STC-Phila. Metro Chapter

Society for Technical Communication

And the winners are….

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A $50 Amazon card! Cool!
A $50 Amazon card! Cool!

Thanks to all chose to join the STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter as your chapter for 2015!! All those who signed up or renewed their membership were eligible for our random drawing for two $50 Amazon gift cards for choosing to be in our STC chapter when they signed up for this year.

And…we have our winners!

Congratulations to:

Beth Hopp

and

Carol R. Jacobs

We are happy to have you in the Philly chapter, Beth and Carol, and thanks to ALL members of the STC-PMC for joining our group for another year! It looks to be awesome, and we’re glad you are with us!

 

2014 Regional TechComm Competition Awardees Announced!

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molly-shannon-mary-catherine1It is with great joy that the STC Chapters of New York, Philadelphia, and Houston announce the 2014 Awardees of our Regional TechComm Competition!  Congratulations to our 2014 Awardees!

  • The Best of Show and Distinguished Award went to CA Workload Automation iDash – 11.3.6 (a wiki) by Jim Craig of CA Technologies.
  • Eight entries or 22% received Awards of Excellence. They were from Depository Trust Clearing Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Information Builders, Medidata, University of Texas and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
  • Eleven entries or 31% received Awards of Merit. They were from Ageiss, CA Technologies, Hewlett Packard, Information Builders, Key Energy Services, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and Sparta Solutions.
  • A total of 20 entries or 56% received awards this year.
  • Nine entries (Distinguished and Excellence) qualify for the International Phase of the Competition. We look forward to cheering their entries at the STC International Summit in June!
  • We also recognize all who have entered this year. By submitting your work for evaluation, you are ahead of most of us by displaying your professionalism and commitment to improving your work.

Lastly, we are pleased to report that the alliance between the New York Metro, Philadelphia Metro and Houston chapters for the STC Regional TechComm Competition is alive and undeterred by geographic obstacles. We are sincerely grateful for a staunch Team of Judges and Volunteers who keep our competition alive and vibrant.

Congratulations to all!

[Put this on your calendar!] 2014 STC-PMC Holiday Party coming soon!

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Do you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa or Festivus? It makes no difference to us!

You are invited to attend:

2014 STC-PMC Holiday Social Potluck

Sunday, December 7th

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Please join us for our annual Holiday Potluck Social event, hosted at the home of STC Senior Member, Karen Levine.

This casual and fun social event is FREE and open to all current and former STC members (non-members too). Spouses and partners are encouraged to come as well. We hope to see you as we get together to meet new and old friends, enjoy some great food, and celebrate the holiday season.

Bring a dish to share. Optionally, bring a beverage to imbibe.

CLICK HERE TO BE SURE TO RSVP!

When registering, please be sure to fill in the box at the bottom of the page to let us know what you plan to bring.

Best wishes for the holiday season!

Karen Levine’s House
731 Baeder Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046

Phone: 267-251-4226 or 267-885-4566

 

STC-PMC October 2014 Meeting Highlights

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Did you miss David Dylan Thomas’ talk about “Links as Language”? It was great! Here’s a slideshow of David in action!

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And here is his Slideshare slideshow, so you can see what he shared with us! Good stuff!

STC South Jersey – October Get-Together

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bbq foodDid you know that the STC-PMC has many members based in South Jersey? You do now! South Jersey STC members get together periodically over the year to talk business and network socially over dinner!

If you happen to be in the Cherry Hill, NJ area on Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 6:00-8:00 PM, please come join us at Famous Dave’s Barbeque on Route 70 East!

This is a free event (except for the cost of whatever you eat for dinner), and the South Jersey bunch know how to have a good time!

For more information and/or to sign up for this event, register at Eventbrite.

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