Manager's Report

By Dawnell Claessen

It has certainly been an interesting year! Just like the rest of the world, STC has been impacted by the economic situation.

And just like leadership the world over, our STC leadership got together, made a plan and took some decisive action.

Now our professional organization has a "new normal" and we will carry on; forever altered but hopefully better for all our lessons learned.

I think as long as we strive to fulfill our mission and serve our members to the best of our abilities, we may be altered, but we will survive and continue. And I think that is what really matters.

When Renewing - Choose our SIG

Please take a few moments to read the news about dues and membership renewals on the STC website.

Membership will no longer automatically include communities in the Basic membership - you will have to add the individual SIGs as one of the "Other" benefits of membership. I certainly hope you choose to add the P&P SIG. I think $10 is a small price to pay for participation in our community.

Conference Proposal Accepted

I am pleased to announce that our proposal to the 2010 STC Conference Committee was accepted and we will have a progression session in Dallas next May.

I hope you will join us for what promises to be a great conference.

$100 Scholarships for Conference

Do you plan to attend the conference in Dallas May 2010? One or two conference activities volunteers are needed.

Your SIG needs your help and there are various ways you can help while networking and enjoying all the conference has to offer.

I am offering two $100 conference scholarships to volunteers who will share tasks with me at conference. If you are interested, please email me and we'll discuss the details and responsibilities

Volunteer Openings Available

P&P SIG is STILL actively recruiting volunteers! I want to make this very easy for you. If you don't feel you want to take on a position, volunteer to take on a task just to see how it goes.

For example, we need a Membership Manager, but if you don't want to take that on, maybe you volunteer to send out a welcome email to new members once a month?

The SIG still needs a Co-Manager, as Lois Marsh decided to step down a while back. But if you don't want to take that role on, perhaps you'd be interested in managing our proposal for next year's conference? Or writing an article for the newsletter, or moderating a topic on the listserv. Or doing a book review, or writing simple quarterly reports or budgets for the SIG. There are lots of possibilities!

I have again budgeted for volunteer recognition this year, so the SIG will buy your book for review, or your lunch at a conference, or some other form of thanks for your efforts.

In the meantime, I'd like to wish everyone happy holidays and a bright New Year!