Society for Technical Communication
Catch up with fellow STC-PMC members over lunch at Landmark Americana University City (3333 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104). We’ll be inviting students from our academic partners (Drexel, Penn, and other universities), so you’ll have the opportunity to get to know the next generation of technical communication professionals!
There’s no fee to sign up, but please register by 2/20 so that we have an accurate headcount. We’ll each pay for our own food and drink at the venue.
STC is delighted to announce a $500 scholarship to assist students who are pursuing an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree or graduate certificate program in some aspect of technical communication.
The award is for the 2020-2021 academic year and will be awarded in February 2020. Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2019. Students do not have to be STC members to apply. The scholarship winner will receive a free year of STC membership. For more information, go to the application page.
A panel of TechComm experts will present information on a variety of TechComm careers to students at the University of Delaware.
WHEN
Wednesday, October 10, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
WHERE
University of Delaware
Department of English
203 Memorial Hall
South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19716
Any good technical communicator starts a documentation project by doing needs analysis. For P&P (policy and procedure) content writers, the process is the same. However, there are some differences. Join presenter Leah Guren and the Policy & Procedures SIG for the webinar, Effective Needs Analysis for Policies and Procedures Writers, on Thursday, 27 October from Noon-1:00 PM EDT (GMT-4). In this webinar, you will:
The cost is $59 for SIG members and $79 for non-SIG members. NOTE: If you are a SIG member, you must contact Dawnell Claessen for the special SIG rate.
The Policies and Procedures SIG leadership would like to invite STC Philadelphia Chapter members to a free webinar.
Dawnell Claessen and Ann Marie Queeney will present their Summit program titled “Policies and Procedures – Communicate the Future.” The webinar is scheduled for October 12 (Friday) from 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST.
We hope you can join us for a presentation and discussion about the future of the Policies and Procedures profession and our roles and the nature of our work in that future. This session will also discuss what will likely remain the same, and skills that are important now that we can carry into the future in our field, followed by what is sure to be different and new for Policies and Procedures Practitioners’ work in the future.
There will be time for attendees’ questions and discussion.
The program is free. However, you must register to receive the link to the webinar.
The registration link will take you directly to GoToWebinar. To ensure that you can connect with GoToWebinar and don’t miss any of the program, register before the program. You can connect with GoToWebinar from whatever computer or mobile device you are using.
Dawnell Claessen is a senior policy analyst specializing in risk management and security compliance for the United States Department of Defense. Dawnell holds a Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Library and Information Science with a focus of study on Federal Information Policy.
Ann Marie Queeney of A.M. Queeney, LLC specializes in procedures for the healthcare industry. She has over 18 years of document specialist experience in the medical device industry. Her services include technical writing, editing, compliance assessment, and skills training.
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