Global Talk » Writing and editing http://itcglobaltalk.org STC International SIG news Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:23:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Book Publishing in China http://itcglobaltalk.org/book-publishing-in-china/ http://itcglobaltalk.org/book-publishing-in-china/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:56:51 +0000 Ann L. Wiley http://itcglobaltalk.org/?p=417 A two-part series covers the book publishing industry in China today. Part one discusses how Chinese books are sold in the Western world and provides insight into writing in China. The second article discusses how books from the Western world fare in the Chinese market.

]]> http://itcglobaltalk.org/book-publishing-in-china/feed/ 0 TCeurope Colloquium 2010 http://itcglobaltalk.org/tceurope-colloquium-2010/ http://itcglobaltalk.org/tceurope-colloquium-2010/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:37:12 +0000 Ann L. Wiley http://itcglobaltalk.org/?p=403 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

]]> http://itcglobaltalk.org/tceurope-colloquium-2010/feed/ 0 Webinar Series: Writing and Designing for an International Audience http://itcglobaltalk.org/webinar-series-writing-and-designing-for-an-international-audience/ http://itcglobaltalk.org/webinar-series-writing-and-designing-for-an-international-audience/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:52:55 +0000 tkelly http://itcglobaltalk.org/?p=220 The International Technical Communication (ITC) SIG of the Society for Technical Communication  is very pleased to announce a partnership with The Localization Institute, bringing ITC members and other technical communication professionals a webinar series.  “Writing and Designing for an International Audience,” taught by Nancy Hoft, is a 4-part series that can help you hone some of your communication skills.

This partnership will allow members of the ITC SIG of the Society for Technical Communication to subscribe to the live series at a reduced rate. Anyone can attend, but ITC members alone get the benefit of the rate reduction.

Course Title: Writing and Designing for an International Audience

Course Leader:  Nancy Hoft
Online Training Seminar Modules
1: Oct 27 Skills for Creating International Technical Communication
2: Nov 3 Translation and Translation Technologies
3: Nov 10 Cross-Cultural Communication
4: Nov 17 Design, Writing, and Editing

For complete information, registration and more, visit:
http://www.localizationinstitute.com/index.cfm?onlinecat=techwrite

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