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STC Summit 2011 call for proposals closes Start: Monday, October 04, 2010 10:00:00am EDT End: Monday, October 04, 2010 10:00:00am EDT STC Summit 2011 call for proposals closes today at 10am EDT.

Applications for Fellows and Associate Fellows due Start: Monday, October 04, 2010 12:00:00am EDT End: Monday, October 04, 2010 11:59:59pm EDT Each fall, the Fellows Nominating Committee invites STC Associate Fellows who have held that rank for two years to submit information to the committee for potential nomination to the rank of Fellow. This honor recognizes members’ achievements in the field of technical communication, contributions to STC, or both.

SIG Quarterly and "Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World - New Best Practices for Editors" Start: Thursday, September 23, 2010 01:00:00pm EDT End: Thursday, September 23, 2010 02:00:00pm EDT This SIG quarterly meeting will feature news and updates by SIG leaders, and a special presentation by guest speaker Larry Kunz, “Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World - New Best Practices for Editors.” !!!Cost: *TE SIG Members – $0 *Other STC Members - $10 (The cost to join our SIG for the rest of the year) *Non-Members - $70 (The cost to attend this event only, as a non-member) __Details on method of payment for non-members will be posted shortly. Please check back in a few days.__

SIG Volunteer Meeting (Monthly) Start: Thursday, September 16, 2010 10:30:00am EDT End: Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:00:00am EDT STC Technical Editing SIG volunteer teleconference call from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. Access to this teleconference is restricted to current volunteers. Please contact a SIG manager for details.

Revisiting the Benefits and Pitfalls of Social Networking Sites Start: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 01:00:00pm EDT End: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 02:00:00pm EDT Learn how to use social networking sites to benefit yourself and your organization by networking online with family, friends, and other organizations while avoiding the pitfalls associated with these websites. This webinar is based on the presentation shown at the STC Annual Summit in 2009 and is updated to reflect the current features and trends of social networking sites. You will gain a better understanding of how to use social networking sites from this presentation. These sites offer a myriad of tools for organizations, family, and friends to keep in touch with each other. This webinar will focus on the benefits of expanding your network skills as well as marketing to your organization’s member base. Websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and other popular places have tools that bring people together. We will show examples of effective communication and offer tips to prevent embarrassing gaffes from occurring. Topics covered include privacy, marketing, and user-generated content.

Our community is about to get a display case in which to show off the many awards of recognition that we've garnered over the years. As soon as we secure the space, and move the tokens of our accomplishments into it, we'll update this spot with an invitation for your opportunity to drop by it to view some tangible representations of the fruits of our labor over the years.

We are collecting old cell phones to bring to the RTP Electronics Recyle Day on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. If you have a cell phone you'd like us to recycle for you, you can deliver it to John Martin. Please bring it (or them) to him before or after his 6:00-7:15 class in Tompkins G123 on Monday, 09/24, or Tuesday night before or after his 7:30-8:45 class in Tompkins 109. Alternately, email him at nematome@nc.rr.com to make other arrangements.

It's that time again! Elections are coming up soon! Start thinking about whether you'd be interested in participating in a great organization. We'd love to have you!

DJ Cline reports on the August SVC Meeting about social media. Visit http://www.djcline.com/2010/08/27/aug-26-2010-stc-social-media/ to read his comments

This workshop introduces writers to a simple, effective and practical way to relieve tension, improve posture and breathing, and refresh both the body and mind while at work.

Each fall, the Associate Fellows Nominating Committee invites STC communities and members to recommend five-year-plus Senior Members for the rank of STC Associate Fellow. This honor recognizes members’ achievements in the field of technical communication, contributions to STC, or both. The deadline this year for nominations is 4 October 2010. Do you know a fellow STC [...]

What:  Call for Judges - The STC Chicago 2010-2011 Competition begins in a few short weeks and we are inviting members and non-members alike to participate in this year’s judging experience. Who:  You - Chapter members and non-members, experienced technical communicators interested in the experience of judging.When:  November – December, 2010Where:  Off-site, in your home, at work, you can be creative as long as you use care with the entries. Winning entries advance to the International competition.Why:  Gain insight and experience in what others are doing in the industry. Look at something besides your own work.  Explore the standards and ideas of other technical communicators.  Get ideas about how you can change the look of your  product.  Work with a team to see how others interpret and view the same entry.How:  Click here to sign up.

