STC WDC-MB Blog

Apply Now to be a Judge! http://www.stcwdc.org/php/judge_comp_application_form.php Entries are arriving for the Society for Technical Communication Washington, DC Chapter (STCWDC) 2010-2011 Summit Competition. Would you like to see them? Are you ready to help evaluate them? If you think you may be, here’s a brief summary of what’s in store. In October, the Call for [...]

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Entry Deadline: 19 November, 7 p.m. Eastern Time Rules and Entry Form: http://www.stcwdc.org/compete.shtml In the fall, many STC chapters hold local technical communication competitions. The chapters send all Distinguished and Excellence winners in the local competitions to the STC international-level competition, which is now named the “STC International Summit Awards”. This post is continuing our [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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