The Society for Technical Communication is an international organization for technical writers and others who communicate technology in various ways. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in technical communication.
This lens will provide information about the society, the communicators, the profession, and events of interest.
I am a member of the Society for Technical Communication and have served as the manager of the Marketing Communication SIG (Special Interest Group). I teach technical communication at Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology in Toronto.
STC Web Site
- STC site
- This link takes you to the Society for Technical Communication's web site. Here you can renew or begin your membership, find out about local, regtional, national, and international events, get information about the profession, and find technical communication jobs.
STC's 53rd Annual Conference
- Conference Website
- May 7-10, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bally's Las Vegas Hotel & Paris Las Vegas Hotel
The world's largest gathering of technical communicators provides opportunities to learn new job skills, network with other professionals, and enjoy demonstrations of new products useful to your work.
Note: I will spoke at this conference on "Podcasting and Vidcasting: The Future of TechComm".
Upcoming Annual Conferences
Minneapolis, MN
May 13-16, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
June 1-4, 2008
Atlanta, GA
May 3-6, 2009
STC Conference Materials
Find out what you missed!
Access handouts, descriptions, and other information for the sessions of previous STC Conferences.
- Session Materials
- Access 9 years' worth of previous conference sessions through the links on this page.
Technical Communication Books
Managing Your Documentation Projects
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Interaction Design
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Technical Communication in the Global Community (2nd Edition)
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Why Join the STC?
We often have so many associations that we should belong to professionally, that it is difficult to be in them all because of the costs of membership.
The STC has one of the most reasonably-priced membership fees of all professional organizations.
It also offers local chapter meetings for great networking opportunities. If you are new to the field of technical communication, interested in it, or looking for work in the field, these chapter meetings are the best places to meet people who can help you.
Technical writers are quick to assist others because that is part of what we do -- help people understand and use products, processes, and policies.
Joining the STC also gives you 2 great publications: Intercom and the Journal of Technical Communication.
As well as these other benefits:
The STC has one of the most reasonably-priced membership fees of all professional organizations.
It also offers local chapter meetings for great networking opportunities. If you are new to the field of technical communication, interested in it, or looking for work in the field, these chapter meetings are the best places to meet people who can help you.
Technical writers are quick to assist others because that is part of what we do -- help people understand and use products, processes, and policies.
Joining the STC also gives you 2 great publications: Intercom and the Journal of Technical Communication.
As well as these other benefits:
* Award-winning publications to keep you up-to-date on current trends, tools, and practices vital to the industry.
*Networking opportunities through STC's 140 local chapters.
* Educational conferences and seminars at reduced member rates.
* The opportunity to join STC's two dozen Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
* Forums for sharing your expertise, expressing your professional opinion, and building a reputation within the industry.
* Full access to STC's Technical Communication Career Center - containing current job openings specifically geared toward the technical communication field.
* STC's Annual Salary Survey, which provides vital statistics on pay and benefits for technical communicators in the U.S. and Canada.
* STC now offers its members a range of health insurance options thanks to a program implemented in cooperation with Marsh Affinity Group Services, a leader in insurance program management. In addition, STC members may enjoy discounts on other types of insurance from Mutual of Omaha. These include disability coverage, critical illness insurance, life insurance, long term care insurance, and pension plans.
* Mailings from local chapters, meeting announcements, and newsletters.
* Unrestricted access to STC's award-winning Web site.
STC News and Events
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- Region 6 STC
- Serving Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois (Quad Cities only), Wisconsin, North Dakota, and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Region 6 also includes India.
- Eastern Ontario Chapter STC
- Links, job bank, publication competition, information, archives and newsletter.
- Montreal Chapter STC
- Resources, job bank, chapter meetings, links.
- Boston Chapter STC
- Provides resources, links, salary survey, job bank, program and workshops for technical communicators in Boston, MA and surrounding areas.
- Central Connecticut Chapter STC
- Competition, education, tips, job bank, newsletter.
- Southeast Michigan Chapter STC
- Lists chapter officers, technical meeting dates and times, newsletter articles, and other information.
- Illinois Heartland Chapter STC
- Provides resources, links, workshops, listserv, newsletters, job bank, networking for technical communication professionals around the Illinois State University area.
- Rochester Chapter STC
- Academic programs, newsletter, technical publications competition, meeting and events, professional library.
- Northern New England Chapter STC
- Newsletter, job bank, chapter meetings and events, resources.
- Region 5 STC
- Serving Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
- Toronto Chapter STC
- Competitions, education, chapter meeting and events, newsletter, forums
- Southern Arizona Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, local salary survey, job bank, links, workshops and networking for its members.
