by Brian Evancic | Aug 29, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
August’s Tech Comm Café featured a multi-faceted discussion of the technical writing industry on the minimalist, pillow-seat benches of a Japanese restaurant. Topics included software, new opportunities, API, career advice, networking, and more. Those immersed in the...
by Joel Basart | Aug 7, 2019 | Announcements, Chapter, Recent Events
About This Meeting This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events, 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 want to find out what’s happening, have some...
by Solange Labbe | Aug 3, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
July’s Tech Comm Café was enjoyed by a mix of veteran technical communicators, recent graduates, and one student currently plugging away to finish a certificate program so he can leave behind the shift work and midnight distress calls of the IT world. (We did warn him...
by Solange Labbe | Jul 1, 2019 | Career, Recent Events, Techniques, Tools
The STC held its annual international Summit conference in Denver, Colorado on May 4-8. This year, the Summit marked its highest attendance in almost a decade, with more than 700 participants. Joel Basart, an STC member for over 20 years, and currently STC Canada West...
by Cassandra Goldie | Jun 1, 2019 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
May’s Tech Comm Café welcomed another interesting mix of people: one was not only new to the group, but new to Vancouver as well, and exactly half were looking for employment while the other half were currently working in the industry. The discussion covered a broad...
by Shannon Loewen | Apr 30, 2019 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
April’s Tech Comm Café welcomed a mix of new faces and café veterans, raised many interesting conversation topics, and sparked a brainstorming session that might lead to new STC workshops. What an enjoyable, informative, and productive meeting! Our initial...