Recently, a member of the STC LinkedIn group asked the question: “What makes a good technical communicator, in ONE WORD?” The answers were varied, interesting, often entertaining, and thoughtful. I’ve listed the various answers (without names) below. I didn’t delete duplicates, so you can see how often certain words came up. The biggest repeats seem to [...]

- This talk covers the process for developing technical information and describes how it is changing—particularly in light of two major trends in the technical communication profession: Collaboration, or “Web 2.0,” and Agile development. Most of the material is taken from my 2010 STC Summit session, "Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World," which was later adapted into an STC webinar and also published as an article at <a target="_blank" class="wiki external" href="http://www.writersua.com/articles/managing-documentation/index.html">http://www.writersua.com/articles/managing-documentation/index.html<img src="img/icons/external_link.gif" alt="(external link)" width="15" height="14" border="0" title="(external link)" class="icon" /></a> .<br />+ This talk covers the process for developing technical information and describes how it is changing—particularly in light of two major trends in the technical communication profession: Collaboration, or “Web 2.0,” and Agile development. Most of the material is taken from my 2010 STC Summit session, "Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World," which was later adapted into an STC webinar and also published as an article at <a class="wiki external" target="_blank" href="http://www.writersua.com/articles/managing-documentation/index.html" rel="external nofollow ">http://www.writersua.com/articles/managing-documentation/index.html</a> <img src="img/icons/external_link.gif" alt="(external link)" width="15" height="14" border="0" title="(external link)" class="icon" />.<br />+ + News flash: Although Larry's related presentation, "Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World," which had been scheduled as an STC webinar for Sept 1, has been postponed, our SIG presentation is still on!

The next quarterly Technical SIG meeting will be held on September 23, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Our award-winning guest speaker, Larry Kunz, will present "Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World - New Best Practices for Editors." This event will be accessible to non-members of the SIG. For complete details, see http://www.stc-techedit.org/Managing+Documentation+Projects+in+a+Collaborative+World+-+New+Best+Practices+for+Editors. News flash! Larry's related presentation, "Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World," which had been scheduled as an STC webinar for today (Sept 1), has just been postponed! See http://notebook.stc.org/upcoming-webinar-on-1-september-managing-documentation-projects-in-a-collaborative-world/ The SIG presentation is still on though! Hope to see you there!

+ + + External Advertising Manager - facilitates participation in SIG programming for non-members, serves as a point of contact, and spreads the word that Technical Editing SIG programs are now open to non-members

Organization: FICO Contact: Bonnie Clark Phone: 408-535-1569 Duration: Contract Location: San Jose Description: FICO is looking for a contractor to restructure and edit technical content in DITA topics. Prevous experience with authoring and editing in DITA is preferred. To apply for the opening, please email your resume along with writing samples that were created from [...]

The Technical Editing SIG would like to welcome Andy Werth as our new External Advertising Manager. Andy will be facilitating participation in SIG programming for non-members. To this end, Andy has begun to set up our systems, serve as a point of contact, and spread the word that Technical Editing SIG programs are now open to non-members. Welcome Andy! Carol Lamarche Program Manager Technical Editing SIG

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING! S3 prides itself on being an international IT Staffing and Solutions company with 20 years experience recruiting and managing exceptional IT and Business consultants for customers in the Financial, Energy, Public Sector and Retail Distribution industries. We are a full service IT firm, with 25 major market locations [...]

It was one year ago today that a young, fresh-faced, hip and happening guy name Kevin first walked through the hallowed doors of Stately STC Manor. 31 August 2009 was the dawning of a new day, the beginning of an era—the start of Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger. Now were at 31 August 2010. Ive learned a [...]

As a Policies & Procedures Specialist, you will: • Be responsible for the successful completion of policies, procedures, and related deliverables (such as operations bulletins and specialty manuals) and website maintenance of select websites. • Ensure the successful completion of the Policy Administration process, which includes the creation, revision, distribution, and communication of policy and related deliverables for all [...]

Organization: Quantcast Contact: John Gardner Phone: 650-279-3809 Duration: Contract Location: San Francisco Description: We are looking for a marketing writer consultant who can author concise, compelling case studies about our online advertising services. This freelancer should be familiar with concepts such as web analytics, conversions, click-though rates, lift, impressions, etc. The objective of these case [...]

