Elections for STC-National officers begin on 9 March 2010.  Following changes to the bylaws, Mike Hughes will automatically take the position of President, succeeding from First Vice President.  For First Vice President, Hillary Hart will automatically succeed from Second Vice President.

A full copy of the revised bylaws is posted at Bylaws.

STC Canada West Coast does not endorse any of the candidates and information about them is provided as a service to members.  Complete information about the election is available at Candidates.

Candidates on the slate for the 2010 STC election are:
For Secretary:

  * Rachel Houghton
  * Steven Jong

For Director (three positions to be elected, each for two-year terms)*:

  * Nicky Bleiel
  * Al Hood
  * Tricia Spayer
  * Makarand (Mak) Pandit
  * W.C. Wiese

*Lisa Pappas resigned from the STC Board effective 23 November 2009, which creates an additional position for someone to serve the one year remaining in her term. For the 2010 election, STC members will elect three directors-at-large, with the top two winners serving the two-year terms and the third winner serving the remaining year of Lisa’s term.
For Nominating Committee (two positions to be elected):

  * Lory Hawkes
  * Nathaniel Lim
  * Linda Mikkelsen
  * Preeti Mathur

The 2010 Society election is scheduled to begin 9 March and end 8 April 2010 at noon EDT (GMT-4). Please watch the STC website for detailed information about the candidates.

Messages from two candidates follow:

From William C. Wiese, candidate for Director:
2009 was a horrendous year. Crippling economic issues had unparalleled impact on the society and widened the gap between society leadership and STC communities. Distasteful but heroic efforts probably have not solved the problems and our profession continues to struggle as a result of the economy.
2010 will be another year of course correction, with a disproportionately high impact on technical communicators. 

That’s why this year’s elections are so important. Please encourage your members to renew their membership by 28 February, discuss qualifications of the many qualified candidates, and to cast their votes.
 
I thank you for continued service to your STC community and support for this year’s election.

From Nathaniel Lim, Candidate for Nominating Committee
When you tell your friends and family that you are a technical writer, what is their reaction? To me, they say that it sounds like an important job and probably isn’t easy. When I tell them I write online help as part of my job, they often tell me that Help does not help. Unfortunately, this is sad but true. People get frustrated when they read poorly written documents and cannot find the information they need.
This is why I am running for STC Nominating Committee. I want to make a difference.  I am reliable, a critical thinker, and an innovator.

You can also get to know me at LinkedIn (Nathaniel Lim) and Facebook (search nathaniel lim impac).

Thanks for your consideration.