The Pacesetter Award recognizes communities for the successful implementation of a single beneficial innovation that may be replicated by other STC communities. It honors those chapters that have done something unique indicating progress in their programs or growth. Congratulations to the honorees.
Alberta
For implementing the use of social media to engage an audience previously not accessible to the chapter, bolstering their image as an active and evolving chapter, gaining new members, increasing volunteerism, and increasing their chapter income.
Canada West Coast
For offering an information interview service for the dozens of people wanting to speak to experienced chapter technical communicators about our profession.
Phoenix
For creating an online judging and entry system for student writing competitions and applying it to the decades-old, full-day judging event for research papers that accompany students’ projects at the state Science and Engineering Fair.
Rochester
For the strategic use and combined application of Web-based tools and social media strategies to create and document sustainable, repeatable, and cohesive processes to promote, manage, and evaluate a regional conference.
Rocky Mountain
For developing a comprehensive financial strategy to evaluate and reduce or eliminate costs without reducing benefits, to continue to offer the greatest value to their membership while remaining good stewards of the Society’s funds.
Technical Editing SIG
For broadening its use of MySTC in ways that expand their reach to members, fostering interactive communication, and automating the broadcast of SIG activities to multiple channels—all while promoting the MySTC Network.
