Technical Editing SIG: Opportunities to Get Involved

Carol Lamarche said of her volunteering experience with the SIG,

“Volunteering with the Technical Editing SIG is a terrific way to hone my skill set. It’s also a great opportunity to interact with other professionals on exciting projects.”

Lori Meyer said,

“It is a great place to build skills and collaborate with colleagues. As a SIG member, I'm truly part of a community instead of being just a number on a spreadsheet; as a SIG leader, I feel both valued for the skills I can offer and challenged to grow. My involvement with the SIG has been time well spent!”

Anitha Abraham said,

“It’s been an exhilarating journey as a volunteer for the Technical Editing SIG. I’ve been a volunteer for the Corrigo newsletter for more than two years. Volunteering has been a wonderful way to experience the passion and the commitment with which everyone in the SIG works to create visibility, and to improve the field of technical editing.

Become a SIG Volunteer

• Attend our monthly meetings.
• Participate in the special volunteers forum to discuss SIG business. To subscribe:
  1. Log into our site and go to the home page.
  2. Click the button in the main content area that says "BECOME a VOLUNTEER" if you didn't do this when you initially registered on the website.
     
  3. Go to the forum page.
  4. To receive notification each time a new topic is posted, click the "Monitor" icon .
     

• Audio Technician - works with audio files (and the teleconferencing service to receive those files) from quarterly meetings and telephone calls and uploads audio files to the Web site.

• Communications Manager - posts events, SIG news, and STC news to the web site and e-mail lists to ensure that members are receiving all communications from the leadership). Helps identify and implement yearly social media goals. Works with Webmaster to develop, administer, and maintain SIG social media accounts. Helps monitor SIG social media accounts in a timely manner. Helps to identify new forms of social media and social networking, and make recommendations to the leadership team regarding them.

• Conference Coordinator - arranges materials for the conference: brochures, giveaways, and the list of sessions applicable to editors. Attendance at the conference is not required. If attending, represents SIG at Welcome Reception, Networking Event, or Business Meeting.

• Discussion List Coordinator - manages the Technical Editing SIG's discussion list, which sends e-mail discussions to every member who subscribes. The Coordinator works with members and with the software to ensure that a subscribed member receives the e-mails properly.

• External Advertising Manager - facilitates participation in SIG programming for non-members, serves as a point of contact, and spreads the word that Technical Editing SIG programs are now open to non-members

• Newsletter Managing Editor - assigns the content for Corrigo, the Technical Editing SIG's newsletter. Ensures content is posted to the Web site. The Managing Editor establishes submission deadlines and themes, coordinates articles with contributors, and coordinates copy editing.

• Newsletter Editor - produces and publishes the newsletter e-mail summaries for the issues of Corrigo.

• Newsletter Content Provider - contributes articles to or provides a regular column for Corrigo.

• Newsletter Copy Editor - copy edits the articles for the newsletter and the Web site.

• Program Manager - finds and schedules presenters for quarterly SIG teleconference meetings. Provides presenter orientation and support. Writes and develops web site content to advertise the presentations.

• Scholarship Coordinator - heads the committee to advertise the scholarships, update the web site, receive applications, field questions from applicants, coordinate judging, and award scholarships).

• Special Areas of Interest Coordinator - identifies topics of special interest to the SIG and helps staff committees to address these topics (for example, a Career Development Coordinator).

• Webmaster - maintains the SIG Web site, managers the relationship with the Web hosting company, installs and helps maintain the Web site. XHTML, CSS, and Tiki CMS experience preferred.