Recent Events
Our Writing API Documentation course runs April 8
Our second hands-on training course of the year, Writing API Documentation, will run at BCIT’s downtown campus at 555 Seymour Street on Saturday, April 8. This course is designed for technical writers who have never done API documentation before. The ability to write...
Tech Comm Café: Feb. 8 recap; next meeting March 8, 2017
On February 8 the Vancouver-area Tech Comm Café attracted a small but enthusiastic group, despite seven cancellations because of the snow. We made some great connections over lively conversation. To get things started, each of us shared a bit about our backgrounds and...
Vancouver Island Tech Comm Café: January 19 recap
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...
February 18 – all hands collaboration meeting
About This Collaboration 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 out what’s happening,...
Register now for our hands-on Intro to Madcap Flare course
The STC Canada West Coast chapter is delighted to announce that registration is now open for our full-day, hands-on Introduction to Madcap Flare training course, to be held at BCIT’s downtown campus on Saturday, March 11. Madcap Flare is the current power tool of...
February 15 – Beat the mid-winter blues at the Blackbird Pub
Beat the February Blues! Come join us on February 15 at the Blackbird Pub on Hornby and Dunsmuir in downtown Vancouver. This is a great opportunity to network and socialize with the West Coast technical writer community. There is no set agenda – it’s all about getting...
January 21 – all hands collaboration meeting
About This Collaboration 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 out what’s happening,...
Robert Desprez goes mobile for our February presentation
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE. We continue our 2016-2017 speaker series on Saturday, February 11, with a presentation on preparing content for mobile delivery by Vancouver freelance technical writer Robert Desprez....
Event report: Introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Keith Barker's presentation on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) on Saturday, November 19, provided chapter members with a personal exploration of how the MBTI works, and how it can be used to resolve conflicts in the workplace. The MBTI is a self-report...
Tech Comm Café: Nov. 9 recap; next meeting Feb. 8, 2017
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 limited...
Explore your personality at our Myers-Briggs presentation
The STC Canada West Coast chapter welcomes Keith Barker on Saturday, November 19, 2016 to explore the world of personality types, specifically the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI was created by Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers in...
November 26 – all hands collaboration meeting
About This Collaboration 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 out what’s happening,...
Tech Comm Café: Oct. 12 recap; next meeting Nov. 9
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...
October 22 – all hands chapter collaboration meeting
About This Collaboration Meeting This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events and seminars, 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 are interested in...
Vancouver Island Tech Comm Café: Oct. 3 recap; next meeting Jan. 19
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...
An interview with privacy expert Cindy Oxenbury
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, STCCWC will welcome Cindy Oxenbury to present on privacy issues and protection. This presentation will surely change your mind when it comes to understanding privacy, while providing information on how to make intelligent decisions when...
Coming October 15 – a look at privacy in the 21st century
In the digital age how private are your parts? This is the provocative question addressed by privacy expert Cindy Oxenbury at our October 15th speaker’s event. Privacy issues are in the news every day, from police using privacy legislation to avoid releasing...
Prizewinning videos highlight September’s kickoff presentation
STC Canada Westcoast’s 2016-2017 Kick-off Presentation was hosted by Karen Rempel on September 10, 2016. This informative presentation featured winners from the video entry category of this year’s STC International Summit Awards. Karen explained the structure...
Tech Comm Café: Sept. 14 recap; next meeting Oct. 12
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...
September 17 – all hands chapter collaboration meeting
About This Collaboration 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 out what’s happening,...
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