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Society for Technical Communication St. Louis Chapter,
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The CIC SIG meets (usually for lunch) on a semi-regular monthly basis, to talk about issues involved in being on your own as a technical communicator. A brief history of some of our recent meetings is below. We also have an electronic mailing list, for discussions between meetings. Contact the organizer if you are interested in participating.
Consultants and Independent Contractors SIG Manager - Lisa Balbes, lisa@balbes.com
Past Meetings -
2003
26 August - Resources for Independents
28 October - Recent Regional Meeting, Current Issues
18 December 2003 - Marketing Dos and Don’ts
2004
11 February - Taxes
21 April - "Buyer-Centric Selling"
24 May - What I learned at STC’s National Meeting
20 July - Portfolios
01 October 2004 - Free Money for Small Business Training Opportunities
19 November 2004 - Elevator speeches as part of your marketing efforts
2005
26 January - Panel discussion "Getting Started as an Independent"
21 March - Current Problems
24 June - Current Issues
14 September - Current Issues
29 November - The Future of the Local STC Chapter/ Problems Getting Paid
2006
28 April - RSS, Wikis and blogs
20 September - Joint meeting of STC CIC SIG and American Medical Writers Association
29 November - Business Plans (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
2007
10 January - SMART Business Goals for 2007 (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
07 March - Warming up cold calls and marketing your freelance business (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
09 May - Retirement Options for the Self-Employed (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
11 July - Working Remotely: Keeping It Successful and Fun (Joint with American Medical Writers Association). Handout.
12 September - Top 10 Web Sites for Medical/Technical Writers (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
07 November - Contracts and Letters of Agreement (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
2008
02 January - LinkedIn for Independents (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
07 March 07 - Update on New Technologies: Opportunities, Uses, and Issues for Independents (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)