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Monthly Meetings
Generally,
Lone Star Community dinner meetings are held on the second Thursday
of the months September through May. Occasionally this will
vary. See the sections below for details.
 2006-2007 Meeting Calendar
2006-2007
Meeting Calendar |
| Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
Location |
Thursday
September 14, 2006 |
ROI and Measures of Value Added for Technical Communicators |
Robert W. Crump |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
*October 5, 2006 |
Success and the Solo Single-Sourcerer |
Douglas Dow |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
*November 2, 2006 |
How to Make a Six Figure Income as a Technical Writer |
Jack Molisani |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
*December 7, 2006 |
Medical Communications in 2006: Creating Opportunity, Providing Quality Deliverables, and Adhering to Ethical Standards
(co-partnering with local AMWA community) |
Kersten F. Hammond |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
January 11, 2007 |
Awards
Banquet |
2006-2007
Competition |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
February 8, 2007 |
Equal Access to Technology for People with Disabilities |
Sharron Rush |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
March 8, 2007 |
Universal Usability
(co-partnering with local UPA community and the Austin Chapter of STC) |
Whitney Quesenbery |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
April 12, 2007 |
Beyond Public Speaking Basics: Presenting Technical Information to Non-Technical Audiences |
Lynne Cooke |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
* May 3, 2007 |
Creating Usable and Accessible Web Content: What Research from Several Fields Tells Us
(co-partnering with local UPA community) |
Janice (Ginny) Redish |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
2005-2006 Meeting Calendar
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2005-2006
Meeting Calendar |
| Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
Location |
Thursday
September 8, 2005 |
Winning
Proposals
Joint Meeting with Association of Proposal Management Professionals
(APMP) |
Linda
Greenwell |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
* October 6, 2005 |
Cost Justifying Usability
Joint meeting with UPA |
Randolph
Bias |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
* November 3, 2005 |
Key Strategies for Global Information Management |
Brian Hertz |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
December 8, 2005 |
Estimating
documentation, training content development; versatile techniques
for versatile delivery |
Sherry
Michaels |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
January 12, 2006 |
Awards
Banquet |
2005-2006
Competition |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
February 9, 2006 |
The
Top 10 Mistakes Writers Make When Looking for Work |
Jack
Molisani |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
March 9, 2006 |
Delegating
for Results |
Suzanna
Laurent |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
April 6, 2006 |
Advanced Editing Techniques
|
Elisa K. Miller
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
Thursday
* May 4, 2006 |
Away
with words: using and improving pictures in our documents |
Patrick
Hofmann |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison |
2003-2004 Meeting Calendar
| 2003-2004
Meeting Calendar |
| Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
Location |
Thursday,
September 11 |
Building
Business Partnerships: The Key to Your Success |
Suzanne
Saxe |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
Wednesday,
October 8 |
Designing
for People: Human Factors for Technical Communicators
(co-partnering with local UPA community) |
Andrea
Ames
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
Thursday,
November 13 |
How
to Build a Better You |
Bryan Dodge, Dodge Development, Inc. |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
Thursday,
December 11 |
Annual
Holiday Celebration
Fun, Games, and Dancing! |
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
Thursday,
January 15 |
Annual
Competition Awards
Banquet |
|
DFW
Airport Marriott ** |
Thursday,
February 12 |
Ethics:
How Do They Fit in the Workplace |
Linda
Oestreich, STC Region 5 Director-Sponsor
|
DFW
Airport Marriott ** |
Thursday,
March 11 |
Medical
Writing: An Incipient Profession
(co-partnering with local AMWA community) |
Dr.
Arushi Sinha
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
Thursday,
April 8 |
My
Favorite Metrics |
Kathlyn
Auten |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
Thursday,
May 6 |
Success
Talk: Breaking Through the Communication Breakdown |
Kim
Hankins
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
2002-2003
Meeting Calendar
|
2002-2003
Meeting Calendar
|
| Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
Location |
Thursday,
September 12 |
Surviving
the DFW Job Market:
Q&A Session with Industry
Recruiters |
Tricia
Chesley
Holly Sommers
Wayne Rampey
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
|
Thursday,
October 10
|
Knowledge
Management: The
Technical Communicator's
Competitive Advantage |
Judy
Glick-Smith
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
|
Thursday,
November 14
|
Designing
for People: Human
Factors for Technical
Communicators |
Andrea Ames |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
|
Thursday,
December 12
|
LSC
Holiday Party: Celebrating
Our Community's History |
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison* |
|
Thursday,
January 9
|
Annual
Competition Awards
Banquet |
|
DFW
Harvey** |
|
Thursday,
February 13
|
Understanding
Careers in
Changing Times |
Linda
Oestreich
|
DFW
Harvey**
|
|
Thursday,
March 13
|
Getting
Started with Usability
Testing |
Carol
Barnum
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison*
|
|
Thursday,
April 10
|
From
Writing Documents to Meeting User Information Needs Successes
and Challenges at Southwest Airlines |
Bob
Hurst
Cindy Line, and Kerry Newberry |
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison*
|
|
Thursday,
May 15
|
Cost
Effective Ways to Single
Source |
Ann
Rockley
|
Crowne
Plaza
Dallas/Addison*
|
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