by Gabriel Forbes | Feb 19, 2017 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The first Vancouver Island Tech Comm Café of 2017 was held January 19. The small group of technical writers, aspiring technical writers, and our invited guest met at The Next Sushi in Victoria’s Cook St. Village. Our guest for the evening was Olga Romanova, the Human...
by Emma Caplan | Nov 20, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The Vancouver-area Tech Comm Café met on November 9 at a coffee shop near Broadway and Cambie. After some brief introductions around the table, announcements included: — The Canada West Coast chapter of the Society for Technical Communication is offering a...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 30, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The Tech Comm Café met on October 12 and focused on questions from people who are switching to a technical writing career. First of all, how do you decide whether to change to a technical writing career when you’re already working full-time in another field? How do...
by Serena Beck | Oct 10, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
On Monday, October 3, 2016, eight technical writers braved the rain to eat tacos, debate style guides, review award-winning technical writing, and contemplate other interesting topics. The STC Canada West Coast chapter President, Stephen Gauer, brought award-winning...
by Heather Sommerville | Sep 19, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
People who attended the Tech Comm Café on September 14 were in for a surprise. The restaurant where we’ve met regularly for over two years has closed its doors and been replaced by a construction site, resulting in some confused faces in the parking lot! However, we...
by Heather Sommerville | Aug 19, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The Tech Comm Café met on August 10, 2016, for an informative discussion of current topics of interest to the technical writing community. One person who attended is an active volunteer with another group. We discussed the challenges that are common to many...
