A Special Interest Group of the Society for Technical Communication
Are you going to attend the virtual STC Summit this year?
Are you going to listen to any of the excellent virtual sessions?
Are you going to learn interesting things about our chosen profession of technical editing?
Why not share them with everybody?
Corrigo is looking for volunteer correspondents at the virtual Summit to write summaries of the sessions they attend – if you are able to help, send an email to editor@stc-techedit.org,
Are you familiar with the Technical Editing Active Member (TEAM) Rewards program?
On 28 January 2020 at 2 PM EST, join Marcia Shannon to explore opportunities to participate in the STC Technical Editing SIG in 2020–from elected offices to one-time contributions. Active members can earn recognition, a gift card, and the satisfaction of making our SIG a strong and useful community within STC.
This FREE online event is open to members and visitors. It’s a great way to learn about our award-winning SIG!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watercooler-chat-team-rewards-in-2020-tickets-89110849951?ref=ecount
Elections for TE SIG key roles are coming up! All TE SIG members are invited to vote for their choice for the following roles:
If you are interested in volunteering for the STC TE SIG as either an elected or appointed position, please reach out to the TE SIG leaders at sigleaders at stc-techedit.org!
Information about these positions is available at http://www.stc-techedit.org/Elected+Positions
On 4 October 2018, STC Technical Editing SIG member Marcia Shannon gave a fascinating talk entitled “Editing People Who Hate to Be Edited” as part of the SIG’s quarterly meeting.
Corrigo Correspondents Laura Allen and Denise Collins attended, and summarized it for those who couldn’t make it.
On 20-23 May 2018, STC held its annual Technical Communication Summit in Orlando, FL. There were many fascinating education sessions and presentations, with some them being of particular interest to technical editing practitioners. For details about the STC Technical Editing SIG’s activities during the Summit, read this article.
The STC Technical Editing SIG’s very own Li-At Rathbun presented a well-received presentation called We Stoop to Conqquer: Adjusting to Mediocrity, which Viqui Dill (STC IDL SIG co-manager and proud member of the STC Technical Editing SIG) attended and reviewed.
(This article is also available on the STC Instructional Design and Learning SIG newsletter; for more interesting IDL-related articles, go to http://www.stcidlsig.org/newsletter/).
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