STC WDC Blog

Come learn about social media and celebrate with the 2009-2010 chapter competition award winners on March 13! You will learn:

How the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses social media to improve communication and debunk myths
How social media can support your organization’s mission and assist in decision-making
Best practices for implementation of a social media strategy

Registration ends March [...]

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The STC Washington, DC Chapter is pleased to present the lists of winners for our local competitions for which we had 36 entries this year. Entry titles, contributors, and the organizations they represent are listed on the following pages.

Online Communication winners: http://www.stcwdc.org/0910owinners.shtml
Technical Publications winners:
"Our Changing Planet: The View from Space" is the 2009-2010 Technical [...]

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Press Release from Baywood Publishing Company

CONGRATULATIONS to the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (JTWC) for earning an AWARD OF MERIT IN THE 2009 STC Philadelphia Metro Technical Communication Competition
Examine three award winning articles from Volume 39. Click the article link to read the abstract.

Article earning an Award of Excellence
"Frames in Reports and Reporting: How [...]

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Register by 15 February at http://stcwdcseminarandcelebration.eventbrite.com to be entered in a raffle for a FREE registration to the WritersUA Conference for Software User Assistance on March 21-24. That’s a $995 value!
On Saturday, 13 March, the WDC Chapter will hold a social media seminar featuring Curtis “Bob” Burns, manager of the Transportation Security Administration’s blog. The [...]

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[ February 15, 2010; ] What are the ClearMark and WonderMark awards?
Starting in 2010, the Center for Plain Language will be giving

ClearMark awards to the best examples of plain language in several categories
WonderMark awards to the worst examples

Join us in celebrating the best—and lampooning the worst—examples of communication.
Deadline for submissions: February 15, [...]

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On January 9, consensus judging for the Technical Publications and Online competitions was held at First Presbyterian Church in Arlington, VA. Twenty-one technical communication professionals evaluated and determined awards for a multitude of entries, some from as far away as the UK and Germany! Thanks to all judges and committee members who participated in judges [...]

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