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Still Time to Register for the Social Media Seminar and Celebration!

March 3rd, 2010by Melissa Brown · Comments Off

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

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Save the Date – 13 March 2010 – for Competitions Awards Celebration & Seminar – UPDATE

January 12th, 2010by Cyn · Comments Off

[ 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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Designing Accessible Documents for Everyone

January 7th, 2010by Cyn · 1 Comment

[ 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 Live Web Seminars Schedule for 2010

December 31st, 2009by Cyn · Comments Off

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?
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