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Newsletter Competition Calendar

Dates in bold are firm. Other dates are target dates.

June 2003 Feedback packets to editors completed and mailed (2002-2003 year) 
August 2003 Entry packets distributed (2003-2004) 
Late August to Oct. Judge recruiting
September 15, 2003 Contact the office if you didn't receive a "packet"
October 5, 2003 Reminder of the first competition deadline
October 15, 2003 Deadline (postmark) to submit entry and first issue
January 5, 2004 Reminder of the second competition deadline
January 10, 2004 Deadline (postmark) to submit remaining issues
January 20-31, 2004 Packets of newsletters mailed to judges 
January 31, 2004 Rules for 2004-2005 competition (no later than) 
March 14, 2004 Judge evaluations complete (target date, often delays)
March 20, 2004 Scores calculated and results announced (April 10 at the latest)
March 27, 2004 Judges' written comments deadline (target date)
April 10, 2004 Packets with scores and formatted comments mailed (April 20 at the latest)
April 2004 Annual Conference Newsletter Exhibit constructed
May 9-12, 2004 51st Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD
May 9, 2004 Leadership Day: Newsletter awards announced (subject to change)
May-June 2004 Two other traveling exhibits constructed
June-July 2004 Newsletter Competition Committee reconstituted 
Ongoing Discussion: rules changes and competition improvements
     
Administrative Calendar 
June - August 2003 ·  2003-2004 Rules finalized (mostly updated in January 2003)
·  Entry form, Supplemental Checklist, and Entry Checklist updated 
   (adjust for PDF as paper entries)
·  Judging forms A, B, C, and D updated (chapters and SIG versions) 
   (adjust for PDF as paper entries)
·  Major overhaul of scoring forms (ongoing) 
·  Goals for 2003-2004 developed
·  Intercom article about the Newsletter Competition (completed in May)
·  Develop procedural documents to assist the STC office 
·  Create commentary sheets for traveling exhibits (completed in May)
·  Recruit new committee members
·  Determine functions, document tasks, and assign committee members
 
Ongoing  ·  Maintain Web site and discussion list 
·
  Prepare files and guidance for the office
   -  Develop procedural documents 
   -  Develop flow diagram for documents and information
   -  Set up files that the office will need for processing entries
·  Update miscellaneous documents
   -  Letter: invitation to enter 
   -  Letters: winners and non-winners 
   -  Letters: statistical judges and qualitative judges
   -  Judge assignment table
   -  Judge assignment sheets (per judge: only newsletters assigned) 
   -  Judge calendar and contacts sheet 
   -  Judge results log 
·  Special projects: Improvements to the timeliness 
·  Special projects: Improvements to the quality 
·  Special projects: Analyze the rules and criteria
 
October 2003 to
January 2004
STC Office
·
  Receive and process entries 
   -  Digitize entry information
   -  Create labels for mailings and filing 
   -  Create entry log table 
   -  Create email distribution list 
   -  File newsletter copies 
   -  Make necessary copies 
·  Begin building judge packets 
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·  Three-hole-punch copies destined for exhibits 
·   
 
Late October to
November 2003
·  Populate appropriate worksheet files for each newsletter 
   -  Newsletter names, and chapter or SIG names
   -  Judges assigned to the newsletters 
   -  Issues to be entered for the newsletter 
·  Assign newsletters to judges 
 
    More to come 

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Last updated July 01, 2003