Please review the extensive STC_GATF_report by STC’s Globalization Audit Committee.
From the Executive Summary:
“As one of the largest international associations for technical communicators, STC has a unique opportunity to lead the way toward a more globally aware and culturally considerate workforce. In the past several years, STC has come a long way in this regard, and having a global approach is one of the behaviors we highlight in our strategic plan. However, we have never formally assessed how we are doing in regard to globalization, but rather have reacted to issues as they have arisen. The results of this audit will help us prioritize and become more proactive in our approach to globalization, particularly as it relates to member communication.”
Features, ITC SIG News, STC News
Communication, global, globalization, Localization, strategic plan
STC is pleased to announce Tim O’Reilly as the Honorary Fellow and Keynote Speaker for the 2011 Technical Communication Summit in Sacramento, CA.
For a longer article about this news, link to http://summit.stc.org/program-info/honorary-fellow-and-keynote/
Features, STC News, Summit News
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 feeds, including STC’s Notebook, Technical Communication, and Intercom. We need to help members who are not comfortable with setting up RSS aggregators learn how to access STC online documents with RSS feeds. This will also help members become more competent using social media to stay current in professional practices.
See more: http://www.stc.org/2010/06/stc-issues-request-for-proposal.asp
STC News
Social media, Volunteer opportunity
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 agreed to present the certificate course at a time much more convenient for many of our international members. While STC realizes no one time will accommodate everyone, STC scheduled for as many international members as possible. The courses run from 10:00-11:30 AM GMT+3 (each Monday, 16 August through 27 September), making it an early morning for Europe and Africa members, morning through afternoon for Asia members, and afternoon through early evening for Pacific members.
http://www.stc.org/edu/techcomm101-intl.asp
Each element of theory is presented with hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and plenty of discussion. The course is sure to leave you feeling enthusiastic and well-prepared to get started in the field.
TechComm 101: International Time –16 August-27 September (every Monday)
10:00-11:30 AM GMT+3
US$595 member; US$995 nonmember; US$295 student member
STC News
Education, Event
The STC office has posted all of the professionally produced photographs of the 2010 Summit. You can view them here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stc_office/sets/72157624049035750/
If you use the photos in an STC community publication, no credit is necessary. However, if you circulate them to outside media (such as a photo of a Fellow to a local newspaper), include the credit “Society for Technical Communication” with the photo.
Special congratulations to the France Chapter, the TransAlpine Chapter, the Euro Chapter, and the Toronto Chapter (all close to ITC’s mission!) on their Pacesetter Awards! Other Pacesetter Awards were given to the Houston Chapter and the Technical Editing SIG.
STC News
Event, STC Summit
Be sure to read the article in the Huffington Post about the STC France Chapter’s Content Strategy Forum, held in collaboration with the TransAlpine Chapter and the Europe SIG. Developments in content strategy are also featured.
STC News, Tech Comm News
Content strategy, Event
The 2010 Content Strategy Forum, a joint venture of the France and TransAlpine Chapters and the Europe SIG, is sold out, with participants from many countries and many organizations. The Twitter feed is live on Global Talk, and you can learn more about the conference on on the STC France chapter site.
STC News
Content strategy, Event
TC europe, the organisation representing national technical communication associations in Europe, invites you to its Colloquium 2010.
This year, to offer maximum benefit for technical communicators in Europe, the TCeurope Colloquium A new decade for technical communication: 2010 and beyond is scheduled to follow the STC’s Content Stragety Forum 2010 in Paris in April, creating a unique double event.
TCeurope’s program brings together experts from many countries in Europe to present a broad range of stimulating topics for today’s technical communicators. Speakers include Paul Strickland from the European Commission and Michel Lanque from Alcatel.
Subjects include:
- E-collaboration
- A European Commission case study on clear writing
- Writing English for non-native speakers
- Preparing for the future of the profession
- New applications and methodologies
- More…
Anyone interested in technical or business communication, including professionals, students, teachers, and translators, is welcome to attend.
Saturday 17 April, 2010 from 09.15 to 17.00
FIAP Jean Monnet, 30 rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris
For more information, send a message to colloquium@tceurope.org. Register online for FREE admission: http://www.tceurope.org/index.php/colloquium/25-2010.html
STC News, Tech Comm News
Content strategy, Event, Technical communication, Writing and editing
The STC Board of Directors recently contacted members who have not yet renewed, asking for feedback on the reason or reasons. Many members stated that they had hoped to renew their membership, but were still feeling the effects of unemployment or underemployment.
