by Aaron | Oct 27, 2013 | Recent Events
Description This is our second annual professional development night on networking. When it comes to job hunting and career management, networking can be a big challenge for many tech comm professionals. So this year, we’re getting back to the basics and...
by Aaron | Oct 27, 2013 | Announcements
In the near future, we will begin delivering chapter communications through email. These emails will include the re-introduction of our Coast Lines newsletter, job postings (members only), and announcements. Coast Lines Our Coast Lines newsletter hasn’t been...
by Aaron | Oct 26, 2013 | Recent Events
About This Meeting Chapter council meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month. The agenda includes committee and executive business, as well as volunteer and leadership training. Who Should Attend? All chapter members and volunteers, including non-member...
by Anita Miettunen | Oct 22, 2013 | Techniques
As the 20th anniversary conference of the Plain Language Association InterNational, PLAIN2013, drew to a close in Vancouver, International Plain Language Day was celebrated with a free public event on October 13. This marked a perfect opportunity to reflect on the...
by Autumn Jonssen | Oct 20, 2013 | Recent Events
We will be holding a one-hour training session on WordPress and Trello for all interested members and volunteers. WordPress Learn how to post articles and events on the website. Find out where to upload images and how to set them as featured images for posts. Learn...
by Autumn Jonssen | Oct 19, 2013 | Career, Techniques
Job hunting is challenging. Networking and informational interviews were foreign concepts to me when I started in the field and I broke into a sweat just thinking about them. However, I’ve found it to be the best way to find jobs that I love to do, especially since...
by Autumn Jonssen | Oct 15, 2013 | Spotlights
Each month, Spotlights highlights a chapter member through an article about their accomplishments in the field and interesting facts about their life gained through an interview. This month, we are learning about Simon Abbott! After a lifetime working as a production...
by Autumn Jonssen | Oct 4, 2013 | Recent Events
About This Meeting Chapter council meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month. The agenda includes committee and executive business, as well as volunteer and leadership training. Who Should Attend? All chapter members and volunteers, including non-member...
by Simon Abbott | Sep 26, 2013 | Techniques
This is the second in a series of articles about Electronic Publishing (EPUB). What is EPUB? In her book EPUB Straight to the Point: Creating ebooks for the Apple iPad and other ereaders, Elizabeth Castro talks about the EPUB format. It is the most widely accepted...
by Autumn Jonssen | Sep 19, 2013 | Spotlights
Each month, Spotlights highlights a chapter member through an article about their accomplishments in the field and interesting facts about their life gained through an interview. This month, we are learning about James Lamothe! James has been a technical writer for 20...
