by Ruth-Anne Klassen | Feb 27, 2023 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
At the February Tech Comm Café, attendees exchanged insights about finding employment and setting themselves up for good working conditions. They enjoyed sharing past experiences and looking forward to advancing in their careers as technical writers. We initially...
by Brian Young | Jan 26, 2023 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We started by discussing the potential for more face-to-face meetings this year. While meeting in person is nice for members in Greater Vancouver, it would exclude others. The virtual meetings are attended by members scattered throughout western Canada and the United...
by Joel Basart | Jan 18, 2023 | Announcements, Tools
Rescheduled! Join us for the second in a series of Tool webinars, where we will have experts outline a specific Tech Comm tool, and why it is something that should be in your arsenal. Our second tools webinar is on the Madcap Software Suite (particularly Flare and...
by Joel Basart | Jan 4, 2023 | Announcements, Career, Chapter, Recent Events
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Canada West Coast chapter is pleased to announce the award of two STC student memberships in January 2023. Both students are currently enrolled at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, in Burnaby. Congratulations...
by Joel Basart | Nov 29, 2022 | Chapter
On January 25, 2023, the STC Canada West Coast chapter is holding our second annual virtual open house through Zoom. Our chapter board and volunteers will be attending, along with other STC members, and providing opportunities to ask questions about the chapter...
by Brian Evancic | Nov 23, 2022 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This month we discussed some good volunteer opportunities to demonstrate your technical writing and develop a portfolio. The STC offers some on its Write for Us page. These could include writing articles or documenting a webinar. Volunteering is a good way to build a...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 23, 2022 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We welcomed people from different time zones, backgrounds, and levels of experience, including one who had worked as a flight attendant and teacher and is currently studying for a technical writing certificate. Many people have found their niche in technical writing...
by Heather Sommerville | Aug 25, 2022 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The August meeting had a good turnout for a sunny summer day, though smaller than our usual numbers. We noted that attendance is down for all sorts of groups and events, even when people can join in at no cost from the comfort of home. Nevertheless, one person...
by Ruth-Anne Klassen | Jul 2, 2022 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The meeting began with an observation that some tech companies, such as Amazon, are laying off employees, and fewer companies are looking for senior technical writers. A shrinking job market is a good reason to build one’s résumé by volunteering. STC Canada West Coast...
by Joel Basart | Jun 13, 2022 | Chapter
The STC Summit 2022 international conference took place in Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois on May 15-18. This exciting event included workshops, product knowledge, and over 90 educational sessions. Over 300 people attended, the first in-person summit in two years. Join...
