Global Talk

The International Technical Communication SIG of STC is the professional organization focused on localization, translation, and cross cultural communication for technology.

Activities

The ITC SIG offers members the opportunity to work together toward a better understanding of the international marketplace for technical communication.

Members collaborate on Global Talk by contributing articles and news on localization, translation, and cross cultural communication. Members are invited to join the email list.

SIG leaders are working on global membership initiatives to expand STC membership and service to members worldwide.

At the STC annual conference, the ITC SIG hosts face-to-face meetings for members and prospective members and sponsors sessions and activities with vendors and related organizations. Activities have included the International Pavilion to showcase speakers and topics of interest to SIG members and all attendees, as well as progressions, networking lunches, and business meetings.

How to join

Membership in the ITC SIG is open to STC members only. To see the chapters and SIGs you belong to, log in on the STC site and in the MySTC menu, select Self Service and then Receipt and Membership Card. To join the SIG, call +1 (703) 522-4114 and provide payment information.

Be sure to provide an email address that you check often, because communication with members is by email. To join STC, visit the STC website and click the button to Join.

Mission

ITC SIG Mission: Develop and share information about internationalization, translation, localization, cross-cultural communication, and technical communication worldwide.

STC Mission: STC advances the practice and theory of technical communications and promotes the value of technical communicators globally.

Blog guidelines and policies

ITC Bylaws

The ITC Bylaws, updated in 2007, are available in a PDF document.