- Carolina Chapter STC
- Online Communication Competition, job postings, chapter meetings and training
- Society for Technical Communication (STC)
- The professional association that advances the arts and sciences of technical communication. The society provides academic information, sources of books and information, salary surveys, conferences, and publications.
- New York Metro Chapter STC
- Academic programs and resources, career center, technical writing resources, chapter meetings.
- Lone Star Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, competitions, local salary surveys, job bank, links and resources, workshops and networking for its Dallas - Fort Worth members.
- Pittsburgh Chapter STC
- Provides members and non-members networking opportunities in technical communication through monthly meetings, a job bank, newsletters, mailing list, and links.
- Quad Cities Chapter STC
- Provides resources, links, newsletters, workshops for technical communication professionals in the Quad Cities, IA area.
- Huntsville/North Alabama Chapter STC
- Provides technical communicators resources, links, job bank, salary survey, workshops, meetings and networking opportunities.
- Region 1 STC
- Includes 20 chapters in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont; the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada; and the countries of France, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
- Kansas City Chapter STC
- Provides networking, job bank, links, workshops and educational programs for its members.
- Mid-Valley Chapter STC
- Serves the southern Willamette Valley of Oregon and includes over 50 professionals in the field of technical communication.
- Alamo Chapter STC
- Provides newsletter, job bank, links, resources, workshops and networking to its members.
- Willamette Valley Chapter STC
- Provides special interest groups (SIGs), job bank, workshops, education, publication competitions and links for its members.
- Aloha Chapter STC
- This Hawaii-based chapter provides members with workshops, resources, links, job bank, newsletters, local SIGs, mailing lists, networking.
- Chicago Chapter STC
- Lists tools, meetings, jobs, publications, competitions and its Institute for Professional Development and other information
- Eastern Iowa Chapter STC
- Chapter events, job openings, newsletter
- Oklahoma Chapter STC
- Provides links, resources, job bank, workshops and networking for its members.
- Inland Empire Chapter STC
- (Southern California) Provides information on meetings, jobs, certifications and other chapters.
- Phoenix Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, workshops, job bank, links and networking and more for its members.
- New Mexico Kachina Chapter STC
- Provides networking, links, conferences and resources to its members.
- Border Network Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, workshops, educational programs, links, job bank and more to its members based in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Austin Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, job bank, resources and links, local salary survey, workshops and networking for its members.
- Houston Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, job bank, links and resources, competitions, workshops, networking and more for its members.
- Southern Nevada Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, links, resources, job bank, workshops and networking for its members.
- Central Illinois Chapter STC
- Provides technical communicators in the Champaign-Urbana area resources, links, job bank, newsletters, workshops, and networking.
- Birmingham Chapter STC
- This Alabama based chapter provides technical communications a variety of news, workshops, resources and links, job bank, newsletters, volunteer and networking opporutunites.
- Region 3 STC
- Includes local chapters in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and the Transalpine region of Europe.
- Region 4 STC
- Includes 21 local chapters, including 4 student chapters in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and The Netherlands.
- Region 7 STC
- Includes 20 local and student chapters in Japan, Canada, including British Columbia and Alberta, and Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado.
- Region 8 STC
- Includes 21 local and student chapters in California, Hawaii, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Republic of China.
- Central Ohio Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, job bank, resources and links, workshops, education, and networking for its members and guests.
- Region 2 STC
- Provides articles from the Director-Sponsor, chapter links and contact information, anthem, STC Society information and resources, and more to members of chapters in this region.
- Berkeley Chapter STC
- Provides technical communication resources, links, job bank, newsletters, local SIGs, workshops, networking in Berkeley, California and surrounding areas.
- Orange County STC
- Provides monthly meetings and workshops, newsletters, job bank, resources, links, local SIGs, networking for technical communicators in Orange County, CA.
- Washington, DC Chapter
- Provides job bank, competitions, programs, scholarships, newsletter, book references, salary survey, resources and links, metro Washington DC information, education, networking to area technical communicators.
- Metrolina Chapter STC
- This Charlotte-area chapter of the STC provides networking, newsletters, resources and links, job bank, and workshops and more to its members.
- Des Moines Chapter STC
- Provides scholarships, newsletters, job bank, links and resources, workshops, meetings, networking and more to its members.
- Alaska Chapter STC
- Provides workshops, links and resources, science fair, job bank, meetings, networking and more to its members.
- New Jersey Chapter STC
- Provides newsletters, resources and links, job bank, survey, workshops and meetings for its members.
