In-the-SPIN Newsletter

In-the-SPIN is an electronic newsletter published by the Boston SPIN for its members and the software community. It is distributed to the Boston SPIN's 1,000+ members and freely available on our website. In-the-SPIN's goal is to benefit members by providing information on upcoming events, supplementing SPIN meetings with additional information and helping members connect with one another.

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In-the-SPIN Newsletter: Editorial & Submission Guidelines

In-the-SPIN is an electronic newsletter published by the Boston SPIN for its members and the software community.   It is distributed to the Boston SPIN's 1,000+ members and freely available on our website.  In-the-SPIN's goal is to benefit members by:

1) Providing information about upcoming meetings and events that are of interest to members

2) Supplementing Boston SPIN presentations and roundtables with additional information to help further readers' own software development knowledge and capabilities

3) Helping connect Boston SPIN members with one another


Frequency and Scope

In-the-SPIN is distributed every 2-3 months during the Boston SPIN annual schedule, which runs from September through June.   Each issue will focus on the topics of the prior 2-3 SPIN meetings, and upcoming events leading up to the next issue.


Submission Guidelines

Articles submitted for consideration should be a maximum of 300 words and cover a Boston SPIN Presentation or Roundtable topic from the prior meeting.   

Articles should be focused on providing readers with a practical tip or information they can use to apply the topic's information to their own projects, rather than simply summarizing the talk or roundtable.

Articles should be written in an informal tone, with an active voice that speaks to and engages the user.

Short and succinct articles are most likely to be read in their entirety, so authors are encouraged to limit their writing to the essential points and provide links for readers to obtain additional information.

In-the-SPIN does not publish advertisements or articles that promote commercial products or services.

All submissions should be made to newsletter@boston-spin.org by the last day of the month in which the topic was presented.  The In-the-SPIN editor reserves the right to edit each submission for accuracy, content, length, and style.   By submitting an article to us, you agree to let us use the article in our newsletter.  However, you retain the copyright to your work and are free to re-publish it elsewhere once it has been published in In-the-SPIN.


Member Blogs

Boston SPIN is also interested in helping members connect with one another and learn what their peers are saying about our topics.  If you have blogged about any of our recent SPIN meetings, email newsletter@boston-spin.org   and we will include a link to your blog in the next In-the-SPIN.


Upcoming Events

If you know of an upcoming free or non-profit software process improvement event in the Boston area, email us at newsletter@boston-spin.org and we will try to include it in our next issue.
 

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