The Technical Editing SIG is calling for presenters for next year's STC conference. The TE SIG progression is a great opportunity to get your feet wet by presenting at a conference or to explore a brief topic in a less formal setting. Next year's STC conference will be held in Sacramento, California on May 15-18, 2011. If you plan to attend the conference and have an idea for a topic, we'd like you to develop your topic and present it as part of our progression session. Any STC member may present as part of this session.

Wednesdays webinar has been postponed. If you have already signed up for the webinar, you will receive an email. If you do not receive an email, please contact Isatu Turay. Thank you. Managing documentation projects has changed little over the last few decades. Youre used to long development cycles in which you gather information from disparate [...]

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STC member Bill Swallow has created “newspapers” on Twitter that collate tweets for the techcomm and stcorg hashtags. Check them out, and thanks to Bill for setting them up! Heading to conferences this fall? Peter Shankman presents tips on how to survive conference season. Keep them in mind for STC’s 2011 Summit too! While social media is [...]

The technical writer will develop and edit printed materials to meet production deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Printed materials include hardware installation guides, operations manuals, and accessory guides. This is a contract position that may transition to a permanent position. Requirements • 1-2 years of technical writing experience or related experience • Ability to work with [...]

Here is a link to a PowerPoint presentation from Steve Jong. Technical Communication Certification Joel

"Task Analysis for Developing Policies  Procedures Content Users Need and Prefer" with Raymond Urgo.

Program Recap Butterflies, wind energy, and the challenges of a middle school science test were just some of the topics of study by the winners of the STC writing competition at this years Arizona Science and Engineering Fair. Once again, our chapter has played an important role by judging student reports. Read all about it here: Winners We [...]

The July/August issue of Intercom has been posted to Intercom Online. Included in this issue of Intercom are: Editing in English for East Asia: What Technical Communicators Need to Know About Writing for New Markets, by Susan Holdaway Frustrations of He Said, She Said: How Experienced Technical Editors Can Understand and Work with Novice Writers, by Stephanie [...]

Travel Writing — a course at Concordia this Fall with Elizabeth Johnston — begins Thursday, September 16, for 10 weeks.

The July/August Issue of Intercom, with a theme of "Mobility and Technical Communication: How Are Mobile/Portable/Wireless Devices Affecting TC?", is now online.

Task Analysis for Developing Policies & Procedures Content Users Need and Prefer 19 October 2010, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) $49 General Admission, $39 STC General Members, $29 P&P SIG Members In a presentation filled with anecdotes and examples, Raymond Urgo presents the principles and techniques for analyzing business processes and tasks that enable you to design policies and [...]

The technical writer develops or revises documentation for large and small scale technical processes or projects. Will work as part of the Project Management Office in the research and development function, specifically on New Product Development process documentation. Provide technical editing and proofreading expertise for new and existing documents. Assemble documentation for audits and [...]

Consults with subject matter experts to develop/write/edit a wide variety of documents, i.e., policies and procedures, clinical procedures manuals, and software documentation. Will work as a team with two other technical writers. Requirements · 5-7 years of experience in technical writing required; experience in health care a plus · [...]

Ive been meaning to get to this for some time, and the Mindtouch 25 Most Influential Tech Comm Bloggers article provided a great impetus. If you take a look at the tabs at the top of STCs Notebook, youll see a new tab called Other Blogs. Click on that tab, and youll see links to (can [...]

by Jen O Neill Buy many products in Europe and inside the box you’ll probably find a printed multilingual manual. The manual could contain over a dozen languages. They can often elicit a groan from readers as they can initially be overwhelmed by all the languages in front of them. This type of document is [...]

This is the year we reinvent STC! We are shifting our focus from STC as an organization to to STC as a collection of services and delivery channels.

A message from STC President Michael Hughes This is the year we reinvent STC! We do so to better serve the increasingly diverse community of technical communicators. We are shifting our focus from STC the organization to STC as a collection of services and delivery channels that meet the professional needs of our members. To make [...]

The once stable, almost staid world of technical writing has turned turbulent. In less than a decade, we've seen: The rise of topic-based authoring The rise of structured authoring in general and DITA in particular Increasingly complex technical ecosystems that ask us to decide about the Mark of the Web and quirks vs. strict browser modes The growth of mobile devices, and the need for single-source output that works on mobiles, PCs, and laptops The growth of social media and the need to integrate social media content with traditional documentation The spread of metadata and the promise of dynamically-modeled online help, CMSs, and more... What exactly can we expect, and how do we deal with all this?

