B Y  S C O T T    D E L O A C H
SIG Manager
Atlanta Chapter

Think globally,
act locally

Want to meet other technical writers and talk about online help, web design, and multimedia? Many chapters have online SIGs. The manager's change pretty often, but we try to maintain an accurate list of chapter-level SIG contacts. That should give you a good start to finding a local group.

If you don't see anyone listed for you area, why not consider starting a SIG? Most SIGs are small groups who get together and talk over dinner. If you'd rather have breakfast meetings and presentations, feel free. If it works, go for it!

If you are interested in starting a SIG, have a change to the SIG contact list, just or just want to get some SIG ideas, send me an email at scott@userfirst.net. I'd love to help.

Speaking of local events, there are some regional conferences coming up! Here's a quick list of regional conferences you might want to check out:

September 24-26, 2000
Kansas City, MO.
10th Annual STC Region 6 Conference - "Patterns of Communication"
http://www.stc.org/region6/conf.htm

October 13-14, 2000
Albuquerque, NM.
Region 5 2000 Conference - "Navigating the New Century"
http://www.stc.org/PDF/region5_conf.pdf

October 17-18, 2000
Boxborough, MA.
Northern New England and Boston Chapters - InterChange 2000 Conference
www.interchangeconference.com

October 18-21, 2000
Waikiki, Hawaii
Regions 7 and 8 Pan Pacific Conference
http://www.pan-pacific.org/

March 9-10, 2001
Atlanta, GA.
Region 3 2001 Currents Conference
http://stc.org/region3/atl/www/currents01.htm

My main goal for this year is to complete the online membership database. With over 4,000 members, I think that this could be a great resource. This project was on-hold, but I am now ready to kick it off.

I want to use ASP to allow members to search for other members' addresses, phone numbers, home pages, and e-mail addresses. As a member, you will be able to specify and update which information you want to share with other members. And, you will be able to search the database for information about other members.

I can't do this alone. I need help creating the ASP pages and implementing a password system. If you would like to help, please contact me at scott@userfirst.net. Thanks!

Scott DeLoach is the Manager of the Online Information SIG. He loves to receive e-mail about the Online SIG at scott@userfirst.net.

Summer 2000
Volume 3, # 3