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Caroline Jarrett asks you to consider participating in the “Design to read” workshop on 10 April at CHI 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Caroline writes We are want to bring together practitioners and researchers who work with audiences who do not read easily, and also people who themselves have encountered difficulties with reading. We aim to [...]
Are you ignoring an important market sector? How do we make our communications usable by people with hearing and sight difficulties? How do we work with colleagues and customers who have hearing and sight difficulties? The Society for Technical Communication UK and Ireland chapter is pleased to announce this major event that will give you [...]
STC extended the deadline for the Early Bird Rate for registering for the Technical Summit to 24 April.
Special conference room rate $159.00 (plus 15 percent tax) for single or double accommodations. Make your reservations at the Hyatt: http://atlantaregency.hyatt.com/groupbooking/atlrastco2009. (Note: the Hyatt booking page has not been updated with the new rate, but you will be given the new rate if you specify you are registering for the STC conference.) Recognizing how the [...]
Here’s a great webinar offer from STC’s Usability and User Experience SIG! Mary Deaton, the SIG manager, writes: After months of planning, UUX is ready to jump into the business of offering Web seminars to members of the community, STC, and other UX practitioners. To celebrate, we are offering special pricing for both STC and [...]
Here’s a great webinar offer from STC’s Technical Editing SIG. Meredith Kinder, co-manager of the SIG, writes: The STC Technical Editing SIG is pleased to co-sponsor a webinar with the Washington, DC, chapter. The webinar, titled “Providing Effective Editing Comments,” takes place on Wednesday, March 18, from noon to 2:00pm Eastern US time*, and Michelle [...]
STC is sensitive to the impact of a downward economy on members’ ability to attend the 2009 Technical Communication Summit, 3–6 May, in Atlanta, GA. As part of its own economic stimulus plan, the Society will extend the Early Bird discount rate for members until 21 April. “I am so proud of our Finance Committee [...]
From: Jackie Damrau, STC Fellow Manager, STC IDL SIG cell: 214-505-0100 email: jdamrau3@airmail.net ============================== Are you currently pursuing an undergraduate degree, graduate degree, or certificate in the area of Instructional Design? If so, apply for the 2009 STC Instructional Design & Learning SIG Scholarship today! We will award: One (1) $500 scholarship for undergraduate students [...]
STC’s official hotel for the 2009 Technical Communication Summit is the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The Hyatt Regency is the location for all the activities associated with the Summit and the only hotel with which STC has a block of rooms. STC’s negotiated room rate is $174.00 (plus 15 percent tax) for either a single or [...]
Being in two places at one time may not be a problem much longer, thanks to an innovative program beginning during the Technical Communication Summit, 3-6 May, in Atlanta, GA. For years, attendees have struggled with choosing which of the concurrent sessions presented in the Final Program to attend. With six or more sessions offered [...]
Register by 18 February 21 April 2009 to receive the early bird rates for the 2009 Technical Communication Summit. Registration is available online at the STC website at http://conference.stc.org/register/, as well as by fax and mail. This site also has a sample letter to your boss that makes a case for you to attend the [...]
The STC Washington, DC Chapter is offering a Webinar about DITA on 31 October. (Speaker: Tom Magliery, XML Technology Specialist, JustSystems; Location: Anywhere with a phone line and a Web connection). Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. [Registration link to be provided.] Do you feel you’ve taken conditional text to the max – and maybe [...]
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