Welcome to the Canada West Coast Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication

The STC is the world’s leading organization for advancing technical communication and improving the skills of its members.

The Canada West Coast Chapter draws members from western Canada and beyond. Chapter membership is open to any STC member from around the world.

Tech Comm Café: February 21 recap; next meeting March 20

We started by discussing writing samples. Most writers have portfolios of work samples and tailor them depending on the job positions they are applying for, because employers often ask for them. We also discussed the various tools and resources that LinkedIn provides,...

Job Search 2024 Tips and Tricks Webinar

What is it like searching for a technical communication job in 2024? In this webinar Joel Basart outlines some recent experiences, how job-hunting has changed in the last decade (or more) and what he has learned so far in the process. 1. Introduction - a bit about me...

Chapter Meetings

This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events, welcome all volunteers, and review the work that needs to be done to keep our chapter moving forward in serving our community of writers. If you want to find out what’s happening, have some ideas you’d like to...

Events

Check out our recent and upcoming STC Chapter events!

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Want to help out and volunteer? Choose from many different opportunities.

What's New

What’s new with the STC Canada West Coast chapter lately?

Resources

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Events

Job Search 2024: Tips and Tricks Webinar

On March 16, 2024 the STC Canada West Coast chapter will host a job search webinar hosted by Joel Basart, the STC CWC President and current job seeker. 

What is it like searching for a technical communication job in 2024? In this webinar Joel outlines some recent experiences, how job-hunting has changed in the last decade (or more), and what he has learned so far in the process. RSVP for this free webinar here!

Check out our STC Shared Calendar!

We have added a calendar containing all STC events in a shared format. It is located on the Events page about halfway down the page. 

 

Chapter Meeting

Monthly online chapter meeting. Second Wednesday of each month. All members, volunteers, and non-member volunteers are welcome! RSVP to receive the agenda and login instructions. 

  Student Membership Competition

 We have awarded 5 STC student memberships for 2024! Congratulations to the students who will receive STC student memberships and a big thank you to everyone that applied.  

Open House 2024: learn more about our chapter!

On January 17, 2024 the STC Canada West Coast chapter hosted its 3rd annual virtual open house.

Thank you to everyone that attended!

Tech Comm Café
Next meeting: ONLINE on March 20, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Subscribe to receive email announcements; see what we talked about at recent meetings. We hope to see you at the next one! 

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What’s New

Tech Comm Café: February 21st Recap

Check out our most recent Tech Comm Café recap, we talked about job searches in 2024, how LinkedIn has become a main resource for any job search, valuable Tech Comm courses and resources (especially when starting out in Tech Comm!), and the current interest around data analysis for technical communicators. 

Next Meeting: ONLINE on Wednesday, March 20, 2024

  • Subscribe to receive email announcements of future meetings.
  • If you plan to attend, RSVP by 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, to receive login instructions.

Webinar Series: Finding Work

Three webinars to boost your work-finding skills, specifically around portfolios and résumés, interviewing skills, and networking! We have split these topics into three separate webinars, each with their own date and registration as follows:

COMPLETED, Portfolios and Résumés. Lyndsey Steffler and Chris Powell.
For the recording, register here.

COMPLETED Introverts and Leadership: Best Practices for Excelling in the Workplace by Ben Woelk

For the recording, register here

Upcoming 2024. Interview Skills. Looking for more tips to ace that interview? Speaker Brian Evancic and another guest will help you hone your interview skills.   

RSVP Interviewing Webinar: For students and members, click here. For non-members, click here.

Madcap Tools Webinar

Completed. The second in a series of Tools webinars, where we have experts outline a specific tech comm tool, and why it should be in your arsenal. 

Our second tools webinar covered the Madcap Software Suite (particularly Flare and Capture). Beth H. outlined how best to use them for creating and managing technical online content. Check out Ernesto Campo’s article for details.

Missed the webinar? STC members and students: Register here to receive a recording of the event.
Non-STC members: Register here to receive a recording of  the event.

Get Involved

Volunteer
Help organize an event, gain writing experience, and work on chapter initiatives. You don’t have to be a member.

 

Write For Us
We’re always looking for contributors to the Tools, Techniques, and Career pages. Have an idea? 

Services

Information Interview Service
Are you considering a career in technical writing? Are you a working writer with a work-related question or problem? Ask an experienced technical writer about education, tools, skills, job-hunting, and more.

 

Students
We can help you continue your professional education. Our student membership award program can pay the full cost of an STC student membership.

Resources

Tools
Learn new tools and techniques to expand your skills.

 

Education
Check out our list of technical communication programs.

 

Career
Explore different career paths for technical writers. Find job-hunting tips.

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