by Cynthia Parkin | Mar 30, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We met on the day that countries started grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Pilots voiced their concerns, stating: “the flight manual was inadequate, and we are flying without sufficient training, amongst other issues.” This unfortunate tragedy was the basis of...
by Joel Basart | Mar 26, 2019 | Recent Events, Techniques, Tools
On March 6, 2019, graphic designer Olga Krelin presented an excellent hour-long webinar titled “Infographics and beyond: visualizing data, processes, and abstract ideas while avoiding confusion.” Olga has many years of experience, including an Industrial Design...
by Serena Beck | Mar 15, 2019 | Chapter
About This Meeting 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...
by Andrew McFallon | Feb 19, 2019 | Announcements
The next Tech Comm Café in Victoria is on Wednesday, March 27th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. We’re going to talk about artificial intelligence. Share your fears, knowledge, and insight into what happens when AI is applied to Tech Comm. What’s happening now?...
by Serena Beck | Feb 16, 2019 | Announcements, Chapter
About This Meeting 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...
by Rick Georg | Feb 9, 2019 | Recent Events, Techniques, Tools
The STC Canada West Coast chapter held its first event of 2019, a sold-out workshop on creating instructional videos, at a meeting room at the Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library on January 19. Joel Basart, facilitator of the workshop, tapped into his years...
by Heather Sommerville | Feb 2, 2019 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We managed to find a quieter corner in a restaurant that’s known for its large echoing rooms and loud atmosphere as well as for its good food. We didn’t quite have to shout to be heard, but the group was large enough that each half of the table had its own separate...
by Cassandra Goldie | Feb 2, 2019 | Announcements
Visual content should be an integral part of business communications. Most people are overloaded with written communications that they have no time to read. Research shows that most of the information transmitted to the brain is visual, and people process visuals much...
by Serena Beck | Jan 22, 2019 | Announcements, Career, Chapter
The STC Canada West Coast chapter is excited to announce that seven technical writing students received a 2019 STC student membership award. This is a new record! This is the largest number of applications and recipients yet. This year is also the 40th...
by Andrew McFallon | Jan 18, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
STC Canada West Coast’s first ever Victoria Pierogifest Holiday Social was an engaging evening with plenty of rambling, wide-ranging discussion and catching up. The beer was cold. The pierogis were hot. The company was engaging. The Sült Pierogi Bar was a cosy...
