RE: STC or STC# ?

["Le Vie, DonaldX S" <donaldx -dot- s -dot- le -dot- vie -at- intel -dot- com>]

That's great, Bruce and I congratulate you on your success, but I don't see
> any statistical correlation to not being a member and still having a very
> successful business...I think your success is independent of any
affiliation
> or non-affiliation with STC ...
> 
> To be honest with you and others on the list, I'm involved with the STC
> because I want to give back to the profession. Heck, after 22 years'
> experience in a variety of technologies and technical communications, I'm
> finding I give to the STC more than I receive from it. I contribute
several
> (3 or 4) articles  a year to InterCom Magazine, and I present each year at
> the annual conference (this year I had 5 presentations; next year, 3).
> And... 
> 
> 1. My annual income does not depend on my STC membership and is in the
> six-figure range
> 2. I work with bleeding edge technology (advanced microprocessor design),
> emerging technology, and eCommerce
> 3. Corporations pay me to help them implement aspects of Knowledge
> Management, eCommerce, and project management, and strategic planning 
> 4. My wife often travels with me at conferences and consulting gigs as
well
> 5. I too get paid for presenting at conferences other than STC
> 
> These things would have happened whether I was an STC member or not. But
my
> involvement with STC has definitely facilitated several paid speaking gigs
> at other conferences and many consulting gigs. To not be an active member
> would have meant missing out on these opportunities. 
> 
> Me thinks that if you had maintained your membership, maybe your income
> would have increased by 165% ;)
> But don't take any consulting gigs that involve statistics..=:O
> 
> Donn Le Vie



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