Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:26:39 -0400 http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/ STC Chicago Backend en-us http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/images/logo.gif http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/ webmaster@stc-chicago.org http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=325 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). Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:26:39 -0400 http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=324 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. Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:19:30 -0400 http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=323 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. Jim Jones  zxlat.translatorscafe.comChinese | Spanish | German to EnglishTechnical Editing and other communication services Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:37:03 -0400 http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=320 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. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:18:48 -0400 http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=318 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.” Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:27:13 -0400 http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=314 Congratulations are due to Tom Lunde, recipient of the 2008 STC Chicago President's Award. Tom has served as editor of Byline, our award-winning newsletter, for three years. During that time, the newsletter received awards of Merit and Excellence from STC.  In 2007, Byline received the APEX Award of Excellence for significant achievement in graphic design, editorial content, and overall communications effectiveness. Mon, 19 May 2008 16:53:08 -0400 http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=310 By Christine Abbott After careful deliberation, the Robert G. Frank committee has decided unanimously to present two Robert G. Frank Awards for 2008, in part because both recipients made important contributions to the creation of the Institute for Professional Development: one award goes to Anna Miller and one to Mary Ryba Knepper. Each has made significant contributions to the field of technical communication and to STC at the Chicago and international levels. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:57:04 -0400