Volume XX Number 9

Administration

Resources for STC Leaders

STC wouldn’t be the world’s largest professional association for technical communicators without the dedication and commitment of its volunteer leaders. To help chapter and special interest group (SIG) volunteers perform their duties, the STC office provides the following resources.

Tieline

Published ten times a year, Tieline is STC’s newsletter for chapter, SIG, and Society leaders. Each issue of Tieline contains Society news and announcements, reminders of important deadlines, and other essential administrative information. Tieline also publishes feature articles that describe community events and initiatives.

Tieline is e-mailed monthly to all chapter officers, SIG managers, and Society-level volunteers and elected officials on record with the STC membership department. The publication is also sent to senior members, associate fellows, and fellows. The Tieline knowledge base provides access to Tieline feature articles published from 2006 to the present.

STC Community Handbook

Assembled and edited by the Leadership Community Resource (LCR), the STC Community Handbook is a comprehensive resource on running an STC community. The handbook contains practical tips for leading volunteers, managing chapter finances, creating quality programs, handling public relations, getting and keeping members, and more. A zipped file of the handbook can be downloaded from the LCR Web page.

LCR Web Page

In addition to the STC Community Handbook, the LCR section of the STC Web site features a Leadership Toolkit area and a Leadership Training area. Available content includes the LCR Process Flow Chart (a resource that shows how to engage the LCR for support), New Leaders—Start Here (providing discussion lists and other important information), and the Leadership Workshop (an online training resource for anyone in STC entering into a leadership role or wanting to do so).

SIG Activity Quick Reference

This calendar is designed to help SIG managers plan activities and accomplish essential tasks.

Calendar for Community Leaders

An overview of important dates and deadlines for the calendar year, the Calendar for Community Leaders appears in Tieline four times per year.

Bookkeeping Materials

The chapter finances page at contains links to financial report forms and instructions for both regular and student chapters, as well as bank reconciliation forms and sample workbooks.

Administrative Documents

Official STC guidelines for Society-level committees and officers, competitions, programs, and SIGs can be downloaded from the Administrative Documents section of the STC Web site. Links to PDFs of the STC Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation are also on this page.