For this reason, the Board has voted to reopen the Recovery Package application process. Members who are still affected by the economic recession and wish to maintain their STC membership may apply today through 31 March 2010. Read more…
STC News
The ITC SIG business meeting at the upcoming STC Summit is scheduled as follows.
Monday, May 3
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Meeting Room: Cumberland E
Contact: Traci Nathans-Kelly
The schedule is still being adjusted. If there is a change, it will be posted here.
STC News
Event, Localization, Technical communication, Translation
Neil Perlin is bringing “Beyond the Bleeding Edge” back to the Summit this year in Dallas. This session presents summaries of technologies and methodologies that are too new or unusual to fit into traditional Summit sessions–and Neil is looking for presenters.
Is there a technology or methodology you’d like to discuss? Can you share experiences in using XML or machine translation technologies? Do you have unique approaches to assuring effective communication across cultures? Share your experiences! See the full description of Beyond the Bleeding Edge on STC’s Notebook at for details and instructions on how to submit a proposal.
STC News
Event, Localization, Technical communication, Translation
The full preliminary program for the STC Summit to be held in Dallas May 2 – 5 is now online.
Visit the program page to see the available sessions. You can register online.
STC News
Event, Localization, Technical communication, Translation
Do you ever wonder what authoring tools to use for developing e-learning? In this webinar, three experienced users will demonstrate authoring tools, showing features as well as giving pros and cons. You’ll learn about Captivate, Articulate, and ProForma.
Join the Instructional Design and Learning SIG of STC, Wednesday, March 17, for the e-Learning Authoring Tools Panel to see a 15-20 minute demonstration of each tool followed by a Q&A session. Read on for the features and benefits that will be demonstrated and general questions that will answered.
Time
- 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Eastern Time
- 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Central Time
- 11:30 – 1:00 pm, Mountain Time
- 10:30 – 12:00 pm, Pacific Time
Cost
- $20 member of the Instructional Design and Learning Special Interest Group (IDL SIG
- $30 STC Member – Join the IDL SIG to break even on this Webinar, and save money on future Webinars
- $70 Non Member – Consider joining the Society for Technical Communication (STC) today to receive member pricing for this Webinar as well as other STC benefits. http://www.stc.org/membership/
Register and pay at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/724890258
Read more…
STC News
Event, Training
Optimizing the Source Using Translation Memory
Presented by Joseph Campo, manager of technical documentation at Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. in Concord, MA
Tuesday, 23 March
1:00-2:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
Registration and details
About this webinar:
How many times have you written something and known that you wrote something similar, but can’t remember where it was or how it was written? So you write a new sentence. If you could only find that text and replicate it, you would save money and time for your translation team by reusing already-translated text strings and would produce more consistent documentation. This webinar describes a pilot project that tested a potential solution to this issue using translation memory to optimize the source documentation.
STC News
Event, Translation
The next virtual watercooler chat for STC Technical Editing SIG members is coming up next week. In this chat, you will have a chance to discuss the topic of “Collaborative Authoring with Wikis” by chatting with other participants. This is an encore presentation of the same topic as January’s chat, offered at a time convenient for members in Australia and India.
Bring your questions and ideas about the topic in general: collaborative authoring in wikis, where the editor fits in, and how standard editing techniques apply. Janice Gelb will moderate the session, both answering questions and directing general conversation about the topic, but not giving a formal presentation.
When:
Sydney, Australia: March 4, 2010 at 14:00
Bangalore, India: March 4, 2010 at 08:30
San Jose, California: March 3, 2010 at 19:00
UTC (GMT): March 4, 2010 at 03:00:00
Preparation:
• Prepare a few questions or comments about the topic. Be ready to participate in the discussion, not just “listen.”
• Test the chat software at least one day before the session, by signing into the SIG chat page: http://www.stc-techedit.org/Chat (STC Technical Editing SIG members only. You can add the SIG to your STC membership.)
More Information about the watercooler chat:
http://www.stc-techedit.org/tiki-calendar_edit_item.php?viewcalitemId=105
Moderator Introduction:
Janice Gelb has been a senior technical editor at Sun Microsystems for 18 years. She was the project lead for three major revisions of the “Sun Editorial Style Guide” and for all three editions of “Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry.” She has a BS in Journalism with a specialty in editing from the University of Florida and has worked as a senior editor at Ashton-Tate and at Scitex Corporation.
STC News
Event, Social media
