LSC Membership Minute
by Jeanne Foster, Manager, Membership and SIN SIG
Shy? Inactive? New? Looking for your niche? Join us! The Shy, Inactive, and New Special Interest Group (SIN SIG) meeting is open to all our members. It is a great way to network before the meeting and learn more about our community. Please consider dropping in before the next meeting begins.
One thing I like about the SIN SIG meetings is the opportunity to meet other professionals with areas of expertise and work environments that differ from my own. There is a great deal of diversity in our community. In my case, I’ve been working out of my home since 2001 with an occasional trip to California to network with my colleagues from around the world—United States, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, and Israel.
Networking and “visiting” is one of my favorite pastimes. Not long ago, my brother came to visit me for the first time since I moved to Texas in 1984. (I’m sure he loves me. He just really does not like to fly. And don’t even mention “road trip” to a man with six kids!) On the trip back to the airport during a Monday rush hour, traffic was moving along quite smartly, and my brother, who is accustomed to the Washington, DC commute, was quite amazed. He asked if this was a typical rush hour. I told him I couldn’t really say since a bad commute for me is when we have a two-cat pile-up in the hallway between my bedroom and my office. My brother, who looks a lot like Santa Claus rewarded me for that little witticism with a classic belly laugh. Maybe you have a non-traditional work environment, too. Networking at the LSC and SIN SIG meetings gives us a chance to find out more about our community’s members and their work environments—some unique, some just like your own. SIN SIG is a great way to join in a relaxed setting, get to know the rich collection of professionals we have in our midst, get a glimpse into the worlds of others, and give them a peek at ours.
What Happens at SIN SIG? During the October meeting, our numbers swelled with the Texas Tech student visitors. The timing of their visit could not have been better since we also had Rob Carr Harris visit with us and share information about traditional education and continuing education scholarships. In addition, Mel Haughton (Immediate Past President) joined us to represent the LSC Council and the Mentoring committee, and to share her experiences with LSC-sponsored student projects at the University of North Texas.
Plan Ahead. Before the November 8 th LSC meeting, we will once again meet at 5:45 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dallas-Addison. This month, our guest of honor is Jackie Damrau, who will share information about our award-winning newsletter, Technically Write.
Farewell and Welcome. We bid farewell to Athena Mondello, who has relocated to the East Tennessee chapter, while we welcome several new and transferring members:
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We Miss You! I’ll tell you, living half a country away from my family can be really tough sometimes. I miss my siblings (all six of them). But when we get together, it is as if we were never separated.
Please help us find some members we miss. The following people are listed in the “Undeliverable Addresses” section of the monthly STC membership report.
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E-mail me at membership@stc-dfw.org if you have contact information for any of our missing members.
Change or Upgrade Your Membership. Upgrade your STC membership (from "Limited" or "E-membership" to "Classic") or add communities or SIGs to your existing membership.
Mail or fax a completed STC Membership Change/Upgrade Form to the STC office.
Download and print the form: http://www.stc.org/PDF_Files/memberApp2006.pdf