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 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 Andrew McFallon | May 22, 2019 | Announcements, Tech Comm Café
The next Tech Comm Café in Victoria is on Wednesday, June 12th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. We’re going to talk about what to talk about next. This meeting is your chance to share what you’d like discussed at future Victoria Tech Comm Cafés. Come prepared to...
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...
by Serena Beck | Apr 18, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
There I am tonight (not on time, but miraculously 20 minutes early reserving our table), when in walks our first meeting attendee. Heads turn in the upscale open dining concept of the Sherwood Cafe and Bar. Loomo is rolling behind our first attendee like an obedient...
by Cynthia Parkin | Mar 30, 2019 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We met on the day that countries started grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Pilots voiced their concerns, stating: “the flight manual was inadequate, and we are flying without sufficient training, amongst other issues.” This unfortunate tragedy was the basis of...