STC WDC-MB Blog

TranslationThis just out from the STC’s Notebook blog: STC has extended the deadline and adjusted the qualifications for both their Full Recovery Package and the Subsidy Recovery Package. Previously, the Full Recovery Package required members to be “unemployed, on medical disability, or underemployed (less than 15 hours per week) since 30 June 2009”; that has [...]

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TranslationCandidate’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 [...]

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TranslationHelp Me Enhance the Technical Communication Profession by Nathaniel Lim, Candidate for Nominating Committee When you tell your friends and family that you are a technical writer, what is their reaction? To me, they say that it sounds like an important job and probably isn’t easy. When I tell them I write online help as [...]

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TranslationThe 2010 STC Board of Directors Election is scheduled to run from 9 March 2010 to 8 April 2010 Members must have renewed by 28 February 2010 in order to eligible to vote in the 2010 Election. Candidate materials and bios will be available on the STC website in early January 2010. As a reminder, [...]

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TranslationCandidate’s Statement By W.C. Wiese, Candidate for STC Director Because of the economic issues and their unparalleled impact on STC, this year’s elections are especially important. 2010 becomes another year of course correction for the society, with a disproportionately high impact on technical communicators. Will this Board of Directors be asked to close down STC? [...]

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TranslationSTC WDC Chapter Event Workshop Location: Rockville Library Cost: Free Registration: http://designingdocuments.eventbrite.com/ This mini-workshop will present an overview of how to prepare documents using Microsoft Word, Adobe FrameMaker, and Adobe Acrobat that all people can read, even those people who rely on screen readers. The United States government made this a requirement for federal agencies [...]

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