The deadline for nominations for both the Ken Rainey and Jay R. Gould awards has been extended until 30 November 2009. Questions should be directed to Lloyd Tucker via email. The Ken Rainey Award honors research that has made positive, Read more
Geoffrey Hart presented a pair of articles in the September/October and November Intercoms on the art of “Statecraft.” The first article, “Statecraft: Applying the Science of Politics to Office Politics,” led to a look at, “When Statecraft Fails: Tips on Surviving the Great Game.” Both are available to Read more
Well, slowly but surely we’re taking off the training wheels here at STC’s Notebook. Over the past few weeks we’ve unveiled what I think are some pretty interesting new features that will provide a lot of information and be of a Read more
Today we bring you another look “Inside the Board,” from members of the STC Board of Directors on various topics of interest. Today, Director at Large Lisa Pappas, an Associate Fellow, discusses the recent disability initiatives from President Obama and Read more
ParticleTree.com discusses web design and color blindness. For those just joining STC, the Rocky Mountain Chapter has a blog entry on How to be a Successful “Newbie.” The XML Mind has put together a review of DITA for the impatient. Read more
Last week we put out a call for questions about Ben Hardesty’s article, “Writing to Persuade: Why Technical Communicators Can Move Into Marketing Writing,” in the September/October Intercom. You can read the article again at the Intercom site (don’t forget that Read more
STC’s Notebook would like to wish all veterans a happy Veterans Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, and Anzac Day. If there’s another name for the holiday that I missed, please educate me in the comments section. Thanks to all veterans around Read more
Today we bring you another new feature: A monthly blog with STC’s Executive Director, Susan Burton. (I know, I’m thinking the same thing: Just how awesome IS this new STC blogger that he keeps bringing us new features?) Exec Direct will present a more Read more
Florida State University researchers discuss the technology gap in the elderly in an article on Physorg.com. Chapters helping chapters is what STC is all about. STC Washington DC has created an “Ask Me About the Chapter” sticker that they’ve offered Read more
After a SIG Spotlight and a Chapter Spotlight, we turn to STC’s Corporate Value Program for a spotlight. Kicking off this side of things for us is MadCap Software, Inc., with answers by CEO Anthony Olivier. A new weekly feature Read more