STC WDC Blog

The Washington, DC chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) is holding a social event/happy hour on Thursday, March 25 from 6-8 pm. It will be at La Tasca in Chinatown, Washington DC, located at 722 7th St, NW (202-347-9190). Free for UPA-DC members; $20 for non-members, which includes UPA-DC membership!
More information & registration:
http://www.upa-dc-metro.org/events/2010/03-25-10.htm
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(Press Release from http://www.maryland.gov/)
ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 5, 2010) –Governor Martin O’Malley this morning issued a Declaration of Emergency as another major winter storm took aim on Maryland and the Middle Atlantic region. The declaration will give the state flexibility to activate the Maryland National Guard and provide assistance to local emergency managers.
“Maryland National Guard Units [...]

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Did you know all of this about us? It was published on 12/3/09 in STC’s Notebook. Thanks to Lina Scorza for the excellent PR!
When did your chapter originate?
The Washington, DC chapter is one of the oldest chapters in the STC. It was founded in 1955. At the time, its parent organization was the Association of [...]

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Thanks to Gabe Goldberg for sharing this article about Senator Charles Grassley’s efforts to eradicate medical ghostwriting.
The following paragraph summarizes the point of this article:
“Students are disciplined for not acknowledging that a paper they turned in was written by somebody else,” Mr. Grassley wrote. “But what happens when researchers at the same university publish medical [...]

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We are now offering STC WDC member pricing to members of the American Independent Writers at next Tuesday’s event, Law and Order: STC WDC. The American Independent Writers is the new name for the Washington Independent Writers, an organization that has been supporting independent writers since 1975.
Register for this event!
We have also improved the [...]

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This article raises a lot of questions. I wonder if this includes corporate sponsors of nonprofit organizations? Is it reportable advertising to have affiliate links such as the Amazon.com Associates Program on a Web site? Is it reportable advertising to have logos and links back to corporate sponsors and donors of chapter sites? If so, [...]

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