Upcoming STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter Events

Participate to get the maximum benefit of your STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter membership. Mark your calendars, and invest the time to attend our program meetings. Use our blog at to round up carpools, ask questions, and increase your membership activity. Attending meetings earns you points in our active member achievement program.

Please note that the monthly meeting dates and locations vary so we can accomodate a wider audience. 

Next Event:

Summer Social - Saturday, August 7 (Exton, PA)

Visit the STC PMC home page for details and to register!

Future Events 2010-2011:

Meeting - Wednesday, September 14 (Willow Grove, PA)

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ Giant Community Center (Willow Grove, PA)

Meeting - Thursday, October 14 (Plymouth Meeting, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ La Salle Montgomery County, Metroplex (Plymouth Meeting, PA)

Meeting - Tuesday, November 9 (Wayne, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ Tredyffrin Public Library (Wayne, PA)

Meeting - Wednesday, January 12 (TBD) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ TBD

Meeting - Thursday, February 10 (Plymouth Meeting, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ TBD (DE/PA/NJ)

March 25 & 26, 2011 - STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter Conference

• Workshops - Friday, March 25, 2011 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
• Conference with keynote and educational sessions - Saturday, March 26, 2011 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

 Location: Willow Grove Giant - Community Conference Center - 315 York Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Meeting - Tuesday, April 12 (Voorhees, NJ) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ Camden County Public Library (Voorhees, NJ)

Meeting - Thursday, May 12 (Wayne, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ Tredyffrin Public Library (Wayne, PA)

Meeting - Wednesday, June 15 (TBD, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ TBD

Meeting - Tuesday, September 13 (Willow Grove, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ Giant Community Center (Willow Grove, PA)

Meeting - Thursday, October 13 (Plymouth Meeting, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ La Salle Montgomery County, Metroplex (Plymouth Meeting, PA)

Meeting - Tuesday, November 15 (Wayne, PA) 

 Time & Location: 6:30 - 8:30 PM @ Tredyffrin Public Library (Wayne, PA)

Previous STC-PMC Program Meetings

Program meetings presented by the STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter over the past year covered a wide range of topics. If you would like to make a presentation, suggest a future topic, or provide a location for a future meeting, please contact our Programs Committee.

May 2010: Single Source Publishing Utilizing DITA and Microsoft WordPresented by Mike Stagnaro, Quark Representative
Tredyffrin Public Library - Wayne, PA

, President of Business Training Resource
Camden County Regional Branch Library - Voorhees, NJ

February 2010: Captivate 4 - New features, tips, and tricks
Presented by Nad Rosenberg, TechWRITE, Inc.; STC Associate Fellow
La Salle University Montgomery County Center - Plymouth Meeting, PA

January 2010: Using Daisy CMS to build a Web of Knowledge Online Help SystemPresented by Richard Lowe and Rick Shaffer
The Conference Center at Giant - Willow Grove, PA

November 2009: User Experience Design and Competitive Advantage
Presented by Dr. Dr. Marilyn Tremaine
La Salle University Montgomery County Center - Plymouth Meeting, PA

October 2009: Wordpress - more than a blog Presented by Cheryl Zubak
D'Ignazio's Towne House Bar and Restaurant
Media, PA

September 2009: Presented by
The Conference Center at The Giant
Willow Grove, PA

June 2009: Snippets from the STC Conference
Presented by STC Summit attendees
Doubletree Hotel
Plymouth Meeting, PA

May 2009: Optimize Your Personal Brand: Online Networking & Beyond
Kris Chronister, Jackson GI Medical
Ann Pavkovic Grove, Logical Writing Solutions, Inc.
Community Center at the Giant
Willow Grove, PA

April 2009: Creating Online Tutorials to Reach a Broad Audience
Gail Gallo, Temple University
Elephant & Castle
Cherry Hill, NJ

February 2009: Writing Better E-mails
Gary Sternberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General
Stradley Ronon
Philadelphia, PA

January 2009: Using Audio with Captivate
Nad Rosenberg, TechWRITE, Inc.
Doubletree Guest Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA

December 2008: Holiday Mixer
A friendly get-together to celebrate the holidays.

