It's tough. Look, you spend $160 (hmmmm, my STC renewal is up, gotta ask my boss ...) and what do you get?
Well, an academic magazine that talks about things largely outside the real world and Intercom, a real-world magazine. You get access to a couple of special interest groups (SIGs) that offer a variety of things, maybe a newsletter, maybe meetings, usually an email list. You get access to a geographical chapter, which gets you meetings, a regional newsletter, maybe, job postings, several meetings a year, maybe 4, maybe more. But, who runs all of this? And when? And that's the rub. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Swallow Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:18 AM To: Gordon McLean Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TCP] Organisations > What do you perceive to be the benefit of being a member? Or is it > just 'something I should join'? Out of the box, from the STC you get magazines and e-mail. It's up to you to get your butt to meetings and events and to actively network. No one's going to do that for you. Basically, if you join any society, all you get is the stuff they push out. For real benefit, you need to get out there and get active. I can't tell you how wonderful networking with other professionals out there has been. Not only do I have a lot of professional contacts, but I've made a lot of excellent close friendships as well. I've not been disappointed. DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING WEST 07: THE USER EXPERIENCE April 18-21, 2007 ~ Vancouver BC ~ Marriott Pinnacle ~ free city tour 40+ sessions * free workshops * free iPod offer * www.doctrain.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
