The October issue of Intercom, with a theme of usability and user experience, is now online. Below is a copy of the note from editor Liz Pohland for this issue. Remember, Intercom Online now has commenting available, so please ask questions, start a discussion, and give your thoughts.
With this issue of Intercom, I am pleased to introduce the 2012–2014 Intercom Editorial Advisory Panel members—Chair Elizabeth (Bette) Frick, Barrie Byron, John Hedtke, Jack Molisani, and Andrea Wenger.
Dr. Elizabeth (Bette) Frick, frequent Intercom author and president of the Text Doctor LLC, teaches writing and communication to employees of corporations and governments in the Denver Metro area and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis–St. Paul. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Minnesota and served as president of the Twin Cities Chapter of STC from 2003–2004 and is also an STC Fellow. Bette is board-certified as a medical editor by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences and serves as the president of the American Medical Writers Association—Rocky Mountain Chapter (2011–2013). She recently completed requirements for the highest Toastmasters award, the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM).
With a long and enthusiastic STC history, including authorship in Intercom, Barrie Byron is an award-winning information developer for software products with more than 20 years of professional experience. Barrie is a technical communication professional with a keen interest in new technologies and tools. She is an STC Associate Fellow, past president and membership manager of the STC Palm Beaches Chapter, and publicity chair for the new Greater New York and Philadelphia Regional TechComm Competition. With more than 12 years of Toastmasters experience, she is past president of Princeton Toastmasters and has earned the Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG) and Advanced Leader (AL) credentials.
John Hedtke, STC Fellow, is the award-winning author of 26 nonfiction books and close to 200 magazine articles. He owns and operates JVH Communications, a company that provides writing, consulting, and training services, and Double Tall Press, which specializes in nonfiction books. John blogs about writing on www.tradebookauthor.com/ and lists of his books, articles, projects, and awards can be found online at his website, www.hedtke.com.
Jack Molisani, Intercom columnist, was a project officer in the Space Division of the USAF before starting ProSpring Technical Staffing, an employment agency specializing in engineers, project managers, and medical/technical writers. Jack has a degree in computer engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans, is an STC Fellow, and a member of the Project Management Institute. Jack also produces The LavaCon Conference on Digital Media and Content Strategy, a yearly conference founded in 2002 to help businesses manage technology projects.
Andrea Wenger is a senior technical writer with Schneider Electric in Raleigh, NC. With seventeen years’ experience in technical communication, she is president of the Carolina Chapter and communications manager of the Technical Editing SIG. As a member of the Community Affairs Committee, she coordinates the Leadership Resources Webinars. In 2010, she served on the STC Community Support and Funding Task Force. She writes about grammar and style in Carolina Communique, the newsletter of the Carolina Chapter. In her spare time, she blogs about writing and personality at http://www.writewithpersonality.com/.
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