At more than 12,000 members strong, the Society for Technical Communication (STC) is the largest organization of its type in the world. STC members are technical writers, editors, graphic designers, translators, multimedia artists, and Web and Intranet page developers, developing technical content for a varied audience. For more that 40 years the Sacramento Metro Chapter has supported professional growth and networking for local technical communicators. After three years of inactivity, the Sacramento Metro Chapter of the STC is experiencing a revival and renewed vitality.

2012 Programs and More--A Letter from the President

STC Sacramento Metro is off and running. We're booking exciting speakers who cover interesting subjects, and trying to do everything to meet the desires of our members.

Kicking off 2012 with a Free Saturday Seminar--January 7th

Joe Welinske of WritersUA is presenting a free 3-hour seminar. He's discussing trends and tools of our craft, and how to develop content for smartphones. These are hot topics, and we're thrilled to be welcoming Joe back to STC Sacramento Metro. You can still sign up by emailing stc.sacramento.metro@gmail.com.

The Content Wrangler is Coming!

Scott Abel, fresh off speaking for the Technical Communication Enterprise Summit in Boston, is coming to STC Sacramento Metro early this year. He's such a hot commodity, and I'm very excited that he's making his way here to present for us.

And More!

Other programs in the works? You betcha! We're working on getting Tom Johnson, who has a great blog on idratherbewriting.com, and speakers for the topics, How to Set up a Webinar and Sharpening Your Skills with Word Templates.

We'll be polling our members on our LinkedIn group page for their program suggestions, so keep an eye out!

STC Sacramento Metro now on Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySTC

As communicators, we look at all ways to get the word out. We now have groups on Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySTC. And though I need more hours in the day just to communicate on all these feeds, you can follow my tweets at @cw_cooltext. I'm making it my mission to connect with chapter members, and get them excited about what's happening with their chapter. Speaking of...

Volunteers Wanted!

Do you have an idea for a program?

Do you have knowledge to share?

Do you have a special skill--like setting up webinars?

WE NEED YOU! Our chapter can thrive with your help. If only by spreading the word about our meetings or social feeds, you can help your chapter. We're also looking for folks to sit on the board. Our Community Liasion and Hospitality chairs are open, and there are several other hats that can be donned.

Let's keep the ball rolling! In fact, let's build up steam and spread our enthusiasm to all members of our society.

I love what I do--the art of technical communications. I'm looking forward to dynamic networking with all of you, and to adding more tools to my skill set through our programs.

Keep tuned to our social feeds.

See you at the next meeting!

Cherie Woodward

2012 STC Sacramento Metro President