communication department

Volume XIX Number 10

December At-a-Glance

• In late November, acceptance letters were sent to all individuals whose session proposals were accepted for STC's 54th Annual Conference, May 13-16, 2007, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• In late November, the STC office mailed a reminder to sustaining organizations that have not renewed their memberships.
• In late November, the STC office mailed membership renewal invoices. Please see the article "Membership Renewals Due January 1" in this issue.
• In December, author kits will be sent to presenters of papers, panel discussions, progressions, and workshops selected for STC's 54th Annual Conference.
• The Preliminary Program for STC's 54th Annual Conference will be mailed in February.

December

• The deadline for speakers to return their conference participation and session assignment forms to the STC office is December 18, 2006.
• STC membership renewals for 2007 are due on January 1, 2007. Please remind your community membership to pay dues in order to be eligible to vote in the STC election.
• If your community is participating in the newsletter competition and has already sent in the completed entry form and the first issue (due October 15, 2006), subsequent issues are due January 10, 2007.
• The deadline for your chapter to send entries to the international technical publications, technical art, and online communication competitions is January 16, 2007.
• The first 2007 meeting of STC's Board of Directors will be held on February 2–3, 2007, in Arlington, Virginia.
• Students must submit completed applications for STC scholarships offered in the 2006-2007 academic year by February 15, 2007.
• The deadline for your chapter to send entries to STC's public relations competition is March 5, 2007.
• The deadline for your chapter to send entries to STC's international student technical communication competition is March 15, 2007.
• The annual STC election will take place in March and April 2007. Ballots will be mailed in early March.

As of December 1, 2006:

Total members: 15,741
Members residing in the U.S.: 13,324
Members residing in Canada: 1,430
Members residing elsewhere: 987
Total communities*: 154