Minneapolis: Second Visit, Great Time!

by Dale Erickson, Fellow

The 2007 STC Annual Summit was the second conference that I have attended in Minneapolis. I remember the 1994 conference for my official induction as an Associate Fellow. I'll remember the 2007 edition for significant honors that our community and individual members received.

The individual honors began at the Sunday Leadership Session when Jackie Damrau was named as the LCR Volunteer of the Year. At Monday's Opening Session, our own Beth Bailey, manager of the Newsletter Competition, presented Doug Dow with the Best of Show award for Lone Star Community's Technically Write.

At the Honors Banquet, Lone Star again shone bright. I proudly cheered and photographed our honored members: new Fellow, Beth Bailey, and new Associate Fellows, Kathryn Poe and Doug Dow. The evening culminated in the announcement that Lone Star was the Community of Distinction for the fourth time in the last five years. Then we watched Doug distinguish himself on the dance floor in his snazzy dancing shoes. See photos for a sampling of his dance partners.

Besides the fun and the honors, attendees availed themselves of informative sessions, some organized into new institutes that emphasized topic threads. The popular sessions were standing-room only, an indication of relevant topic selection by the Program Committee.

I look forward to next year's conference in Philadelphia, a city that I have never visited. Maybe I will see you there, too.