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Note: STC Society elections will open March 9th. We will receive candidate information during the coming weeks, which we will post here so that you can get to know the candidates. Remember to renew your STC membership – or join! – so that you can vote in the elections. Use the sidebar links for renewing [...]
Candidate’s Statement By Steven Jong, Candidate for STC Secretary Thanks for your consideration! I’d like to tell you a little about my background, describe the secretary’s role and why I’m a good fit for it, and list what I see as the Society’s issues and my ideas to help. My Background In 30 years as [...]
Candidate’s Statement By Rachel Houghton Candidate for STC Secretary The secretary is an officer of the Society and not a mere note-taker at board meetings. The secretary must be prepared to capture actions and significant information during deliberations, and should participate fully in the discussions. According to the Bylaws, Article IV, Section 3C, “The Secretary [...]
Note: STC Society elections will open March 9th. We will receive candidate information during the coming weeks, which we will post here so that you can get to know the candidates. Remember to renew your STC membership – or join! – so that you can vote in the elections. Use the sidebar links for renewing [...]
The end of the calendar year is a busy time for everyone for many reasons. We’ve collected some recent STC news that you shouldn’t miss. Live seminars schedule is available The schedule of live web seminars offered by STC was updated with the dates for December and January. You can always listen to the archived [...]
It’s renewal time for STC members. After a turbulent summer with financial worries, our STC president, Cindy Currie has news about the dues and the effort to find an appropriate solution for all of us. Her complete announcement is on the STC Notebook blog. Please read the complete story, including the fees, over there. This [...]
Moments ago, it was August 26, and we announced the call for proposals for the STC 2010 conference. Now, the October 5th deadline for submitting your proposals is rapidly approaching. This post is a copy of the reminder mail that Caroline Jarrett, Track Manager for Usability/Accessibility at the conference, sent out on our discussion list. [...]
Only yesterday, we were saying that we didn’t know when the call for proposals would be out for STC’s Technical Communication Summit 2010 set in Dallas, Texas, 2–5 May 2010 (at the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion.) Today, we are pleased to announce that the STC 2010 Summit Call for Proposals is now open. Go [...]
STC announces a free program for members who are currently seeking employment or contracts. In this tough economic climate, STC would like to extend a helping hand to those conducting job searches. While members have free access to the Job Seeker Boot Camp, as well as many other benefits, STC has made this program available [...]
As Stuart Culshaw pointed out in recent correspondence with me, this is a good case for showing how acronyms can be used irresponsibly. A few days ago, Paul Bernstein pointed out to some of us that Susan Burton, Tom Gorski, Mike Murry, Russ Bombardieri, George Hayhoe, Rob Hanna, Linda Oestreich, Stuart Culshaw, Andrea L Ames, [...]
Hooray! We are proud to announce that this blog won an Excellence award in the 2009 APEX® Awards for Publication Excellence in the category of "Blogs, Forums & Wikis"! Information about the competition is available at http://www.ApexAwards.com/. APEX 2009 awards were based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry—in [...]
Your society needs your input yesterday! Last week, Cindy Currie, STC President, sent out a message to all STC members asking for input to help resolve the financial crisis that the Society is facing. The Society really does need your input now! All members are request to please submit any suggestions that you have to [...]
Photos of the conference taken by Rachel Houghton and Cynthia A. Lockley are up. So far there are 13 photos available. If anyone else has photos to add to the SIG’s conference collection, please use the Contact Us form to let us know. This year’s conference photos are at http://www.stc-access.org/photos/album/72157618066308364/stc-2009-annual-conference-atlanta-ga.html All our photo collections are [...]
David Pogue, the Keynote speaker at the STC conference, gave one of the funniest keynotes we’ve ever had. It was a shame that it wasn’t recorded. However, I found a recording of a similar keynote address he gave to TED last year. The first half is similar to the one he gave to us and [...]
We are pleased to present you with this year’s AccessAbility SIG roadmap for the STC Technical Summit 2009 in Atlanta. Listed here are the sessions that have a particular focus on accessibility or usability. You can view this roadmap by day Sunday, May 3 Sunday, May 4 Sunday, May 5 Sunday, May 6 or jump [...]
STC will move its offices on 29 April 2009 to 9041 Lee Highway Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone numbers and e-mail addresses will remain the same. There may be some temporary interruptions to member services on 29 April as equipment is reinstalled. STC apologizes for the inconvenience.
The Employment booth will be very different this year. First of all, the resumes will be online and not in binders. We will be using the STC Career Center where you can post your resume free. That way your resume will be available for more than just the conference days and be seen worldwide. If [...]
The AccessAbility SIG began their fine tradition of conference accessibility guides for the STC conference to ensure that all members could attend. All members. Even those with, say, special mobility needs. As long-time SIG member, Mike Murray, declares, if it weren’t for the guide, he wouldn’t be able to attend. He must know that he [...]
Whew! The STC Technical Summit in Atlanta is less than 2 weeks away! To help you with your planning, we have some more information about Getting to Atlanta Getting Around Atlanta Shopping Traveling with your Service Animal Tipping Pharmacies and Emergency Care Getting to Atlanta Visit the Accessibility pages of the conference site to find [...]
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 [...]
The Summit At-a-Glance PDF file was updated. This updated link will give you a view of the overall structure of each day’s offerings. (.pdf)
Recognizing the impact the economic downturn has had on technical communicators, STC will grant 250 scholarships to members who have been laid off, let go, downsized, or have been forced to take a pay cut of 10 percent or more. Scholarships of $400 will be given to members wishing to attend the STC Technical Communication [...]
Conference attendees are already sending Twitter.com tweets. The Twemes.com site collects all related tweets containing the same hashtags or Twitter memes, which they call “twemes”. Use the tweme of #stc09 for tweets related to planning for and attending the 2009 Technical Summit. Twemes.com also pulls in any Flickr and Del.icio.us bookmarks that contain the hashtag [...]
Alan Houser, head of the program planning committee for the STC conference, shares the news about a room-sharing forum just posted to the STC Forum. If you share a room at the Summit hotel, you can cut your travel costs. The forum is at http://stcforum.org/viewtopic.php?id=1659 Post your arrival and departure dates to the forum. Identify [...]
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