Intercom: November 2008

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Intercom, the magazine of the Society for Technical Communication, is published to provide examples and applications of technical communication that will promote its readers' professional development.

No theme this issue.

Feature Articles

Standards for Technical Communicators: Reilly, guest editor of November's Intercom, discusses the significance of devoting an entire issue to standards relevant to technical communicators.
F.Y.I.: Check here for upcoming events of interest to technical communicators.
Horsing Around: Ann Liggio's childhood passion for horses has remained with her throughout her life and career as a technical communicator. Read about her latest foray into the equine world.

Departments

Viewpoint
Standards for Technical Communicators: Reilly, guest editor of November's Intercom, discusses the significance of devoting an entire issue to standards relevant to technical communicators.
F.Y.I.
F.Y.I.: Check here for upcoming events of interest to technical communicators.
Off Hours
Horsing Around: Ann Liggio's childhood passion for horses has remained with her throughout her life and career as a technical communicator. Read about her latest foray into the equine world.

Society Pages

Atlanta: Home of the Braves and STC's 2009 Technical Communication Summit: Atlantan Hughes provides a brief welcome to the city and the sites of Atlanta, the location of STC's 2009 Technical Communication Summit.
STC Honored in APEX 2008: In the twentieth annual APEX publications competition, both STC's Intercom magazine and the STC Website were honored.
International Student Technical Communication Competition: Are you a student with an excellent piece of technical communication writing? Do you know of any students who excel at technical writing? This article provides details on how to enter STC's ISTCC.
Scholarships for Technical Communication [ FREE! ]: Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in technical communication? Learn how you can apply for an STC scholarship given every year to students pursuing degrees in technical communication.
Annual Conference Information and Hotel Details: For those of you who want to start planning early, check out the details on conference registration and hotel rates for STC's Technical Communication Summit in May.
How to Enter the ISTCC: A brief explanation of the rules and guidelines for entering STC's ISTCC.

Columns

Ethics Case
Green with Envy: Karen has created a catchy tagline for Gist Electronics' G-whiz mp3 player. But some of her coworkers question the legitimacy of the claims insinuated by the slogan. Weigh in on the discussion by considering the questions presented by this ethical dilemma.
Beyond the Bleeding Edge
Standardization Features in Online Authoring Tools [ FREE! ]: In this installment of Perlin's column, he explores pre-existing features in online authoring tools that can be implemented for standardization. According to Perlin, standardization can take many forms; he chooses to discuss standards that are “programmatically integrated into our projects and defined internally... they're easy and cheap to create.”