Category: STC News

Dec 12

Just Announced: STC’s 2017 Summit Opening Keynote

STC is pleased to announce Seth Mattison as the opening keynote speaker for the 2017 Summit! Mattison is a trend spotter, workforce strategist, and a management renegade speaker who is striving to make the world of work more humane, empowering, and engaging.  His mantra, “We go ALL in,” drives his mission to help facilitate a shift in consciousness around what work and leadership will mean in the 21st century, and the role individuals can play in intentionally creating careers and companies that bring deep value to the world.

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!

Oct 12

Plan Ahead to Attend the 2017 Summit

Now’s the time to start making your plans to attend the premier technical communication conference, the 2017 Summit, 7-10 May. The Summit will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in picturesque National Harbor, MD, just minutes outside of downtown Washington, DC.

Oct 04

STC RSS Feeds

STC has a number of RSS feeds for its publications. With the revamp of the STC website, the RSS feed addresses have been updated.  If your community website has links to these feeds, you’ll need to update them.

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 21

A Message from STC’s Board of Directors

It is with a mixture of sadness and gratitude that the Board of Directors announces Chris Lyons’s resignation from his position as CEO of STC. Under Chris’s leadership, STC has seen many successes, including the successful rebuilding and launching of STC’s Professional Certification Program; improving the quality, venue, and performance of STC’s annual meetings; and improving many business operations, which has resulted in a financially stronger organization. The Board thanks Chris for his dedication and service. We will miss his leadership and wish him the best in his new position.

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

Sep 01

STC Website Update

As some of you have noticed, the STC staff has recently taken on the enormous task of redesigning the STC website and upgrading our association management software. In an effort to complete the new website as quickly as possible, our Read more

Jun 27

STC Communities and Staff Win APEX Awards

STC is proud to announce that five STC communities and the STC staff recently were named winners in APEX 2016, the 28th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence. APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability Read more

Jun 10

Using the Power of FrameMaker to Get Back to Writing

Don’t miss this new and exciting online course to learn how to Own Your Content: Using the Power of FrameMaker to Get Back to Writing for all technical communicators with Matt Sullivan. This is a six-week course starting Thursday, 30 June-11 August at 11:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT (GMT-4). The 30 June date is an introductory session, and the first session begins on 7 July. Attendees can expect about three hours of work, each balanced roughly between course materials, projects, and live sessions. The live sessions are scheduled on Thursdays and Matt will also hold online “office hours” on Tuesdays, giving attendees a chance to drop into an online meeting to discuss the current week’s assignment.