[ October 20, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] [caption id="attachment_401" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Put your best work on the map! Photo credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center."][/caption]In the fall, STC chapters hold local competitions. As the 2008-2009 Competitions Manager of the Washington DC chapter, I am continuing the tradition of presenting some of the reasons that technical communication professionals might enjoy entering the competitions.
Would [...]
The Joy of Entering the Competitions
Deadine is 20 October
September 30th, 2008by LinaSc · No Comments Yet
Tags: Competitions, deadline, joy of entering, online communication, technical art, technical communication, technical publications, washington dc chapter
The Joy of Judging
September 30th, 2008by Ann Ray · No Comments Yet
The STC Washington, DC Chapter’s annual Technical Publications, Online Communication, and Technical Art Competitions are open to receive entries. Would you like to see them? Are you ready to help evaluate them? If you think you may be, here’s the gist of what’s in store.
The Call for Entries in over 20 categories of technical communication [...]
Tags: consensus, evaluations, joy of judging, judge, judging team, online communication, technical art, technical communication, technical publications, washington dc chapter
WDC Chapter’s Technical Communication Competitions are Now Open!
August 27th, 2008by Cyn · No Comments Yet
The WDC Chapter’s 2008-2009 Technical Communication Competitions are now open! See http://www.stcwdc.org/compete.shtml for details and entry forms. Put your best work on the map!
Washington, DC Landsat image. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Entry deadline: 7 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday,20 October 2008
Please consider participating this year in one or all three competitions: online communication, technical art, [...]
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