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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[ March 13, 2010; 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. ] Save the date for the STC WDC Technical Communication Competition Awards Celebration and Seminar about "Engaging Your Target Audience Using Social Media". (Seminar Leader: "Blogger Bob" Burns, www.tsa.gov/blog.
Location: Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC.
Map and directions to the event.

Information About the Awards Celebration
Fees
STC members – $45.00*
Non-members – $65.00
Competition judges, entrants, volunteers, or full-time students [...]

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[ January 23, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] STC 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 in 1998 when Congress passed [...]

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STC provides several ways for technical communicators to further their education and expand their skill sets.

STC Annual Conference / Technical Summit: conference overview and registration
Conference session materials and archives SUMMIT@aClick
Online Certificate courses
Job Seeker Boot Camp designed to help you find jobs in difficult times
Live Web Seminars: Schedule

What is a Web Seminar?
A Web seminar is similar [...]

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[ October 10, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] The STC Washington, DC Chapter is proud to be one of the sponsors of Accessibility Camp DC. This event will be run like a typical BarCamp, also called an un-conference, in which attendees share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the [...]

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[ October 30, 2009; ] from Ginny Redish

The Center for Plain Language hosts an annual symposium on plain language and usability.

The 2009 Symposium will be

Date:
October 30, 2009

Time:
Workshop: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Symposium: 12:30 – 5:00 PM
Reception: 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Place:

National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC

Cost:

$150 for students, teachers, and federal employees who are [...]

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