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Feb 19

Share Your Love of Tech Comm with a colleague and save $200 off Summit Registration

Fall in love all over again with your profession by attending the premier conference for technical communication education and networking, STC’s Summit, 15-18 May in Anaheim, California. And for a limited time, you can share your love for TC with a colleague. Now through 29 February, when you register for the Summit, any additional colleagues from your company who register at the same time as you do will be able to attend at the Early Bird rate, a savings of $200! Email this completed registration form to Deborah Repasy for each additional colleague.

Feb 10

Community Best Practices: Virtual Chapter Techcomm Showcase

We’ve been discussing how communities could partner on virtual programming
for a couple of years. Early this month, Rochester, Southeastern Michigan,
and New England partnered on a virtual techcomm showcase. This model can be
leveraged by other communities.

Dec 08

Announcing the candidates for the 2016 STC election

The STC Nominating Committee (composed of members Cindy Currie, Donn DeBoard, Viqui Dill, Marta Rauch, and chair Alan Houser) is pleased to announce the preliminary slate of candidates for the 2016 Society election:

Nov 18

How to Run an STC Community Report

Want to know who is in your community? Want email contact information? Want geographic information? Want membership information? Find answers in your STC Community Report.

Sep 24

STC Associate Fellow application due date extended to 5 October; Fellow applications due 1 Oct

If you wish to be considered for Associate Fellow status with STC, or if you wish to nominate an Associate Fellow, time is running out! Applications are due 1 October

Jul 21

STC President Bernard Aschwanden’s Inaugural Address

Thank you. To the STC’s past, current, and future members and volunteers, and also to the Board, staff, and families who support us in what we do. Your efforts got us here, so thanks.

Jun 02

New Technical Communication Editor Announced

STC has named Dr. Sam Dragga of Texas Tech University as the new editor of its journal Technical Communication. Dr. Dragga will begin reviewing manuscripts on 15 June 2015 and will be editor of record for a three-year term beginning in January 2016. Technical Communication publishes articles about the practical application of technical communication theory and serves as a common arena for discussion by practitioners and scholars.

May 08

Technical Communication Body of Knowledge Update

STC and the Technical Communication Body of Knowledge (TCBOK) team are pleased to announce the arrival of the TCBOK with its new WordPress platform on 1 May 2015.

Apr 28

Kit’s Commentary: STC President Mid-Term Report

The President’s Midterm Report was published in the February 2015 issue of Intercom, but we’re republishing it here as well as a guest post by STC President Kit Brown-Hoekstra.

The theme for this year has been one of change as STC aligns its strategic plan and offerings to a revised mission statement so that we can continue to meet the needs of our members and ensure a solid foundation for the next century.

Apr 01

April Fools! – STC Cuts Ribbon on New State-of-the-Art Operations Center

Monday, STC staff transferred distributed coordination of program management to the new STC Operations Center. The suite of modern, integrated technology ties together the association management software, online traffic data, and education learning system with real-time financial transaction data and visual data representations—all on multiple desktop and wall-mounted screens. It is the culmination of two years of planning and development.