Remember to renew …

The first thing I must do is remind those of you who haven't yet done so, to renew your annual membership. This can be done online at https://www.stc.org/duesrenewal/stcLogin.aspx. Remember to have your membership number and password to hand.

If you want to vote in the forthcoming STC elections you must renew before the end of February!!

For Chapter members who joined midway through the year don't forget your dues for 2006 will be pro-rated. So if cost is an issue, this way you'll have all the benefits of STC membership with savings. Those of you that joined in November or December already have membership for this year.

We ended 2005 year with 137 members, having started out with just 106. That's almost a 30% increase!! So it's been quite a successful year, due in no small part to the great programme of events that attracted new members as well as existing. Hats off to our Programmes Team!!

Which segues nicely into another reminder. If you have an idea for an event or you want to help organise one, or have a topic you want to share with your professional colleagues please let us know!

Please welcome new UK Community Members

Karen Lewis	Cynthia Currie	Mariana Medeiros
Sharon Moroney	Lawrence Thomas	Christopher LaRoche
Jonathan Taylor	Neil Rigby	Michael Scheytt
	Len Baker

My apologies if your name is spelt incorrectly. It's either my fault totally (contributions for spectacles or typing lessons still being gratefully received) or the information sent from the Office is incorrect. Due to the different phone number and postcode formats sometimes the field gets corrupted. If you want to check what information is held please login and check your profile at www.stc.org/profile.asp.