Category: Membership

Oct 31

Staying in Touch With Your Community

Coordinating with members, volunteers and administration council members across a large geographic or metropolitan area can be challenging. STC Houston coordinates with admin council members using Skype and Google Drive, and STC France keeps in touch with members using MailChimp. Erika Frensley describes how STC Houston uses Skype and Google Drive for STC Houston meetings and business. Toni Ressaire talks about using MailChimp and principles that would apply to any email software.

Oct 21

Announcing the $30 Amazon gift card winners

Last week, STC’s membership department gave away a $30 Amazon gift card to those who joined or renewed for 2017. Dozens of memberships were activated in response to the contest, and we’d like to congratulate the winners of the drawing!

Sep 30

STC’s New Career Center has launched!

In keeping with our commitment to providing the best resources to our members, we are excited to announce the launch of our new and expanded online employment resource: STC’s Career Center. This upgraded service includes features that make it that much easier to facilitate connections between technical communication professionals and employers.

Sep 30

Meet STC’s New Member Services Manager, Erin Gallalee

For those of you who have recently contacted STC for your customer service questions, you may have already spoken with our newest staff member, Erin Gallalee! She will be STC’s main contact for your membership and customer service needs, as well as your onsite registration contact during the 2017 Annual Summit.

Sep 16

Associate Fellow Applications Due 1 October

Have you attained distinction within the field of technical communication and within STC itself, or know someone who has? Then consider applying for STC Associate Fellow status. To qualify, you must have been active in the field of technical communication Read more

Aug 18

STC Membership’s Tangible Benefits

I was laid off in July because of budget cutbacks. On the last day of work, I received a call from a recruiter asking if I could meet with a client who was convinced that I was the right candidate for the job. To my surprise, the interviewer was an STC member, had read my writing samples, and liked them. I was hired on the spot. Being an STC member was advantageous, but it wasn’t the only reason I was hired.

Apr 27

Sharing Community Files in Google Drive

In an earlier post, I suggested creating Google accounts for each of the executive roles in your community. One of the base concepts was creating an Admin Google account that would act as the fallback for all the subsequent chapter accounts. Another service that Admin account can have is to own the rights to the community’s Google Drive.

Apr 18

Introducing the 2016 Ken Rainey Award Winner

The Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research was established by STC in 2006 to celebrate and honor Professor Ken Rainey’s passion for research that results in improvements to technical communication, especially to practice. The goal of the award is to encourage quality and excellence in technical communication research by honoring those whose research studies have made an outstanding contribution to the field. The committee for this year’s award is Ann Blakeslee, Ph.D.; Michael Albers, Ph.D.; Saul Carliner, Ph.D., CTDP; Nancy W. Coppola, D.A.; and Laurie Kantner.

Mar 31

A Year of Growth: STC 2015 Year In Review

The Society for Technical Communication is pleased to publish its 2015 Year in Review, highlighting accomplishments, major initiatives, and updates to programming that advance the mission of the STC.

The report reviews accomplishments in the past year and the actions taken by the board, staff, and volunteers to strengthen the Society, both in terms of the value and satisfaction it provides members and its sustainability as a business. The report is intended to give members insight and information about the association they have so generously supported. Included in the report are details on ongoing programming (membership, education, conference, online presence, and publications), highlights on new programs (reopening of CPTC certification), new benefits, and a financial update.