STC-Phila. Metro Chapter

Society for Technical Communication

January 15th – Deadline for all Entries

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The Society of Technical Communication is looking for entries for its 2021 STC Alliance Competition. The deadline (online and print) is 6:00pm, January 15, 2021. The competition is open to anyone (student or professional) who produces technical communication, training, or content for the web and other devices.

Membership in the Society for Technical Communication (STC) is not required, and you don’t have to belong to the STC Atlanta, New England, New York, Rochester, South Central Texas and Washington, DC/Baltimore chapters. You may enter work as a team, an individual, or on behalf of a colleague. ENTER NOW! Be one of the first awardees of these newly designed award badges: Best of Show, Distinguished, Excellence and Merit.

#stcallianceentries #stccompetitiondeadline #stcrecognitionawards

 

Are You Yearning for Something More Engaging?

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Let’s be real – 2020 took a lot out of us. Live events were canceled then went virtual. We couldn’t visit family members. Restaurants and bars closed, reopened and closed again. And wearing masks is now a fashion accessory. All this leaves the heart a little stressed and very empty. It’s 2021 and time to face the new “normal” for as long as it is normal. Looking for a volunteer outlet – one that will make a positive impact on a junior colleague? Well, we are actively looking for MENTORS.

If you have been a past mentor and want to serve again or if 2021 is your year to stop thinking and start doing, we want to heat from you! Email Jen Meservey, our current president, with your interest at President@STCPMC.org.

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels 

 

 

 

Karen Levine Slated for Candidacy in 2021 STC Board Elections

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Congratulations to Karen Levine on her candidacy in the preliminary slate for a Director spot on the STC Board. Karen is an STC Associate Fellow and a member of the Admin Council Membership Committee. Previously, she has served as Treasurer, Vice President, Secretary/Membership Chair, Mentor Program Chair and CONDUIT Co-Chair. She was also the Entries Manager for the NY Metro/PMC regional STC TechComm competition for several years, and she was a speaker at the international SIG’s progression sessions during several STC Summits. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Community Service Award and an award of excellence from the NY Metro/PMC regional STC TechComm competition.

Congratulations to all candidates for their nominations to the 2021 STC Board Elections. We wish you well in the coming March election. Visit the STC Bylaws for more information about the election process.

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Our Door is Open…Come On In

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In 2020, many organizations and companies had to close their doors for an undetermined amount of time due to COVID-19, only to reopen and close again. STC-PMC has had its challenges this year as well. We canceled some events and went virtual with others, but this has not diminished the opportunities we have been able to offer. We continue to provide opportunities to our network of experienced professionals and young tech communicators.

What are you missing? To find out, please join us Thursday, January 21st at 7:00pm for a virtual open house to explore the many advantages of membership: access job listings and member directories, register for certified professional classes, receive STC’s monthly magazine, professional journal and blog, volunteer opportunities, plus you meet a community of friends who will support you throughout your career. But this is just the start of what will unfold for you. Entry to the open house is free so come join us!

Registration is now open, but there is a limited number of tickets so don’t procrastinate. Make this event one of your New Year’s resolutions!

Oh, yes, they did! Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest Winners

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This writer missed the merriment of the 2020 STC-PMC Virtual Annual Holiday Party on December 13th and is really regretting it now.

A new(ish) holiday tradition, the ugly sweater is the visual gift that keeps on giving…literally…most of us have amassed a small stockpile and we just rotate them with each year’s events (i.e., the church craft market, the neighbor’s Christmas Eve thing, Nana’s Christmas Day hug fest).

This year, chapter members did not disappoint, so without further ado….

…the winners of the 2020 STC-PMC Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest are…

 

 

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