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Volume XIX Number 4

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In this issue.... Hands-On Training at Leadership Day Adding a Blog to Your Chapter Web Site Honors & Awards Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for Society-Level Position in 2007 $10,000 Research Grants: June 30 Deadline Administration Conferences & Events Membership April At-A-Glance Leadership Links masthead PDF version

Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for Society-Level Positions in 2007

Would you like be a part of leading STC to ensure that it remains a vital organization? You—and other members whom you know and respect—could have the chance by being a candidate for a Society-level position in 2007.

Do you have experience directing the implementation of new ideas? Could you help coordinate programs beneficial to our profession? Are you open to change and making it happen? If your answers are “yes,” tell the STC nominating committee that you would be interested in running for office. If you know another member who should be considered for a position on our international board, please add that person’s name, too.

The nominating committee will consider all recommendations as it draws up the 2007 slate of candidates. Part of the committee’s process involves contacting potential candidates to confirm that they are interested in running for STC office.

The members of this year’s nominating committee are Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, manager, of Vienna, Austria; Michelle A. Didier of Springfield, Virginia; Martha K. Sippel of Lone Tree, Colorado; and two others to be determined in this year’s election. Please feel free to discuss your ideas with any of these people.

Open Positions and Qualifications

In the STC year ahead, the nominating committee will be developing a slate of candidates for the following positions:

• Second vice president
• Treasurer
• Director (three positions)
• Nominating committee member (two positions)

Experienced Society leaders and business professionals are essential to create a proactive, highly functioning board. All candidates should be senior members and be able to think strategically and make decisions collaboratively. They should have Society-level leadership experience as well as professional skills in managing people, projects, budgets, and change. Additionally, candidates should have the following characteristics:

• Candidates for second vice president must be passionate about our industry, have in-depth knowledge of Society-level processes and practices, and be experienced in implementing large business, policy, or educational initiatives outside of STC.
• Candidates for treasurer should be detail-oriented and have strong budgeting and related financial skills.
• Candidates for director should have some STC community-level experience and a background in one of the following areas: marketing, governance, finance, education.
  
• Candidates for the nominating committee should have excellent judgment about people and wide acquaintance with members at all levels of the Society.

The nominating committee welcomes your suggestions about potential candidates for the positions listed here. If you think that you or someone you know should be considered, please fill out the accompanying form and return it to STC by August 1, 2006.

Alternatively, members attending STC’s 53rd Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 7–10, may turn in their forms at the program booth. 

 

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 Candidates for Society Office

Check the appropriate box below and provide the necessary information.

 

• I would like to be considered for the office listed below.
• I would like to recommend the person listed below for the office listed here.
  Office: ________________________________________

If you would like to be considered for office—or would like to recommend another member—please enter the appropriate information below.

Potential candidate’s name:	______________________________________________
Address:	______________________________________________
	______________________________________________
Daytime phone:	______________________________________________
E-mail:	______________________________________________

Filling out this form is only a preliminary step in the nomination process. Additional information will be sent to you or the person you recommend. Please remember that when STC members consent to be candidates, they do not automatically become candidates.
Please return a copy of this form by August 1, 2005, to the following address:

Society for Technical Communication
Attn: Nominating Committee
901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 904
Arlington, VA 22203-1854
Fax: (703) 522-2075
stc@stc.org