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,...
by Mala Rupnarain | May 14, 2015 | Announcements
About This Meeting This is a special chapter council meeting to discuss ideas on events and seminars for the upcoming season. It’s a chance to meet the new executive and help us plan the upcoming year. If you are interested in finding out what’s happening or...
by Mala Rupnarain | May 1, 2015 | Spotlights
In May’s spotlight, we feature dedicated STC volunteer and technical writer Moise Potie. Moise is a valued contributor to the STC Canada West Coast, bringing an enthusiasm for his profession and willingness to contribute as our Communications Manager and chapter...
by Catherine Girczyc | Apr 24, 2015 | Tools
MadCap Flare is an extremely powerful single sourcing and content management platform capable of publishing to a variety of formats. In this article, I’ll cover tips on using Page Layouts for printed PDF documents. This is aimed at the intermediate Flare user who...
by Andrew Macquistan | Apr 14, 2015 | Tech Comm Café
The monthly Tech Comm Café was held on April 9 at the Whole Foods café at the corner of Broadway and Cambie in Vancouver. A mix of new and familiar faces attended. Chapter announcements: –The chapter Annual General Meeting is on April 25 at the VSO School of...
by Autumn Jonssen | Apr 13, 2015 | Announcements, Recent Events
Event Description: AGM Ensure your membership is up-to-date and join us from 9:30–10:00 for our Annual General Meeting. During this meeting our Treasurer will provide a financial report and we will hold the election for the Vice-president, Treasurer and Secretary...
by Bridget Greenwood | Apr 12, 2015 | Career, Techniques
If you’re starting your career as a technical writer, you should have an online portfolio to showcase your work. Your online portfolio should have a URL you can add to your LinkedIn profile, and be included on your resume, or pasted into the appropriate space on...
