end of each semester, students in Lisa’s
technical writing classes create portfolios to showcase their
semester-long projects. Students have completed this assignment
in a variety of ways, from creating web sites to preparing
ePortfolios using Adobe Acrobat 9. Lisa will share some of
her students’ past portfolios, and demonstrate how Adobe
Acrobat 9 can be used to create an ePortfolio quickly and
easily.
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Particulars |
| Date |
Tuesday,
October 5, 2010 |
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6:00 PM - 7:00
PM—Registration, Networking, & Dinner
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM—Welcome/Introduction, & Chapter
Program Presentation |
| Location |
Washtenaw
Community College
Room ML 103
4800 E. Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800 |
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Fees |
Please
bring a check payable to STC/SM or cash at the door.
Free—All
College Students
$5—STC/SM Chapter Members
$10—STC Members (not STC/SM)
$15—Non-Members of STC
Attendees
who want the dinner option will need to pay an extra $14 in
addition to program fees.
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Registration |
For
this event, if possible, please register prior to the program by
sending an email to < register@stc-sm.org
>. As guests of members and students, as well as the general
public, are also welcome to attend this excellent educational and
networking opportunity, please let us know that you are coming and
if you are bringing guests. If you are unable to register in advance,
please feel free to come anyway. You can check in and pay at the
door. Please also indicate if you would like dinner, as we will
be ordering it in advance; we will order a few extra dinners as
well, so let us know if you want to eat whenever you register. |
Directions/Parking |
Washtenaw
Community College is located in Ann Arbor, MI, within about an hour
from most locations in southeastern Michigan. Visitors should look
for the ML building on the east side of campus, which is adjacent
to parking lots 1 and 2.
For
your convenience, we have provided several links to MapQuest for
you to create a custom map to the meeting. Click the "Directions
To This Location" link to go to a MapQuest webpage that automatically
includes the "Ending Location", mapped to the address
for the meeting. Click the MapQuest logo to go to the MapQuest homepage
for entering a map address.
Directions
To This Location
For more information about getting to the WCC campus, visit the
Campus Map & Parking page, clicking the following link, online
at < http://www.wccnet.edu/about-us/visiting/ >.
WCC
> Visiting > Campus Map & Parking
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