by Mala Rupnarain | Aug 3, 2015 | Volunteer Opportunities
The STC Canada West Coast chapter relies on the participation of several volunteers to help provide our membership and community of writers with the various events that are scheduled throughout the year, Without your involvement, we would not be able to provide the...
by Mala Rupnarain | Aug 2, 2015 | Announcements, Recent Events
About This Collaboration Meeting This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events and seminars, 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 are interested in...
by Mala Rupnarain | Aug 2, 2015 | Announcements
Greetings, Joe Welinske of WritersUA is offering a free seminar of our choice from one of the topics listed below. Please RSVP to president@stcwestcoast.ca no later than Friday, August 14th with your selection and preferred time of weekday (i.e., morning, lunch hour,...
by Margaret Shaw | Jul 1, 2015 | Tech Comm Café
The monthly Tech Comm Café (TCC) met on July 8 at BG Urban Café in Metrotown, Burnaby. The group was small, with the pleasant result that the five of us there became much better acquainted. Announcement. On July 25 at the Vancouver Art Gallery, our chapter will host...
by Mala Rupnarain | Jun 29, 2015 | Announcements, Recent Events
About This Collaboration Meeting This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events and seminars, 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 are interested in...
by Rachael Eedy | Jun 19, 2015 | Tech Comm Café
The monthly Tech Comm Café met on June 10 at a café in Metrotown, Burnaby. Three job leads were shared. An open question-and-answer session followed, with discussions on finding new work, learning new tools, dealing with sensitive interview questions, turning down...
by Mala Rupnarain | Jun 8, 2015 | President's Message
“The STC is what you make it.” This is my response when someone asks “What has the STC or chapter done for me lately?” or to the comment “I haven’t renewed my membership because the presentations weren’t geared towards my needs. It was great when I was first...
by Mala Rupnarain | Jun 1, 2015 | Spotlights
An avid STC West Coast chapter participant since 1999, current Technical Publications Manager Lois Patterson is this month’s featured writer. Her endless enthusiasm for this profession, curiosity and constant desire to learn from everyone, and advice for...
by Autumn Jonssen | May 31, 2015 | President's Message
Another program year has come to the end. This year has gone by so quickly and we’ve accomplished a great deal! We built on the chapter structure changes we made in 2013-2014 and implemented a few new things like having fewer but, more in depth events through the...
by Autumn Jonssen | May 26, 2015 | Tech Comm Café
The monthly Tech Comm Café met on May 13 at a restaurant in Metrotown, Burnaby. Announcements: The STC Canada West Coast chapter council will hold a strategic planning meeting on June 27 to discuss ideas for events and seminars for the upcoming season. All members,...