Guest post by the East Tennessee Chapter of STC. What do David Armbruster, Hillary Hart, Rich Maggiani, Fred O’Hara, and Deborah Sauer have in common? They are all distinguished STC Fellows, and they’re all speaking at this year’s Practical Conference on Communication (PCOC) in Nashville, TN, 7-9 October. Join these STC luminaries, keynote speaker Neil Perlin, [...]

Explore practical ways to build and sustain a technical communication career.

Looking for a chance to meet and mix and have fun with other technical writers? Come to the STC-Montreal September Social at the Hotel de La Montagne Cabaret.

- First off, <a class="wiki external" target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stc_office/4601921559/in/set-72157624049035750/" rel="external nofollow">several members</a><img src="img/icons/external_link.gif" alt="(external link)" width="15" height="14" border="0" title="(external link)" class="icon" /> of the SIG were thrilled to accept not one, but two awards on behalf of our volunteers, members, and past leadership boards. We received the Pacesetter Award and the Community of Distinction (highest honor). The Honor's Banquet is a fantastic way to celebrate the accomplishments of all STC members!<br />+ First off, <a class="wiki external" target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stc_office/4601921559/in/set-72157624049035750/" rel="external nofollow">several members</a><img src="img/icons/external_link.gif" alt="(external link)" width="15" height="14" border="0" title="(external link)" class="icon" /> of the SIG were thrilled to accept not one, but two awards on behalf of our volunteers, members, and past leadership boards. We received the <a title="Awards" href="tiki-index.php?page=Awards" class="wiki "> Pacesetter Award</a> and the <a title="Awards" href="tiki-index.php?page=Awards" class="wiki "> Community of Distinction</a> (highest honor). The Honor's Banquet is a fantastic way to celebrate the accomplishments of all STC members!<br />

- Conference Tweets- Conference Scribbles- Conference Pictures- Past Conferences- STC Conference Activities- <table class="normal" id="fancytable_2"> <thead> <tr> <th style="">Day and Time </th> <th style=""> Event</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Sunday 7:30-5:00 </td> <td class="odd" style=""> Leadership Day (registration required): For STC leaders</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Monday 10:30-11:30 </td> <td class="even" style=""> All SIG Leaders Meeting: For all SIG leaders</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Monday 1:30-2:45 </td> <td class="odd" style=""> <strong><a title="2010SIGProgression" href="tiki-index.php?page=2010SIGProgression" class="wiki ">Progression:</a></strong> Editing Challenges and Opportunities</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Monday 7:30-9:00pm </td> <td class="even" style=""> <strong>All Community Reception:</strong> Learn more about our SIG and the other SIGs, network, and talk one-on-one with TE SIG volunteers</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Tuesday 12:45-2:15 </td> <td class="odd" style=""> <strong>SIG Business Meeting:</strong> Hear about Technical Editing in the industry, influence SIG goals, and mingle with other SIG members. Bring your own lunch. (For SIG members only)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm </td> <td class="even" style="">Honor's Banquet (ticket required): Join us as our SIG is honored with the Community of Distinction award</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Wednesday 7:00-8:00am </td> <td class="odd" style=""> <strong>SIG Networking Breakfast</strong> (ticket required): Chat and dine with like-minded editors</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Wednesday 12:45-2:15 </td> <td class="even" style=""> Closing Lunch (free)</td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />+ <table class="normal" id="fancytable_1 "> <thead> <tr> <th style="">Day and Time </th> <th style=""> Event</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Sunday 7:30-5:00 </td> <td class="odd" style=""> Leadership Day (registration required): For STC leaders</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Monday 10:30-11:30 </td> <td class="even" style=""> All SIG Leaders Meeting: For all SIG leaders</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Monday 1:30-2:45 </td> <td class="odd" style=""> <strong><a title="2010SIGProgression" href="tiki-index.php?page=2010SIGProgression" class="wiki ">Progression:</a></strong> Editing Challenges and Opportunities</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Monday 7:30-9:00pm </td> <td class="even" style=""> <strong>All Community Reception:</strong> Learn more about our SIG and the other SIGs, network, and talk one-on-one with TE SIG volunteers</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Tuesday 12:45-2:15 </td> <td class="odd" style=""> <strong>SIG Business Meeting:</strong> Hear about Technical Editing in the industry, influence SIG goals, and mingle with other SIG members. Bring your own lunch. (For SIG members only)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm </td> <td class="even" style="">Honor's Banquet (ticket required): Join us as our SIG is honored with the Community of Distinction award</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="odd" style="">Wednesday 7:00-8:00am </td> <td class="odd" style=""> <strong>SIG Networking Breakfast</strong> (ticket required): Chat and dine with like-minded editors</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="even" style="">Wednesday 12:45-2:15 </td> <td class="even" style=""> Closing Lunch (free)</td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />- <ul><li>A Big Howdy from the STC Conference in Dallas<a href="tiki-editpage.php?page=A+Big+Howdy+from+STC+Conference+in+Dallas" title="Create page: A+Big+Howdy+from+STC+Conference+in+Dallas" class="wiki wikinew">?</a>+ <ul><li><a title=" A Big Howdy from 2010 Conference in Dallas" href="tiki-in dex .php?page=A+Big+Howdy+from+2010 +Conference+in+Dallas" c lass ="wiki ">A Big Howdy from the STC Conference in Dallas</a>

