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The e-mail part of the newsletter consists of the News and Events section. All links to other articles below will take you to our website. News and Events: Will This Get Me a Job? Scanning Text: Theory into Practice A Writer's World: Hockey Lessons Book Review: Managing Enterprise Content The Wandering Eye: Some Toolkit Favourites We Have Designs on You! Pootle Sounds Off
About the STC: The Society for Technical Communication is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 25,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it. The STC Toronto Chapter was founded in 1959 (then the Society of Technical Writers) and is the largest chapter in Canada. About this Newsletter: This newsletter is produced monthly by the STC Toronto Chapter and is sent to all registered members. If you have any feedback or ideas, please e-mail editor Philip Kahn at: newsletter@stctoronto.org Our mailing list comes directly from the STC, so if you want to receive the newsletter at another address you will need to login to their members profile section and update your information. The STC Toronto Chapter will not share nor sell our address list and will only send e-mails with information we believe to be useful and relevant to our members. |
News and Events:
Single-Sourcing SIG Meeting on April 21: Alex Povzner Explores Semantic Content Alex Povzner, Chief Technology Officer from SiberLogic, joins us to talk about Semantic Content Management. Alex Povzner has been CEO and Chief Technology Officer of SiberLogic Inc since 1999. One of the company's original founders, Mr. Povzner holds an MBA degree and an MA degree in Applied Math and Computer Science. SiberLogic provides XML/RDF/OWL-enabled semantic content management solutions for technical publications through its flagship product, SiberSafe. This Toronto-based company's ever-growing customer list includes such notable organizations as the Lockheed Martin Corporation, the U.S. Army, Cisco Systems, Boeing, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board, the U.S. House of Representatives, Tokyo Electron, and many other prominent companies in the Defense, Technology, Manufacturing, Educational and Financial industries. All are welcome but seating is limited therefore your RSVP is required if you wish to attend. Please send your email to Rob Hanna. Please note the new venue: When: Where: RSVP is required if you wish to attend. Please send your email to Rob Hanna 2004 STC Competition Results Congratulations to Sue McCluskey of Up Inc. for taking the Best of Show awarded at this year's competition for her entry, What Language are we Speaking? Understanding the Day-to-Day Jargon of Designers & Printers. Sue's entry along with five others entered into the competition hosted by the Toronto and Southwestern Ontario chapters have been advanced to the international competition in Arlington, VA. A complete list of the 22 award-winning entries is now available as is an overview of the results. Special thanks to Vivian Viitala, Mona Albano, and Lori Shantz for organizing this years competition and to all of the judges without whom this competition would not be possible!
Would you like to tutor in technical writing or technical editing? STC Toronto is launching a tutoring service so anyone in the public, including students, needing to write documentation can hire expertise by the hour. The STC does not endorse or recommend any of the tutors and is not responsible for the quality or the rate—tutors will make individual arrangements with their clients. STC members can sign up for free; non-members can sign up for $25 for the rest of 2005 and then there will be a new fee set for 2006. STC Toronto will place a link on the website very soon so members of the public can go to a page to make their request; depending on what they are looking for, a corresponding list of technical writers/editors will be presented to them and they can call or email any of these and make their choice. At some point, the website will post rate guidelines for those who wish it. The only mandatory information you need to publish on the website is your name and a contact point such as your email address or phone number. You may wish to include your credentials, geographic location, and hourly rate. As well there will be a comments field where you can present a short write-up about the skill set you are offering to tutor in such as user documentation, system documentation, engineering documentation, documentation standards, indexing, editing documentation for ESL clients, training material, computer based tutorials, online Help, web writing, repository and delivery information, methodology, single sourcing, technical editing, Word, html, XML, Power Point, Robohelp, Frontpage, Lotus Notes, etc. If you are a technical writer or technical editor, have a knack for teaching people one on one, and would like to do some freelance tutoring with this new service, please contact Joan Janes at 905-839-8018 or hickory@interlog.com
New Certification in Editing The Editors' Association of Canada (EAC) is planning to offer a program for professional certification, starting in the fall of 2006. Primarily for editors with at least two years' experience, the certification tests will cover the four core editing areas outlined in EAC's Professional Editorial Standards. - Structural and stylistic editing Candidates can become certified in one or more of the four core editing areas. The candidates who write and pass all four tests will obtain the full credential of Certified Professional Editor. The tests will be open to EAC members and non-members (although non-members will pay a higher fee). EAC will publish a certification study guide this year. This guide will include more details about the tests as well as sample tests and markers' comments. Order forms will soon be available on EAC's web site. Local EAC branches are already holding information sessions about certification. Some branches are also planning study groups to prepare editors for the certification tests. Click here to find the nearest branch. For more information, please see "Looking Ahead to Certification," which answers many Frequently Asked Questions about certification. You can also visit the Certification section of EAC's web site.
Science Writer Scholarship The Canadian Institute for Health Research is offering its Health Research Communication Awards for students focused on scientific communication in the healthcare field. The Health Research Communication Awards, will help burgeoning Canadian science communicators develop their careers. These opportunities are available to those who are enrolled in journalism or communication programs with human health and/or science backgrounds. Program details, eligibility criteria and application deadlines are available on the CIHR Website. Important Reminder to Renewing STC Members Don’t forget, the STC has new membership categories for 2005 - when you get your renewal notice, be sure to select the Classic, E-Membership, or Student option, and select the Toronto Chapter as your chapter affiliation. This will ensure that you continue to have access to services that are only available to STC Toronto members.
Front Runner Publishing Solutions Inc. continue to be a valued supporter of the STC Toronto chapter. They are offering a number of courses by software and publishing experts which could be of interest to members ... see their site for more details and contact information. And don't miss Joyce Aldrich's article in this month's newsletter. |
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