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STC Rocky Mountain Chapter May 15, 2014
2013-2014 Year in Review
STC RMC Year in Review
President’s Goals Chapter
Membership Chapter Finances STC RMC Meetings Newsletter/Blog Social Media Website
Awards Programs Member
Recognition Incoming and
Outgoing Officers 2014 – 2015
Volunteer Needs
2013-2014President’s Goals
Initiatives1. Improve Service to Members Offer more webinars and networking opportunities, offer a variety of programs at different prices in various locations
2. Increase Online PresenceReach out to new groups and potential members through Meetup and compatible groups such as BWA and DMELD
3. Recruit More VolunteersRMC needs managers and committee members to fulfill its mission, offers Active Member Rewards Program (AMRP)
4. Continue Fiscal ResponsibilityEvaluate costs vs. value and spend money wisely
Chapter Membership
150 members as of May 10 Located in Arizona, California,
Colorado, Texas, and Utah (USA) plus Ontario, Canada
Welcomed former Intermountain Chapter members in early 2014
Chapter Finances
For the last several years, our financial goal has been to attain a zero-based budget
Expenses for the 2013-2014 year $3,212 (through May 11)
Income for the 2013-2014 year (to date) $3,234 (includes rebate) International rebate based on dues: $2,550
RMC has a healthy financial reserve thanks to the efforts of the late George Hoerter
STC RMC Meetings
Northern Colorado Satellite Chapter Meetings
Northern ColoradoSatellite
Who: Anyone When: 2nd Wednesdays, September-
June Where: Panera Bread, Front Range
Village, Fort Collins Manager: Carmen Carmack Purpose:
Mentoring Networking Supplement to Denver programs
Chapter Meetings
Who: Anyone When: 3rd Thursdays, September-May Where: Location varies per event Purpose
Professional development Networking and support ~80 unique attendees
over the 2013-2014 year
Programs Committee
No Programs Manager 2013-2014
2013-2014 Programs Committee: Joel Meier Debbie Peebles Martha Sippel Frank Tagader
Jennifer Voelker new manager 2014-2015
Chapter Programs
May 2014: Bill Horton, Doing More with Less, tips and tricks of the techcomm trade
March 2014: Jamy Jones, Signage & Wayfinding at Denver International Airport
Chapter Programs (Contd)
October 2013: 3D Printing mixer & demo at The 3D Printing Store, Denver
September 2013: Kit Brown-Hoekstra, Communication Catalysts, about how technical communicators can change the world
Webinars
February 2014: Maxwell Hoffman, Adobe Technical Communications Suite (TCS)
November 2013: Michael Hamilton of MadCap Software, Single-Sourcing Strategies for translation, graphics and multimedia
Ongoing: STC Leadership series (program planning, tools, etc.), open to all members
Networking
January and April 2014 at Panera Bread, E. Hampden Avenue, Denver
One location to concentrate contact
Over 20 attendees each session
RMC Blog/Newsletter
Technicalities – www.stcrmc.org/wordpress This year’s contributors:
Carmen Carmack Marie DesJardin Joel Meier Martha Sippel Frank Tagader Dave Wilks Marcia Wood
Everyone welcome to post articles or reviews related to technical communications field
Register for Technicalities or email your submission to news@stcrmc.org
Social Media
Social Media for RMC includes: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter (Hootsuite new this year) Meetup (new this year)
Managers include: Dave Wilks (transitioning to RMC VP) Anna Harvilla (Facebook)
Website and Web Team
The Web Team Integrated Google calendar into the site Implemented single username login for
RMC website and Technicalities blog to use one logical process and simplify maintenance
Enhanced repository of website procedures
Continued improving council access area and developing intuitive file structure
Maintained website accounts, Discussion list, and Jobs list
Performed ongoing maintenance and archiving
AMRP
Active Member Rewards Program (AMRP) rewards chapter members for participation
Various activities earn 1 or 2 points Earn 15+ points for a $25 Amazon gift card Earn 10 – 14 points for a $10 Amazon gift
card
7 members earned 15+ points in 2013 for effectively a free chapter membership 16 members on track for 2014 year
Blog, attend meetings, or volunteer to win!
Awards
Distinguished Chapter Service Award Michelle DesPres
President’s Awards Jessica Betterly Debbie Peebles Carmen Carmack Deanna Mosler Dave Wilks Joel Meier Martha Sippel Frank Tagader Marcia Wood
Council and CommitteeVolunteers
Jessica Betterly Carmen Carmack Marie DesJardin
Michelle DesPres John Endicott Anna Harvilla
Deb Lockwood Joel Meier Deanna Mosler
Debbie Peebles Martha Sippel Frank Tagader
Jennifer Voelker Dave Wilks Marcia Wood
2013-2014 Officers
Outgoing officers: President, Marie DesJardin Past President, Marcia Wood Vice President, Marie DesJardin (3
mos) Secretary, Debbie Peebles Treasurer, Jessica Betterly Nominating Committee, Carmen
Carmack
2014-2015 Officers
Incoming officers: President, Marie DesJardin Vice President, Dave Wilks Treasurer, Jessica Betterly Nominating Committee, Martha
Sippel
2014-2015 Volunteer Opportunities
Needed: Secretary Nominating Committee – 1 person Volunteer Coordinator Membership Manager Blog Contributors Meeting Greeters
Thank you to…
Our dedicated volunteers who contribute so much to our success.
You are Awesome!
Questions