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Photo Contest Winner Announced
James Goldsmith is the winner of this month's At-a-Glance photo contest. James was the first person to contact us with the correct answer. For his efforts, he will receive an STC coffee mug. You'll find the correct answer and more information about the mystery photo on our blog.
Posted by: chris
on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 05:26 AM
We're excited to announce this year's program line-up, with timely topics such as managing intellectual property in a digital age, evaluating current education options in the field of technical communication, and getting serious mileage out of web-based project management tools. We've invited some new speakers (Bob Brill, Matt Mignogna) and will feature a few returning favorites as well (Joe Welinske, Ken Cook).
Note: Please read the full article for a full list of our events, as well as details about our money-saving package rates for members.
Posted by: jwroblew
on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 04:19 AM
STC Chicago's award-winning newsletter Byline has received the 2008 APEX Award of Excellence for the second consecutive year.
The APEX awards program honors excellence in a multitude of professional communication areas, including newsletters, magazines, and Web and intranet design. Its Award of Excellence recognizes significant achievement in graphic design, editorial content, and overall communications effectiveness.
Posted by: jjon
on Monday, August 04, 2008 - 06:37 PM
The short piece that follows was first written by V. Krishnamoorthy. This person posted the piece to the Copyediting list that is maintained by Bill Blinn. After a little rewriting and review, I secured permission from the author to re-post.
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Note: Please click the link to read the full article.
Posted by: dornage
on Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 07:18 PM
STC Chicago and CISPI(Chicago-International Society for Performance Improvement) are sponsoring the Chicago e-Learning & Technology Showcase from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, at Roosevelt University's Downtown Campus (Gage Building), 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.
Anyone who wants to hear and see e-learning in all its shapes and forms should attend this event. You will be able to network with instructional designers, instructional developers, technical writers, trainers, training managers, content managers, and media developers just like yourself to learn the newest and best.
Note: This event is currently sold out! Please read the full article for details about how to add your name to the waiting list for this event.
Posted by: linda
on Monday, June 09, 2008 - 10:27 PM
STC Chicago community members proudly accepted the 2008 Community of Distinction Award at the STC Honors Banquet in Philadelphia this year. The Community of Distinction Award is the highest community honor conferred by the Society for Technical Communication. We are thrilled to receive the award again—our second consecutive win. This year, the Society recognized our chapter “for continuing to have excellent initiatives that sustain a vital STC community.”