by Heather Sommerville | Aug 16, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
Everyone at the June meeting had several years of technical writing experience and was working full-time, so instead of discussing topics of interest to newcomers, such as writing classes and job-hunting, we focused on work questions (and vented a little, in a polite...
by Serena Beck | Jul 18, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The May 1 Vancouver Island Tech Comm Café was held at Frankie’s Modern Diner, where writers enjoyed everything from milk shakes to mimosas and burgers to pasta. We also had the pleasure of chatting with two guest speakers: Michele Macklin, Senior Interaction Designer...
by Serena Beck | Jul 13, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events
About This Meeting This is an online chapter meeting to discuss upcoming events, welcome all volunteers, and review the work that needs to be done to continue to add value for our community of writers. If you want to find out what’s happening, have some ideas you’d...
by Stephen Gauer | May 22, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events
About this meeting Every June the chapter holds a special strategic planning meeting to set priorities and plan events, speakers, and initiatives for the coming year. This is your chance to contribute, and to meet the 2017-2018 board, including Serena Beck, the new...
by Stephen Gauer | May 16, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events
Our final event for the 2016-2017 speaker series take places Saturday, June 3, with a presentation on preparing content for mobile delivery by Vancouver freelance technical writer Robert Desprez. Robert’s presentation will look at current trends in mobile use and how...
by Heather Sommerville | May 15, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The Tech Comm Café met on May 10 for a wide-ranging discussion of technical writing topics — after a brief rehash of the previous evening’s cliff-hanger provincial election, still awaiting final ballot counts and recounts in several ridings. One person brought a new...
