by Serena Beck | Oct 1, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
On Saturday, Sept 28, 2019, 10 adults and 7 kids enjoyed a sunny, blustery, fall day in the park to celebrate the STC Canada West Coast’s 40th anniversary. We chased the sun around the park to ensure that we stayed warm while we ate our ice cream cake and drank our...
by Eliot Evans | Sep 28, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This month we returned to the Japanese restaurant Ebisu on Broadway, where the tranquil ambience was interrupted only once, when a nearby table erupted in song upon receiving a flaming ball of deep-fried ice cream. Otherwise, we were left in peace to concentrate on...
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...
