STC Canada West Coast hosts another meeting of its popular Tech Comm Café on October 8, 2014. The TCC provides networking opportunities, job leads, answers to work-related dilemmas, and the camaraderie that gives a burst of professional energy to keep you motivated. We discuss technical writing tools and techniques, career planning, portfolios, and anything else related to working as a technical communicator.

We welcome anyone who’s interested in technical communication — contractor, in-house, student, long-time tech writer, STC member, non-member, career-changer, or recruiter. We hope to see you at the next meeting! Find out what happened last time by reading the recap.

 

Agenda

  1. Take 1 to 2 minutes to introduce yourself, your background, current activities, reasons for attending, a favourite networking tip. A good chance to try out that new elevator speech.
  2. Job leads. If you know of a job opening or you’re looking for work, share it with the group.
  3. Brainstorming Q&A. Ask about a work-related problem and discuss potential solutions.
  4. Speed networking. Spend 2 minutes with a new contact, exchange business cards, and discuss your professional backgrounds and goals. When the timer chimes, move on to a new contact and keep expanding your network.

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Time: 6:30–8:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Location: Upper Level food court at Metrotown (4700 Kingsway, Burnaby)

Grab your business cards, order a coffee, and head over to the table displaying the coffee meeting sign. Early birds get the good seats. We’ll see you there!