Past Meetings

Professional Association of Secretarial and Desktop Publishing Services

2011 Meetings

August 2011	Summer Brunch
May 2011	MEMBERS-ONLY Business Meeting
April 2011	Memorial for PASS member Mary Ann Rundell
March 2011	Digital Transcription: Round Table Discussion
February 2011	Online Collaboration: Tools and Resources
January 2011	MEMBERS-ONLY Business Meeting

2010 Meetings

December 2010	Annual Holiday Luncheon
November 2010	MEMBERS-ONLY Business Meeting
October 2010	Confessions of a Dissertation Editor: Advice from a long-time business owner
September 2010	No PASS meeting
August 2010	Annual Office Visit
July 2010	Annual Summer Luncheon
June 2010	How to Get & Stay Organized — Electronically
May 2010	Google Wave
April 2010	Building and Maintaining Your Own Web Site
March 2010	Cloud Computing
February 2010	PR and How to Use It
January 2010	Attracting Clients: Search Engine Optimization and Social Media

2009 Meetings

December 2009	Holiday Luncheon & Gift Exchange
November 2009	Business Meeting and Office Visit
October 2009	New Telecommunications Technologies Made Simple, Speaker: Rob Gross
September 2009	A Roundtable Discussion on: Pricing Your Services
August 2009	Summer Luncheon
July 2009	Stress Freedom in a Stressed-Out World
June 2009	Social Media Made Easy
May 2009	Ergonomics Workshop: Improving Your “Position” at Work
April 2009	Security & Back-up
March 2009	Open Source Software
February 2009	PCs and Macs: How they work together
January 2009	Get Rid of Paper! Moving toward a paper-free office

2008 Meetings

December 2008	Holiday Luncheon
November 2008	Annual Business Meeting
October 2008	Prevent & Resolve Client Disputes
September 2008	Working With Clients Over the Internet
August 2008	MS Word Tips, Tricks, & Macros
July 2008	Summer Luncheon
June 2008	Outlook – Part 3 (PDF version)
May 2008	Member Office Visit
April 2008	Pricing Your Services: A Roundtable Discussion
March 2008	The Best of On-line Resources Roundtable
February 2008	Outlook, Part 2
January 2008	Regenerating Your Business for the New Year – Leslie Gray, Ph.D.

2007 Meetings

December 2007	Holiday Luncheon and Gift Exchange
November 2007	Election of PASS Officers and "Burning Issues" Roundtable
October 2007	Get the Most Out of Your PDA — Communicate, Stay on Schedule, Get Organized, & Eliminate Paper!
September 2007	Your Website — Goldmine or Just a Big Hole? Mine the Web without Breaking the Bank
August 2007	Annual Summer Luncheon
July 2007	Burning Questions About Your Business
June 2007	Marketing Tips by Karen Frank: Secrets to Success in 30 Seconds
May 2007	Annual Office Visit
April 2007	Pricing Your Services: A Roundtable Discussion
March 2007	Cracking the Stress Code: Clear Your Mind & Get On With Your Life!
February 2007	A Sales & Marketing Tool
January 2007	Working with Challenging Clients

2006 Meetings

December 2006	Holiday Luncheon & Gift Exchange
November 2006	Elections and Business Meeting
October 2006	Computer Care for Small Business Owners
September 2006	Business Practices that Work - A Panel Discussion
August 2006	Summer Luncheon
July 2006	Firefox Browser Tips & Tricks
June 2006	Pricing Your Services: A Roundtable Discussion
May 2006	Expand Your Database Abilities — Basics, Tips & Tricks with MS-Access
April 2006	“Relationship Marketing": Build Your Business Naturally
March 2006	Working with Challenging Clients
February 2006	The Art & Profit of Saying Thanks
January 2006	Digital Transcription: A Roundtable Discussion

2005 Meetings

December 2005	Annual Holiday Luncheon
November 2005	Business: Election of Officers, plus a roundtable discussion on using PDAs
October 2005	The PASS Annual “Office Visit”
September 2005	You’ve Launched Your Web Site–So Now What?
August 2005	Summer Luncheon!
July 2005	Seven PR Strategies to Increase Visibility, Credibility and Sales
June 2005	“You never told me that!” Formal and informal written contracts
May 2005	Your Marketing Challenge: How to Reach Out
April 2005	Pricing Your Services: A Roundtable Discussion
March 2005	Unleashing Mastery Performance in Business by Nigel Henry
February 2005	Digital Transcription: A Roundtable Discussion
January 2005	Independent Contracting: Benefits and Pitfalls

2004 Meetings

Our 2004 meetings covered a wide variety of topics including:

"How Your Attitudes About Money Affect Your Business Life" with Dan Clurman
“East Bay Office Visit” with Gayle Bu, Virtual Assistant
“How To Succeed In Business By Really Trying” with Jeffry Kalmon
Optimizing Your Office Environment
Pricing Your Services

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