Society for Technical Communication
The STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter (PMC) fills the needs of the technical communication community on a local basis through a wide range of activities.
We invite you to explore our site, learn about us, and sign up for our mailing list to find out the latest and greatest going on with our chapter!
Would you like to get involved with our chapter as a volunteer? Contact president@stcpmc.org.
We’ve all had experiences with awards, whether it be in recognition of school activity participation, youth sports, or professional work. Non-profit organizations have their own recognition awards for service. The Society of Technical Communications is no different. One of its most distinguished awards for service is the Distinguished Community Service Award (DCSA).
The DCSA is designed to recognize exemplary effort, energy, and dedication to a chapter and its activities. It is the highest level of recognition that a member can receive for service to a geographic community, and is a “lifetime achievement award” for chapter service.
This year our chapter has the honor of congratulating Danielle Villegas, past president, as the esteem winner of the 2021 DCSA award.
Danielle has been involved with STC for 10 years and has held many positions within the Philadelphia Metro Chapter including publicity/marketing chair, sponsorship chair, conference chair, two years as Vice President, two years as President, and now Immediate Past President. She has also represented the chapter at the STC Leadership Day at Summit.
“I’m thrilled to receive this award,” said Danielle. “I’m appreciative of Jen for nominating me. I’ve worked very hard for the past 10 years, and receiving this award is the icing on the cake. Plus having bragging rights forever is awesome!”
Jennifer Heller Meservey, president, who nominated Danielle said, “Danielle has contributed so much to our chapter over the years, especially this year. Her hard work and determination have kept the chapter alive through a difficult time. She definitely deserves this award.”
Danielle’s next project is possibly presenting at this year’s CONDUIT 2021 Unconference. She has a topic to share, but we will have to wait until April 10th to see if she decides to present. In the meantime, help us congratulate Danielle on her exemplary dedication to our industry and our local chapter.
Thanks for your interest in CONDUIT! This year, we’re having a virtual “unconference.” We will break out into rooms, and in each room there will either be a presentation or a discussion. At the beginning of the conference, attendees will sign up for the presentations and discussions they want to attend. That’s where you come in! 
If you missed our webinar, Adding Disney Imagineering to Your Technical Communication Toolbox, presented by Lou Prosperi, you’re in luck! We recorded it and are happy to bring it to you.
But first things first! We’d like to thank Lou for volunteering to take time from his busy schedule to present this informative, introspective and fun presentation. Once you learn how the Disney Imagineers express the details of the experience they want Park guests to have and then relate those details to your technical communication, it all falls into place.
Do you follow the process you etched in your strategy? Do you continue to try to make things better? Does the outcome of your work illuminate or dampen the goals of your communication? These are similar questions that arose from this webinar. So, if you missed it, all you need to do is watch the recording to be transformed to the journey between Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom and your technical communication.
The Society for Technical Communication – Philadelphia Metro Chapter (STC-PMC) is offering free student memberships and a $500 scholarship for 2021!
This sponsored membership and scholarship program assists students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree and intend to seek a career in technical writing, editing, graphic design, interface design, web design, or some other job in technical communications.
The program has two parts:
Read a recent Drexel student’s perspective on the benefits of joining STC-PMC
Prepare the following items:
Complete the the STC-PMC Student Membership Application Form.
Applications must be submitted by March 20, 2021. The STC-PMC Membership Committee evaluates all applications.
Winners of the sponsored student memberships will be notified via email by the end of March.
Winners of the sponsored student memberships are eligible to compete for the $500 scholarship based on their participation and involvement in STC-PMC activities from April through June 2021. Throughout the spring, the STC-PMC Membership Committee evaluates student members’ contributions to STC-PMC activities for scholarship consideration. A list of suggested activities and specific opportunities to volunteer will be provided to sponsored students.
Good luck!