Hello fellow STC Technical Editing SIG Members! The winners of the 2010 Diane Feldman Technical Editing SIG Scholarships have been announced! Congratulations! Juliette Cannata has won the 2010 Diane Feldman Technical Editing SIG Undergraduate Scholarship. Carie Lambert has won the 2010 Diane Feldman Technical Editing SIG Graduate Scholarship. Jeanette Buenger has won the special one-time scholarship funded by the Caroline Chapter. (This year, the Carolina Chapter of the STC partnered with the Technical Editing SIG to award this special one-time scholarship to a graduate student in honor of Diane Feldman, a long-time STC and Technical Editing SIG member who passed away this spring.) For more details about the scholarships, see http://www.stc-techedit.org/article432. Also, once again this year, the Technical Editing SIG Progression at the STC 2010 Conference, Editing Challenges and Opportunities, was very popular with 103 attendees. Those attendees enjoyed 10 different presentations in a roundtable discussion format, progressing from one table to the next. For pictures and highlights on the Technical Editing SIG Progression, see http://www.stc-techedit.org/A+Big+Howdy+from+2010+Conference+in+Dallas.

- <div style=" width: 130px; float: left;" ><div style=" width:109px;"> <img src="tiki-download_file.php?fileId=137&display&x=107&y=152" width="107" height="152" alt="Dan Riechers" title="Dan Riechers" /> <div class="mini" style="width:107px;"> <div class="thumbcaption">Dan Riechers </div> </div></div></div>As a first-time attendee of the STC Summit, I wasn’t sure how a progression worked. A helpful person at the STC information booth explained the concept. Topic presenters simultaneously host tables in one of the conference ballrooms. Attendees join the table with the concept about which they would like to learn. Every fifteen to twenty minutes a bell rings, signaling attendees to change tables. This pattern continues for 75 minutes. All conference attendees, not just SIG members, are welcome to attend. At the Technical Editing SIG progression, I participated in four mini-sessions.<br />+ <div style=" width: 130px; float: left;" ><div style=" width:109px;"> <img src="tiki-download_file.php?fileId=137&display&x=107&y=152" width="107" height="152" alt="Dan Riechers" title="Dan Riechers" /> <div class="mini" style="width:107px;"> <div class="thumbcaption">Dan Riechers </div> </div></div></div>As a first-time attendee of the STC Summit, I wasn’t sure how a <a title="2010SIGProgression" href="tiki-index.php?page=2010SIGProgression" class="wiki "> progression</a> worked. A helpful person at the STC information booth explained the concept. Topic presenters simultaneously host tables in one of the conference ballrooms. Attendees join the table with the concept about which they would like to learn. Every fifteen to twenty minutes a bell rings, signaling attendees to change tables. This pattern continues for 75 minutes. All conference attendees, not just SIG members, are welcome to attend. At the Technical Editing SIG progression, I participated in four mini-sessions.<br />

