by Serena Beck | Apr 20, 2016 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
At the third Vancouver Island Tech Comm Café, six attendees enjoyed Thai food at the Tropical Island restaurant. Highly recommended: their Singapore noodles with shrimp or a curry! After introductions, Serena Beck, who organized the get-together, announced the new...
by Amy Takeda | Apr 13, 2016 | Spotlights
In April’s Spotlight, we feature Stephen Gauer, current Vice-President at STC Canada West Coast. He is a senior technical writer who also has experience as a newspaper reporter, playwright, and author. He recently moved to Vancouver from Toronto, and we look forward...
by Mala Rupnarain | Apr 9, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events
About the AGM STC Canada West Coast chapter officers hold office from June 1 to May 31 each year. At the April 23, 2016, annual general meeting, we’ll be holding elections to fill these positions for the coming year. The current Vice-President, Stephen Gauer, will...
by Stephen Gauer | Apr 7, 2016 | Announcements
The 2016 Editors Canada national conference is coming to the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites in Vancouver, June 10 to 12. Editors Canada (formerly EAC, the Editors’ Association of Canada) is the national organization that promotes professional editing as key to producing...
by Mala Rupnarain | Mar 23, 2016 | Announcements, Career, Volunteer Opportunities
With our Annual General Meeting just around the corner on April 23, I’m pleased to announce our new leadership incentive program. Our chapter has been successful for over thirty years because of our dedicated membership and strong base of volunteers who...
by Mala Rupnarain | Mar 23, 2016 | Volunteer Opportunities
The STC CWC proudly announces a new volunteer position specially created to support our technical communicators living on Vancouver Island and nearby islands. What’s in it for you? The satisfaction in knowing that you helped bring together technical...
by Heather Sommerville | Mar 23, 2016 | Tech Comm Café
A dedicated group braved a dark and stormy night to attend the Tech Comm Café on March 9 at a café in Burnaby. Announcements – STC Canada West Coast chapter will host a seminar on “How the foundation for technical communication can lead to work as a business...
by Stephen Gauer | Mar 16, 2016 | Spotlights
Karen Rempel has been a successful technical writing consultant in Vancouver for over 20 years. She’s been an active member of the STC since 1994 and served as President of the CWC chapter from 2008 to 2009. Question (Q): What’s the most interesting project...
by Mala Rupnarain | Mar 4, 2016 | Announcements
Joe Welinske of Writer’s UA has kindly offered STC CWC members a free webinar. He’ll leave the last 20 minutes or so of the presentation for questions and answers. Please send your selection(s) in your rsvp to president [at] stcwestcoast.ca no later than...
by Mala Rupnarain | Feb 29, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events
Event Description ***Seating limited to 20; please register soon*** It can happen to the best of us. From our earnest beginnings as technical writers, over time we progress to power users in our organizations. Various departments recognize us as the...
