2011 2012 YearEnd Review YearEnd Review Presidents Goals

2011 -2012 Year-End Review

Year-End Review § § § § President’s Goals § Awards and Recognition Chapter Membership § Incoming and Chapter Finances Outgoing Officers STC RMC Meetings § 2012 -2013 Newsletter/Blog Volunteer Website Opportunities Social Media

2011 -2012 President’s Goals Initiatives § Create and define a Social Media Manager role § Create an Active Member Rewards program § Revamp Programs and Networking § Budget, create efficiencies within the organization § Organize and delete old monthly program surveys § Organize Constant Contact § Define a reporting structure (create an org chart for officers/managers)

Chapter Membership § 156 members as of May 10, 2012 – 77. 6% retention § Updated New Member Guide for 2011 -2012 § Helped match volunteers with opportunities

Chapter Finances § Total balance is $22, 532. 77 on May 1, 2012 (compared to $28, 412. 68 on May 1, 2011) § STC did not give our chapter a rebate on member dues again this year § Indicated that other chapters/communities need the money more § Without a rebate, our chapter meetings and seminars are our sole source of income

Chapter Finances (cont’d) § Moved to the Eventbrite reservation system § Eventbrite provides us with § More social media options to promote our meetings and seminars § Direct deposits within a week of our programs § Eliminated monthly rent on our storage unit

STC RMC Meetings § Northern Colorado Satellite § Chapter Meetings

Northern Colorado Satellite § § § Who: Anyone When: Second Wednesday of the month Where: Truman's, Fort Collins Manager: Carmen Carmack Purpose: § Mentoring § Networking § Supplement to Denver programs

Chapter Meetings § Who: Anyone § When: Third Thursday of the month § Where: Corporate Sponsors § Lakewood, NASDAQ Offices § Denver, Atkins Offices § Purpose § Offer professional development § Foster networking and support § Total of 151 attendees at our meetings this year

September 2011 § Topic: Mastering Product Documentation in a Wiki § Speaker: Amalia Hurtado § 23 Attendees

October 2011 § Topic: Establishing a Personal Brand Using Social Media § Speaker: Matt Sullivan § 22 Attendees

November 2011 § Topic: Networking § Three locations: § Panera Bread, Westminster § Panera Bread, Denver Tech Center § Outlets at Castle Rock Food Court, Castle Rock § 15 Attendees

January 2012 § Holiday party: Hosted by Frank Tagader § Collected donations for Food Bank of the Rockies

January 2012 § Topic: Finding Your Niche as a Consultant in Technical Communications § Speakers: John Daigle, Linda Gallagher, Marc Lee, and Tammy Van Boening § 30 Attendees

February 2012 § Webinar § Topic: Thriving in the Agile Environment § Speaker: Kathryn Poe § 16 Attendees

March 2012 § Topic: Networking § Two locations: § Panera Bread, Westminster § Panera Bread, Denver Tech Center § 16 Attendees

April 2012 § Topic: Storytelling in Nonfiction § Speaker: Kerrie Flanagan § 29 Attendees

May 2012 § Topic: Metrics to Document the Costs of Documentation § Speaker: Bernard Aschwanden

Newsletter/Blog § Technicalities newsletter = Technicalities blog (www. stcrmc. org/wordpress) § This year’s contributors: § § § Kristy Lantz Astry Julie Bettis Regina Burks Joel Meier Frank Tagader Jean Zartner Julianne Blomer Kit Brown-Hoekstra Jim Hess Martha Sippel Marcia Wood § Anyone can write a post or comment; just register or email your submission to rmcnews@stcrmc. org

Website and Web Team § The Web Team § § § § Held three very successful Web team workdays Upgraded the Content Management System Renewed our maintenance contract Created a new Home page after the upgrade Purged website accounts (will purge again soon) Integrated Eventbrite into the website Performed regular maintenance and archiving

Social Media § The Social Media Manager § Regularly posts updates via the President § Manages § § § Facebook Linked. In Twitter Blog Adding new members to Linked. In and Blog § May also post about § New blogs § Salutations § General announcements by request

Awards and Recognition § Active Member Rewards Program § The program is going strong § The chapter has awarded 201 points to 75 members and guests § Joel was the first to achieve 15 points § The reward for achieving 15 points is an STC RMC polo shirt! § 2 members have 12– 14 points § 5 people have 6– 11 points § 11 people have 3– 5 points

Awards and Recognition (cont’d) § Pacesetter Award § Fellow Honor § Deb Lockwood § Distinguished Chapter Service Awards § Debbie Peebles § John Endicott § Kristy Lantz Astry § President’s Awards § § Carmen Carmack Deanna Mosler Frank Tagader Marcia Wood

Council and Committee Volunteers Ron Arner Kristy Astry Julie Bettis Julianne Blomer Tara Broghammer Kit Brown-Hoekstra Ben Cape Carmen Carmack Lily Courtney Michelle Despres John Endicott Craig Kupras Deb Lockwood Evan Lockwood Deanna Mosler Debbie Peebles Claire Schram Martha Sippel Frank Tagader Tammy Van Boening Stacey Whala Becky Williams Hali Young

2011 -2012 Officers § Outgoing officers § § § President, Joel Meier Vice President, Marcia Wood Past President, Kristy Astry Secretary, Stacey Whala Treasurer, Frank Tagader Nominating Committee, Kit Brown-Hoekstra and Craig Kupras

2012 -2013 Officers § Incoming officers § § § President, Marcia Wood Vice President, Annie Persson Past President, Joel Meier Secretary, Stacey Whala Treasurer, Jessica Betterly Nominating Committee, Deb Lockwood and Claire Schram

2012 -2013 Volunteer Opportunities We need § Scholarship Coordinator § Blog Contributors § Meeting Greeters § Logistics/Facilities Coordinator § Podcast/Webinar volunteers to record and moderate § Website Managers

Thank you to… Everyone who contributed so much to the chapter and to the society!