- <div style=" width: 130px; float: left;" ><div style=" width:109px;"> <img src="img/wiki_up/Andrea_photo.JPG" height="122" width="107" alt="Image" title="Andrea J. Wagner" /> <div class="mini" style="width:107px;"> <div class="thumbcaption">Andrea J. Wagner </div> </div></div></div>In keeping with our promise to provide an article on watercooler chats, here is a summary article of the most recent water cooler chat. This chat was held on June 9, 2010, and it focused on the strategies for simplicity. The chat was moderated by Andrea J. Wagner. Andrea is a Sr. Technical Writer at Schneider Electric in Raleigh, NC. She has 15 years’ experience in technical communication.<br />+ <div style=" width: 130px; float: left;" ><div style=" width:109px;"> <img src="img/wiki_up/Andrea_photo.JPG" height="122" width="107" alt="Image" title="Andrea J. Wagner" /> <div class="mini" style="width:107px;"> <div class="thumbcaption">Andrea J. Wagner </div> </div></div></div>In keeping with our promise to provide an article on <a title=" watercooler chats" href="tiki-index.php?page=watercooler+chats" class="wiki ">watercooler chats</a> , here is a summary article of the most recent water cooler chat. This chat was held on June 9, 2010, and it focused on the <a title="SIG Watercooler Chat: Strategies for Simplicity" href="tiki-index.php?page=SIG+Watercooler+Chat%3A+Strategies+for+Simplicity" class="wiki "> strategies for simplicity</a> . The chat was moderated by Andrea J. Wagner. Andrea is a Sr. Technical Writer at Schneider Electric in Raleigh, NC. She has 15 years’ experience in technical communication.<br />+

An important aspect of technical communication is applying an effective structure to information. Learn more with Leah Guren’s webinar Wednesday, August 25th.

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Company: Telesoft Corp. Type: Direct, Permanent Location: Phoenix (Osborn & Central but moving to 16th St. & Highland) Description Design & review courseware for improvement and apply where appropriate prerecorded training videos and other supporting materials Create and facilitate user education classes for all software applications for both in-house and on-site locations Work with programmers and technical writer [...]

Task Analysis for Developing Policies & Procedures Content Users Need and Prefer

Please submit your proposals for STC's 2011 Annual Conference in Sacramento California.

The Professional Communication Society of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers has named Saul Carliner as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.

The Society for Technical Communication invites you to contribute your ideas, studies, experience, and expertise at our 2011 Technical Communication Summit, the Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication. The Summit is scheduled for 15-18 May 2011 in Sacramento, California, USA. Proposals are due by 10:00 AM EDT (GMT-4), Monday, 4 October 2010. See http://notebook.stc.org/call-for-proposals-for-2011-summit-is-now-open/ for more information.

The Society for Technical Communication invites you to contribute your ideas, studies, experience, and expertise at our 2011 Technical Communication Summit, the Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication. The Summit is scheduled for 15-18 May 2011 in Sacramento, California, USA. Proposals are due by 10:00 AM EDT (GMT-4), Monday, 4 October 2010. See http://notebook.stc.org/call-for-proposals-for-2011-summit-is-now-open/ for more information.

STC invites you to contribute your ideas, studies, experience, and expertise at the 2011 Technical Communication Summit in Sacramento, California.

Project Create an instructional tutorial that shows STC members how to sign up for RSS feeds for STC online communications. The tutorial should show the advantages of being able to scan a wide range of content and stay current using RSS technology. Description STC offers important online communications that can be subscribed to using RSS [...]

Beginning Monday August 16, STC Carolina will utilize only the announcement listserv to keep members updated on chapter events and activities. To make sure you continue to get all of the STC news you need, please subscribe to the announcement listserv, if you are not already getting these announcements. You can subscribe to the announcement listserv here: http://mailman.stc.org/mailman/listinfo/stc-carolina-announce or use the subscribe button on the STC Carolina website, just below the calendar. The discussion listserv will be discontinued on Monday August 16. We would still love to hear your thoughts, so please consider joining the STC Carolina LinkedIn page http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=21047 to continue discussions that matter to you. Meanwhile, don?t miss our Twitter feeds and Facebook updates for more exciting events, webinars, courses, and conferences coming up this year.

How easy is it to make the transition from tech writer to trainer or instructional designer? A panel of former tech writers who have happily morphed into successful training developers will share what they learned when making this transition.