November 2008: Faceted Classification for File Management
Richard B. Lowe, Thomson Reuters
D'Ignazio's Towne House Bar and Restaurant
Media, PA

October 2008: What does it take to succeed in your job?
Winnie Lanoix, Ed.D., Right Management Consultants
Stradley Ronon
Philadelphia, PA

September 2008: Certification: History, Pros & Cons
Nad Rosenberg, TechWRITE, Inc.
Doubletree Guest Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA

May 2008
Career Progression
Cherry Hill Public Library
Cherry Hill, NJ

April 2008: Rapid E-Learning Basics for Technical Communicators
Cheryl Lockett Zuback, WorkWrite, Inc.
West Chester Graduate Business School
West Chester, PA

March 2008: Using an Open Source CMS/wiki
Peter Dykstra, MetaphorX 
Steven Lungren, Liquent 
Doubletree Guest Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA

February 2008: Estimating, Managing, and Tracking Projects: 
How to Get a Handle on Budgeting Your Time and Money
Gary Samartino, InfoVentions
West Chester Graduate Business School
West Chester, PA 

January 2008: Instructional Design - A Forgotten Art
Jim Wetzel, Kendle International
D'Ignazio's Towne House Bar and Restaurant
Media, PA

December 2007 - Holiday Mixer A friendly get-together to celebrate the holidays.

November 2007 - Behavioral Interviewing Techniques for the Interviewee
Denise Pettus, Independence Blue Cross
Northeast Philadelphia Doubletree Hotel
Philadelphia, PA

October 2007 - Creating a One-Stop Customer Knowledge Portal
HelpCentral (http://helpcentral.componentone.com)
Brad Keller, ComponentOne
Holiday Inn
Essington, PA

September 2007 - What is Six Sigma?
Julia Margulies
Doubletree Guest Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA

June 2007 - End-of-Year Celebrations with Awards and. . .
The Washlines Venue – Reviews & summaries from Minneapolis
Doubletree Guest Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA

May 2007
Translation & Globalization
Abington Township Library
Abington, PA

April 2007
Susan Burton, STC Executive Director
Cherry Hill Public Library
Cherry Hill, PA

February 2007 - Designing Effective Web Sites
Dr. Karl Horvath of Temple University
Crossroads Coffee House
Manayunk, PA

December 2006 - Holiday Mixer
A friendly get-together to celebrate the upcoming holidays and new year (and to practice the networking skills we learned in September).

November 2006 - Promote Yourself as a Technical Writer!
Barrie Byron, Andrea Carrero, facilitated by Steven Lungren
Doubletree Club Philadelphia Northeast
Philadelphia, PA

October 2006 - Indexing in a Nutshell!
Cheryl Landes
Holiday Inn Select
Wilmington, DE

September 2006 - How to network a room & make it work for you!
Linda Lane
Doubletree Guest Suites
640 W. Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA

June 2006 - End-of-Year Celebrations with Awards and. . .
The Washlines Venue – Tidbits from Las Vegas
Doubletree Guest Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA

May 2006 - Graphics Survival Skills
Seth & BJ Hinshaw
Crossroads Coffee House
Manayunk, PA

April 2006 - Alternative Careers for Tech Writers
Gary Samartino, Nancy Kotkin, Gary Sternberg, Alison Sudhalter, Brian Winter
Abington Free Library
Abington, PA

March 2006 - STC-PMC Annual Conference
Penn State - Safeguard Scientific Conference Center
Great Valley, PA

February 2006 - Building a Documentation Department from the Ground Up
Barrie Byron
Cherry Hill Public Library
Cherry Hill, NJ

January 2006 - Marketing Yourself as a Consultant
Marcia Jacquette & Gary Samartino
West Chester University
West Chester, PA

December 2005 - Rapidly creating professional training documentation, online help, and interactive simulations using RWD Info Pak®
Thomas Gibbs, RWD
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, PA

November 2005 - Secrets of Successfully Introducing New Technologies
Jordan Corn
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, PA

October 2005 - Introducing Madcap Flare - The Next Generation of On-Line Help!
Mike Hamilton, Vice President, Madcap Software
Mercer County Community College, NJ

September 2005 - Designing Context-Sensitive Help
Cheryl Lockett Zubak
Doubletree Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA

May 2005 - Toolkit for the Technical Communicator & Captivate Demonstration
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

April 2005 - Knowledge Management Overview & Panel Discussion
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

March 2005 - STC-PMC Annual Conference
Penn State - Safeguard Scientific Conference Center
Great Valley, PA

February 2005 - Life-long Learning - Training to keep the "Techie" in your technique
Burlington Community College
Burlington, NJ

January 2005 - Where in the World is Your Project?
Online Webinar

December 2004 - STC-PMC Senior Members Networking Party
Woodbury, NJ

November 2004 - Instructional Design as a Career Path
Constance Bille
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, PA

October 2004 - Structure Yes - XML Maybe
John Hawkins
Holiday Inn
Cherry Hill, NJ

September 2004 - Using Personnas in Documentation
Whitney Quisenberry
Doubletree Suites
Plymouth Meeting, PA