Rocky Mountain Chapter of STC March Meeting

Program:	Working on Virtual Teams – A Panel Discussion
Presented By:	Mary Jo Stark, Deb Lockwood, Tammy Van Boening and Marella Colyvas
When:	Thursday, March 20, 2008
Where:	Student Center , Auraria Campus, Room TIV 440/450 900 Auraria Parkway , Denver
Cost:	STC Members: Price for STC members (except students). This option includes dinner.	$20.00
	Nonmembers: Price for those without STC membership. Dinner is included.	$25.00
	Students: Price for enrolled students (both STC members and nonmembers). This option includes dinner.	$15.00
	Program Only: Price for those who do not want dinner (STC members, nonmembers, and students). This option includes a beverage, but no food is provided.	$10.00
	Make your reservation by March 17th; here is the link to the Acteva page with complete details: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=152454
Agenda:	6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Networking 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Announcements and Program
Directions, Transportation, and Parking:	A map and driving instructions are available at this website: http://www.tivoli.org/tivoli/map.html
Details:	This panel begins with a history of how virtual teams have evolved over the past 25 years. From working in an office sending faxes and talking by telephone several states away to working at home with teams from around the world, the virtual team has taken on its own culture with its own set of rules and regulations. We will discuss managing virtual teams from a boss’s perspective, working with a virtual boss and balancing personality styles, the professional way to work at home, how to work virtually with International Cultures, and the rules for working with virtual teams. About the Speakers
	Mary Jo Stark has worked for more than 32 years in the Oil and Gas industry as a geophysicist and technical communicator. Currently she is principal information developer for Halliburton Drilling and Energy Services managing 17 of the company’s classic products outsourced to India. She works at home with team members in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Austin, Houston, Seattle, and Gurgaon, India. Mary Jo was recently honored as a Fellow of STC.	Mary Jo Stark
	Deb Lockwood is a senior technical writer for CSG Systems, Inc. She is a member of STC ’s Rocky Mountain community, where she serves as the immediate past president, mentoring committee manager, and contributor to the online newsletter Technicalities. She is also a member of the Consulting and Independent Contracting (CIC) and Instructional Design and Learning (IDL) special interest groups. Deb has an MSS in applied communication from the University of Denver and a BS in management from Regis University.	Deb Lockwood
	Tammy Van Boening, senior member and Rocky Mountain chapter officer, has been working with virtual teams since 1991. She specializes in creating usable documentation for software products for both print and online use, and has developed and delivered writing and training products for a diverse range of industries. Tammy currently owns her own business (Spectrum Writing, LLC) and she is being kept busy full-time with several clients.	Tammy Van Boening
	Marella Colyvas has been a technical communicator for more than 25 years. She has worked on virtual teams since 1991, and has worked with people from other countries on many projects. Currently she is a documentation manager for a group of engineers who live all over the United States, Canada, and Belgium. Her primary responsibilities include editing their work so it's readable and usable for another group of engineers, and coming up with innovative ways to ensure the publication of multiple artifacts while complying with QMS requirements, multiple reviews, and stressed-out authors, peer editors, and managers.	Marella Colyvas

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