Organization: CA Technologies Contact: Jamie Pell Phone: 650-534-9075 Duration: Staff Location: South San Francisco Description: CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) formerly known as Computer Associates, is one of the worlds leading IT management software and solution companies with expertise across all IT environments – from mainframe and physical to virtual and cloud. Our software manages and secures [...]

Im delighted to be one of the presenters at the next STC Atlanta Chapter meeting, August 24th, on the subject of Moving from Technical Writing to Training Development. For STC members who are interested in the training field, I also want to recommend another opportunity. On August 23, the day before the chapter meeting, the [...]

You are invited to the Charlotte Regional STC's First Annual End of Summer Barbecue! Join us for some end of summer fun to reconnect with other writers and technical communicators. Bring your family, friends, colleagues and neighbors...anyone interested in STC! Freedom Park 1409 East Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28203 US 4:00PM to 8:00PM Shelter #3 $10 per person

Diana Barry will discuss the e-book phenomenon from a global perspective, looking at the opportunities, benefits and challenges involved in e-publishing.

We're excited to announce that STC Chicago has published its award-winning newsletter Byline. View the Summer 2010 edition now or download it to read later! This edition welcomes our new ­officers, highlights our 2010-11 meeting schedule, and previews the upcoming competition. It's a must-read. ­The move from paper to online publishing was significant decision for ­the chapter's administrative council, and we welcome your feedback. Please contact our editor or president with any feedback or suggestions.­ Thank you!­­

Company: PegaStaff Location: Scottsdale Type: Direct, permanent Salary: $45k-$53k, DOE Our client is a leading provider of powerful business management solutions. They are seeking a Technical Writer for their User Assistance department. The successful candidate will join their team of enthusiastic professionals developing Help-focused content for the powerful customer-centric software offerings. Primary responsibilities: Works on [...]

STC introduces an online certificate course scheduled just for our international members! TechComm 101, presented by Leah Guren, has been one of our most popular certificate courses. Run three times in two years already, STC had to cut off registration for her latest edition due to the high level of interest. Now Leah has graciously [...]

October 6-8, 2010. Bell Harbor Conference Center, Seattle, Washington Localization World is back in Seattle at Bell Harbor International Conference Center with a markedly diverse program and five tracks to address multiple needs across multiple industries. Register now and take advantage of the early-bird discount! The preconference program on October 6 includes full and half-day seminars [...]

Contract ILS Engineering Tech Writer-Aerospace/Defense. This is an Individual Contributor&a working level Tech Writer with credible experience developing and up-dating military maintenance manuals for elevators and cranes (pneumatic, electrical and hydraulic systems) used for moving cargo onboard ships. Is likely a minimum six-month assignment that could lead to a direct hire down the [...]

Gather all pertinent technical information and code samples into a concise, user-friendly Software Developers Kit (SDK) targeted to third-party developers of speech-enabled mobile applications. Will master the technical documentation and through interactions with the technical delivery team; plan, organize and document the steps required of developers to access automated speech services and incorporate those services [...]

Damballa is looking to augment its staff with a technical writer on a contract basis. Candidates must have experience writing product guides, online help, technical knowledge base articles, etc&for complex networking solutions. Preferred experience includes network security knowledge such as firewalls, routers, IDS/IPS, or application gateways.

Five volunteers were presented with Chapter Recognition Awards for their service to the community of technical writers at the STC-Montreal banquet in June.

Organization: VMWare Contact: Brooke Anderson Duration: Staff Location: Palo Alto Phone Number 512.568.3741 Description: At VMware, our engineers continue to learn and grow by working with top professionals from around the world and recent graduates of top universities and by taking advantage of our extensive internal training opportunities and generous external education assistance program. RD [...]

Ken Efta presents a case study of the two teams tasked with supporting a large website, how they differed, and how they compared. Wednesday, August 11 at 1 pm EDT.

by Jen O Neill Last April, the eruption by the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull caused an ash cloud that affected 10 million people worldwide and 77% of European civil aviation airspace. Over 100,000 flights were cancelled during the eight days of the crisis. One organisation at the centre of this event was Brussels-based Eurocontrol who are [...]

by Jen O Neill One of the biggest problems I have when planning the localisation of the documents that I receive is the issue of embedded text in graphics. Embedded text is more expensive to deal with than using numbered callouts in a graphic. However, writers aren’t always keen on using numbered callouts with graphics [...]

