Judith Herr, co-chair of the Community Affairs Committee and a longtime member of the STC Board of Directors, was honored with the President’s Award last night, joyfully presented by STC President Hillary Hart as part of the Summit’s Opening Session. Read more
That was just one of the many, many lines from keynote speaker and Honorary Fellow Tim O’Reilly that hit home with the audience at the Opening Session for the 2011 STC Summit. In true Tim O’Reilly fashion, he started his Read more
Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger leaves Saturday for Sacramento, but fear not—STC’s Notebook will remain active during the conference! We’ll have announcements, some videos, and general information from sunny California throughout the event. If you’re not attending the Summit, we’ll have Read more
STC’s Annual Business Meeting takes place Monday, 16 May, from 5:00-6:30 PM PDT (GMT-7) in Sacramento, CA, during the Technical Communication Summit. During the Annual Business Meeting, there will be a vote taken on a member-proposed amendment to the bylaws. Read more
Posted on behalf of STC President Hillary Hart. I want to further clarify the position and actions of the STC Board after what happened on our website earlier this week. Yesterday’s blog was actually from the entire Board. Today’s message Read more
This talk is not specifically about DITA but covers how to convince management that the money spent on tools is going to be regained quickly and easily. It uses the struggle to introduce DITA as an example of a common Read more
STC’s Community Pacesetter Award recognizes innovative and successful community initiatives. All communities may apply for the Pacesetter Award, even those that have already applied for the Community Achievement Award. For more information (and examples of “Pacesetting” activities), see the Guidelines. Winners will be Read more
Sometime between now and May 2011, might you … … create online help for an iPhone app? … create a document containing dynamically customizable content? … start using Twitter for tech support? … or do something else that’s bleeding edge and applicable to technical Read more
Sarah O’Keefe and Scriptorium are hosting the two STC Vice President candidates, Victoria Koster-Lenhardt and Alan Houser, for a webinar discussion on Tuesday, 1 March, from 11:00 AM-Noon EST (GMT-5). From the invitation: Alan Houser and Vici Koster-Lenhardt are running for the office of Read more
In a great example of inter-chapter cooperation, the Carolina, Southeastern Michigan, and Rochester chapters of STC are combining their expertise to present Lightning Strikes Thrice: Recharging Social Media Skills for Tech Comm Pros. The webinar takes place on Thursday, 20 January, Read more