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title: "Special STC Elections Podcast: Interview with Nicky Bleiel, Candidate for Director"
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# Special STC Elections Podcast: Interview with Nicky Bleiel, Candidate for Director

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In this special STC elections podcast, I talk with Nicky Bleiel, candidate for STC Director, about some pressing issues in the STC and also about software saturdays, tools for technical writers, and why she's running for director.

We talk about some of the following topics:

- [About Nicky Bleiel](http://www.nickybleiel.org/)
- [Software Saturdays](http://www.stc-cdx.org/tieline/2006/10)
- [Presentation on Cool Tools for Tech Writer for Under $100](http://www.stc.org/54thConf/sessions/eduSessionDesc.asp?Track=3)
- [STC Elections](https://eballot3.votenet.com/stc/login.cfm)
- [Google Docs](https://google.com/docs)
- [Other candidates](http://stc.org/candidatesFAQ/index.asp)
- [My open invitation for election candidates](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/03/16/special-stc-election-podcast-call-for-participants/)
- [Slate podcasts](http://podcasts.yahoo.com/series?s=c4734c541c67b0b276f7b09511b70c37)

**About Tech Writer Voices**

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