- Sacramento Chapter STC
- Provides links, resources, job bank, workshops, competitions, listing of local technical writing and communication courses, and networking for its members.
- Metro Baltimore Chapter STC
- Community outreach, employment, job listings, newsletter, chapter meetings and events
- Los Angeles Chapter STC
- Chapter meeting information, job lists, and educational resources for members.
- Atlanta Chapter STC
- Provides chapter events, job postings, salary surveys, discussion groups.
- Mid-South Chapter STC
- Newsletter, employment resources, links for members in the Memphis, TN area.
- Louisiana Satellite Chapter STC
- The Louisiana Satellite of the Houston Chapter provides articles, links, job bank, newsletters, events and workshops, and networking.
- Southwestern Ontario Chapter STC
- Links, job bank, workshops, high school technical writing competition, chapter meetings
- Belgium Chapter STC
- Conference, events, services, chapter meetings, links
- France Chapter STC
- Links to educational resources, employment information, special events, writer resources.
- India Chapter STC
- Competitions, newsletter, chapter activities, useful links, articles.
- Israel Chapter STC
- Second largest chapter outside North America, provides newsletter, resources, chapter meetings and links.
- New Zealand Chapter STC
- Provides resources, links, newsletters, workshops, meetings and conferences for technical communicators.
- Singapore Chapter STC
- Provides its members and prospective non-members a forum to discuss technical communications through workshops, meetings, a Yahoo group, and networking.
- STC European Chapters
- Links to the various European chapters of the Society for Technical Communication.
- Sweden Chapter STC
- Located in Stockholm, this chapter provides links, resources, job bank, workshops, networking and more to its members.
- Tokyo Chapter STC
- Provides members and non-members technical communication workshops such as the translation workshop, technical writing workshop, localization workshop, TC seminar, and bulletin (Crosspoint). Sister chapter to Central Ohio Chapter.
- Transalpine Chapter STC
- Serves Albania, Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland. Provides newsletters, links, job bank, a Yahoo group message board, networking and more for its members.
- UK Chapter STC
- Resources, education programs, links, chapter meetings, job bank
- STC San Fernando Valley Chapter
- Serves the needs of technical communicators living and working in the northern Los Angeles County and Ventura County areas.
- Orlando Chapter STC
- Meetings on a variety of topics, employment resources, newsletters.
- Suncoast Chapter STC
- Meetings, newsletters, job opportunities, mentor services for technical communicators in the Tampa, Florida area.
- Snake River Chapter STC
- Serves technical communicators throughout the southwestern portion of Idaho and the eastern part of Oregon. Meetings, educational events, newsletters, job openings.
- Hoosier Chapter STC
- Meetings, employment information, newsletters.
- San Diego Chapter STC
- Meetings, job listings, newsletter, resume review service.
- San Francisco Chapter STC
- Monthly meetings, resources.
- Silicon Valley Chapter STC
- Meetings, newsletters, employment resources, mentor program.
- San Luis Obispo Chapter STC
- Overview of the profession, career resources, best practice tools, calendar of events.
- NorthBay Chapter STC
- Serves technical communicators in Sonoma, Marin, Mapa, and other counties in Northern California. Meetings, newsletters.
- Rocky Mountain Chapter STC
- Calendar of events, job postings, resources.
- Palm Beaches Chapter STC
- Florida chapter covers the area north to Vero Beach, south to Key West, and includes Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties. Chapter goals and history, meetings, newsletters, job opportunities.
- Australia Chapter STC
- Events, competitions, resources, list of consultants.
- Alberta Chapter STC
- Represents technical communicators within Alberta and the Northwest Territories of Canada. Calendar of events, newsletter, mentor program, job opportunities.
- Canada West Coast Chapter STC
- Meetings, professional development workshops, employment resources, newsletter.
- Netherlands Chapter STC
- Links to related organizations.
- Arkansas Chapter STC
- Meetings, job postings, newsletter, competitions.
- East Bay Chapter (Northern California) STC
- Meetings and events, job postings, newsletter, technical literacy project.
- San Gabriel Valley Chapter STC
- Meetings, employment resources, newsletter, presentation archive.
- Manitoba Chapter STC
- Newsletters; meeting information; courses, seminars and workshops.
- Santa Barbara Chapter STC
- Meetings, online resources, employment services.
- Philadelphia Metro Chapter STC
- Links to articles, software and book reviews.
- Tech Valley Chapter STC
- Serving eastern and central New York, western New England, northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Jobs, membership, events, and forums.
