HTML Writers Guild Member Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 1

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HTML Writers Guild Member Newsletter -- January 1998
Volume 4 Number 1

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

1.  Governing Board Candidates
2.  How to upgrade to Plus
3.  Election Mailing List
4.  Special notice for all HWG Logo users
5.  NetDay Project
6.  Guild granted tax-exempt status
7.  From the List Guide Manager
  -- Back to work
  -- Recruiting
  -- Special thanks
  -- Program promotions and farewells
8.  Newsletter Administrative Notes

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1. **CANDIDATES FOR THE THREE GOVERNING BOARD POSITIONS**

Frederick J. Barnett
Tarik Dozier
Harold A. Driscoll
Susan Duncan
David Humpreys
Peter Knaggs
Demitrius Lopez
Jimmie McWhirt
Johnny Mo
Gerald Oskoboiny
Ed Pastelak
Tanya Spain
Richard Tuttle

The Nomination Committee is maintaining a Web site for
the upcoming election of Governing Board members. Go to:

         http://www.hwg.org/election1998/

If you have questions or comments about the upcoming proxy
gathering, which will take place Thursday, 19 February 1998, please
send them to <hwg-nominations(at)hwg.org>.

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2. **HOW TO UPGRADE TO PLUS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE**
		**IN THE PROXY GATHERING**

Only Plus members may vote. Anyone interested in upgrading
their member status to Plus may do so by going to

          http://www.hwg.org/member/profile.html#upgrade

To be eligible to participate in the proxy gathering, you need
to have *paid* your Plus dues by 30 January 1998.

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3. **ELECTION MAILING LIST**

All members are invited to join hwg-election to discuss the upcoming
election and to interact with the candidates. This temporary mailing
list will be guided by members of the Nominations Committee. Go to

 http://www.hwg.org/lists/mailinglists.html

to find out more about this and other mailing lists. As a reminder,
the Guild's mailing lists are:

For all members:
--hwg-basics -- The basics of web creation. 
--hwg-business -- Marketing, contracts, ethics, sales, etc. 
--hwg-critique -- Requests for reviews. 
--hwg-graphics -- Discussion of the creation, usage, and editing
     of graphics on the Web. 
--hwg-html -- Discussion of the hypertext markup language and
     specifications. 
--hwg-newtech -- Discussion of the newest Web-related technologies. 
--hwg-servers -- Discussion of all aspects of Web servers and CGI. 
--hwg-theory -- Discussion of the theory of Web site design. 
--hwg-webapps -- Discussion of software applications used to support
     Web Site support and development.

For Plus, Associate and Organization members:
--hwg-plus-site-mgmt -- Discussion specifically related to site
     management.
--hwg-plus-marketing -- Discussion relating to effective marketing
     strategies on the Internet. 
--hwg-plus-stylesheets -- Discussion specifically relating to
     cascading stylesheets (CSS). 
--hwg-plus-javascript -- Discussion of the javascript language.

For all members interested in the Guild's behind-the-scenes work:
--hwg-ops -- Guild related business and operations. 
--hwg-volunteers -- Moderated announcement list for Guild volunteer
     needs.

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4. **SPECIAL NOTICE FOR ALL HWG LOGO USERS**

A revised edition of the Logo Usage Guidelines is now available 
on the HWG site at

     http://www.hwg.org/services/logo/

There are no significant changes, but there are several minor ones
that all users of the Logo must now follow. Please take a few moments
to read the new Guidelines and be sure your site is in compliance.

A new version of the Logo FAQ is also available at

     http://www.hwg.org/services/logo/logoFAQ.html

Please read it to answer any questions you may have about Logo usage.
If you can't find the answer there, you may write to <logo(at)hwg.org>.

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5. **NETDAY PROJECT**

HWG endorses NetDay project. The Governing Board voted to endorse
the goals and aims of the NetDay project and encourages all Guild
members to become involved with their local NetDay projects to bring
Internet connectivity to schools. More information can be found at

     http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/events/netday.html

For complete information on NetDay, please visit the NetDay website at

     http://www.netday.org/

Guild members who would like to volunteer may contact Peter Prunka
<pprunka(at)unix.asb.com> for assistance in making contact with local
NetDay efforts.

Inquiries regarding the HTML Writers Guild's involvement in NetDay
can be directed to Vice President of Educational Services Charlotte
Crothers <vp-education(at)hwg.org> or HWG President Kynn Bartlett
<president(at)hwg.org>.

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6. **GUILD GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS**

The HTML Writers Guild has been granted tax-exempt status by the
United States Internal Revenue Service as an educational organization
under section 501(c)3 of the revenue code.

This advance ruling allows U.S. resident members to deduct their HWG
membership dues as a charitable contribution; members from other
nations should consult local tax authorities to determine if this
change in status affects them. (Please consult your tax advisor for
complete details on 501(c)3 deductions.) Further information on the
Guild's foundation status classification can be found at

     http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/hwginc/index.html

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7. **FROM THE LIST GUIDE MANAGER -- TAMMY SCROGGS**

----- Back to Work -----

December has been a very busy month for the List Guide Program. As 
many of you are aware, the List Guide Program was on "official" 
vacation for the month of December. However, many of us did not take 
the opportunity to sit back and relax. A lot of work went on behind 
the scenes, including continued monitoring of daily list activity and 
discussion of some potential program changes. Interested list 
members may want to join -ops, as some program-related discussions
are now taking place.

I'd like to thank the many list guides who volunteered their services 
to the program during the Governing Board-granted vacation and to the 
List Members who helped out in our absence.

The List Guide Program resumed its work on January 1, 1998.

----- Recruiting -----

The List Guide Program is always looking for knowledgeable people to 
serve as List Guides for the various Guild lists. For anyone 
considering volunteering, or just the curious, there are several 
List Guide Program Web pages available.
	
1) <http://www.hwg.org/lists/intro.html> provides a program overview 
and includes such information as our program goals, general purpose, 
program structure, and standard operating procedures.

2) <http://www.hwg.org/lists/application.html> provides a thorough
description of the application process and the information necessary 
for the Recruiting Committee to evaluate candidates.

Still have questions about volunteering? Feel free to write us at 
<lg-recruiting(at)hwg.org>.

----- Special Thanks -----

I'd like to take a few minutes to thank Andrew Stevens, the Volunteer 
Coordinator, for all the help and assistance he has given us in 
recent months. Andrew, we couldn't have done it without you.

----- Program Promotions and Farewells -----

I'd like to thank and say public farewell to two of our longest-term 
List Guides, Ben Eysselinck and Tim Fairlie. These two gentlemen 
have been around since the early days of the Program and their 
efforts will be sorely missed.

And last but certainly not least, congratulations are in order for 
Nancy Coulter, who was recently promoted to Area Guide Manager, 
Patrick McElhaney, who was promoted to Senior List Guide of 
hwg-basics, and Mike Ebert, who was promoted to the Senior List 
Guide position for hwg-graphics.

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8. **NEWSLETTER ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES**

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Copyright 1998, HTML Writers Guild, Inc., All Rights Reserved
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Maggie W. Hatten		editor(at)hwg.org
Newsletter Editor, The HTML Writers Guild
http://www.hwg.org/

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