An implementation committee at STC HQ has made improvements to the original proposal for STC certification, and has developed a business plan. Reposted from notebook.stc.org.

A big congratulations to Jeanette Buenger, who recently won the Diane Feldman Scholarship. This year, STCs Carolina Chapter and Technical Editing Special Interest Group (SIG) partnered to award this one-time scholarship to a graduate student. The purpose was to honor Diane Feldman, a long-time STC and Technical Editing SIG member who recently passed away. This year’s [...]

Company: GoDaddy.com Location: Southeast Valley / Metro Phoenix Area Classification: Full-Time, Permanent Salary: DOE Communications Specialist (Writer and Editor) Write, design, and publish information about Go Daddy products and services. A Communications Specialist is one part journalist, one part copywriter and one part technical writer. Youll work as a liaison between departments to make sure [...]

Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Diane Feldman Technical Editing SIG Scholarships! Juliette Cannata and Carie Lambert Congratulations also to the winner of a special one-time scholarship offered by the Carolina Chapter in honor of Diane Feldman! Jeanette Buenger

The Carolina chapter proudly presents the latest edition of the Carolina Communique, the chapter's award-winning, wiki-based, online newsletter. To read the newsletter online or save the articles as PDF for offline viewing, visit http://newsletter.stc-carolina.org. Articles in this issue include the following: First-Timer’s Experience at the Technical Editing SIG Progression: Editing *Challenges and Opportunities (Dan Riechers) Diane Feldman Scholarship Fund Open for Contributions (Meredith Kinder) From the Editor's Desk: So Long, Farewell, It's Time to Say Goodbye (Meredith Kinder) Linking Up with Words (Kat Hardy) Meeting Recap: Open Mic Event (or Improving Presentation Skills Doing Shameless Self-Promotion) (Christina Eftekhar) Participating in the STC Carolina Competitions: What's in it for Me? (Sheila Loring) President's Message: The Trying Times (Bea Johnson) What’s New with STC? (Terry Smith)

This is the online board meeting for the Austin Chapter STC. Register at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/657738234 Title: STC Online Board Meeting, August 24, 6:45pm Date: Monday, August 30, 2010 Time: 6:45 PM  7:45 PM CDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, [...]

Please join us on Thursday, September 23, 2010 for our monthly dinner meeting, at the IHOP, located at 4200 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara. The meeting starts at 6:00 pm. Our meeting topic is When Your Ship Comes In with Jack Molisani. Do you feel like you are the captain of your career, or [...]

Dreamhost recently changed the e-mail server for all of my sites, including this one. A lovely little side effect of the change is that they seem to have blown away all of my spam filtering, flooding my inbox with thousands of spam e-mails over the last several days. Holee crapola. Sorry if you sent an e-mail over [...]

The latest issue of the TransAlpine Chapters newsletter, the TransAlpiner, is now available. The quarter 2 2010 issue, features these stories: TAC wins STC Pacesetter Award STC TAC officer elections slated for July TAC treasurers report Swiss LIG members meet in Neuchâtel Six days, two t-shirts, and great new friends — a recount of one members experiences at the Usability [...]

Tech writers are as complicated as the technology they write about. Pity the boss who has to manage them. Enter Richard L. Hamilton with Managing Writers. Youll either love or hate the common sense and best practices in this US doc manager primer. But just how far can you transplant the US perspective into a European framework?

OK, youre on Facebook and maybe Twitter. Now what? Join other technical communicators at the LavaCon Conference on Digital Media and Content Strategies, Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 in San Diego, CA and learn how to use social media to advance your tech comm career. To register, visit the Lavacon web site.

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Purpose: This is the online board meeting for the Austin Chapter of the STC. Register at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/688542626 Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2010 Time: 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM CDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. For further instructions on registering, logging on, and adjusting audio after log [...]

At the the recent SIG presentation "When Your Ship Comes In," Jack Molisani held a draw for a free entrance to the 2010 LavaCon conference. The winner of the draw was Janet Seaborg. Congratulations Janet! To learn more about LavaCon, visit http://lavacon.org/. Carol Lamarche Program Manager STC Technical Editing SIG

Here is a link to an RFP regarding an e-learning course that needs to be delivered in English/French for the UN. http://www.unhcr.org/4c18df679.html

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