Speaker: Ray Kim, Technical Writer and Trainer
About the program
Networking. You keep hearing that word throughout your career development, but you don’t know much about it, much less, how to do it. You want to connect with technical and data professionals, so you attend events such as your local users group. But what about your book club, your gym, your church group, or your kid’s soccer game? Those are prime — and overlooked — opportunities to network!
In this interactive session, we will discuss networking — what it is, why it’s important, and where opportunities exist. You will even have an opportunity to practice networking within the confines of our meeting. You might even leave this session with new networking contacts that you didn’t previously have!
YouTube Recording: Networking 101: Building Professional Relationships
Slides from the Event: Networking 101: Building Professional Relationships
About the speaker
“My job is to make other people’s jobs easier.”
Ray Kim is an advocate for documentation and technical communication. He is a co-founder of the Albany, NY SQL group (CASSUG) and a member of the STC. He has spoken at the PASS Data Community Summit and STC Summit, as well as at numerous SQL Saturdays and other events. He has held various positions in technology, including as a developer, webmaster, analyst, technical writer, and instructor.
Ray holds an MS in Technical Communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BS in Computer Science from Syracuse University. He currently works as a Technical Writer and Trainer for The Research Foundation for SUNY.
A musician in his spare time, Ray plays four different instruments (piano, clarinet, mallet percussion, and saxophone). He also enjoys going to ball games and doing CrossFit, and is a two-time SQLServerCentral.com fantasy football champion. He lives in Troy, NY, with his wife, Lianne, and their tuxedo cat, Bernard.
Event Info
Time: Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 6:30 PM Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
6:30 to 7:00: Networking
7:00 to 7:25: Announcements
7:30 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
~ 8:45: End the Zoom meeting
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Meeting ID: 863 8848 1798
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- Members of other chapters welcomed. If you belong to another STC chapter, you can attend our meetings.
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- Tell us if you’re hiring or job-hunting. Attendees are encouraged to announce open positions or to announce that they are searching for work. Feel free to bring job listings, resumes, or business cards for distribution.
