STC Rocky Mountain Chapter May 15, 2014 2014-2015 Year in Review STC Rocky Mountain Chapter May 15, 2014

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 2015 – 2016 Volunteer Needs

2014-2015 President’s Goals Initiatives Improve Service to Members Offer more webinars and networking opportunities, offer a variety of programs at different prices in various locations Increase Online Presence Reach out to new groups and potential members through Meetup and compatible groups such as BWA and DMELD Recruit More Volunteers RMC needs managers and committee members to fulfill its mission, offers Active Member Rewards Program (AMRP) Continue Fiscal Responsibility Evaluate costs vs. value and spend money wisely Key goals.

Chapter Membership 125 members as of May 9 Located in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah Former Intermountain Chapter member Paige Frame is our new secretary Welcome new members: Jack Anderson Jeanine Draut Carrie Sheaffer Jennifer Voelker Eric Wolferman

Chapter Finances For the last several years, our financial goal has been to attain a zero-based budget Expenses for the 2014-2015 year $3,800 (through April) Income for the 2013-2014 year (to date) $3,460 (includes rebate) International rebate based on dues: $_____ RMC has a healthy financial reserve thanks to the efforts of the late George Hoerter We're as close to zero-based budgeting as we've ever seen

STC RMC Meetings Northern Colorado Satellite Chapter Meetings

Northern Colorado Satellite 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 ~50 unique attendees over the 2014-2015 year

Programs Committee 2014-2015 Jenn Voelker, Program Manager 2015-2016 Michelle DesPres, Program Manager

Chapter Programs May 2015: Bette Frick, Oral Questioning Skills for the Technical Communicator February 2015: Dave Wilks, Chapter President, State of the Chapter meeting at Earl’s restaurant downtown Denver

Chapter Programs (Contd) October 2014: Resume Critique Session, Panera Bread on Hampden, Denver September 2014: STC RMC, BWA, DMELD Networking, LoDo Bar & Grill, Westminster

Webinars January 2015: Information Architecture Webinar (lunch & learn) November 2014: Acrolinx Webinar (lunch & learn) Ongoing: STC Leadership series (program planning, tools, etc.), open to all members 12

Networking March 2015 (2 locations) at Panera Bread in Denver and Westminster April 2015 at Panera Bread on the 16th St Mall in Denver

RMC Blog/Newsletter Technicalities – www.stcrmc.org/wordpress This year’s contributors: Marie DesJardin Joel Meier Martha Sippel Frank Tagader Marcia Wood Everyone is welcome to post articles or reviews related to the technical communications field Register for Technicalities or email your submission to news@stcrmc.org WE NEED BLOGGERS!

Social Media Social Media for RMC includes: Managers are: Facebook LinkedIn (group not restricted to members!) Twitter Meetup Managers are: Anna Harvilla Dave Wilks

Website and Web Team The Web Team Updated entire website, all meetings, and Eventbrite events Enhanced repository of website procedures Continued improving council access area and developing intuitive file structure Maintained website and blog accounts Performed ongoing maintenance and archiving Wrote blogs for technicalities

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 2014 for effectively a free chapter membership Several members on track for 2015-16 Blog, attend meetings, or volunteer to win! AMRP Active Member Rewards Program Leader Board - We have 16 active members. Four members with 3 points Nine members with 5-10 points Three members with 11-15 points The year is only half over and we have lots of time to improve our scores 17

Awards President’s Awards _____________ DCSA- Martha Officers: Jess & Debbie Managers: Carmen, Deanna & Dave Advisors: Joel, Martha, Marcia

Council and Committee Volunteers Jessica Betterly Conlan Brown Carmen Carmack Marie DesJardin Michelle DesPres John Endicott Anna Harvilla Deb Lockwood Joel Meier Deanna Mosler Debbie Peebles Martha Sippel Jennifer Voelker Dave Wilks Marcia Wood Note Michelle DesPres – programs John Endicott – mailing list Deb Lockwood – mentoring

2014-2015 Officers Outgoing officers: President, Dave Wilks continuing as Prez Past President, Marie DesJardin Vice President, Dave Wilks, now President Secretary, Conlan Brown Treasurer, Jessica Betterly Nominating Committee, Joel Meier and Martha Sippel I’d like to recognize the outgoing officers. When I call your name, please stand.

2015-2016 Officers Incoming officers: President, Dave Wilks Vice President, Carrie Sheaffer Secretary, Paige Frame Treasurer, Marcia Wood Nominating Committee, 2 positions open Incoming officers, please stand when I call your name. Congratulations and best of luck next year!

2015-2016 Volunteer Opportunities Needed: Nominating Committee – 2 members Volunteer Coordinator Membership Manager Blog Contributors Meeting Greeters More on our website under Membership/Volunteer RMC needs volunteers to keep going. If you’d like to find out more, please talk to any officer.

Thank you to… Our dedicated volunteers who contribute so much to our success. You are Awesome! Thank you, volunteers!

Questions Any questions? Martha – introduce speaker. 24