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Latest Chapter Events STC CWC Contractors SIG Mtg. Tue. Mar. 02 7:00 PM St. Augustine’s Cafe 2360 Commercial Dr. Winners of the 2009-2010 Technical Publications Competition Rahel Bailie and Content Strategy: A Webinar (March 16, 2010 at 7 PM, PST) Call for Applications: STC Summit Grant Other Events
Win a complimentary ticket for MadCap Software 2010 Roadshow! Information Mapping, April 7-8 Volunteer Opportunities
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Welcome to STC Canada West Coast We are a geographic community of the Society for Technical Communication, a worldwide association dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of technical communication in all its facets. Our community is known as STC Canada West Coast and represents technical communicators throughout British Columbia. Website and Chapter Membership Welcome to the new chapter members! Thank you for joining our community. Please take the time to register on our website to get the most out of your membership dollars. STC Canada West Coast Chapter NewsGrant and scholarship opportunities: don’t miss the deadlines
If you’re a student in a technical communication program in your final year of study, you should apply for the 2009/2010 Julia Broderick Scholarship Award. The recipient of the award receives $750 for professional development costs: tuition, STC membership, workshops, and other programs. The application deadline is March 31, 2010, so don’t delay! Find out more about the Julia Broderick Scholarship Award here. Win a ticket to the MadCap Software 2010 Roadshow!
STC CWC has one complimentary ticket for the MadCap Software 2010 Roadshow. It’s up for grabs - all you have to do is write a quick blurb about the event afterwards for Coast Lines. Leave a comment in the Madap 2010 Roadshow forum thread. We’ll pick one person at random at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26. Past News Items
From the Latest Issue of Coast Lines President's Message: President’s Message February 2010: Renewal, change and opportunitiesWelcome to our new chapter members, and welcome back to renewing members. As I write this, it’s the Year of the Tiger and the 2010 Winter Olympics have started in Vancouver. It’s a time of renewal, change and opportunities. Since my last message, we’ve held three well-attended program meetings, two excellent professional development workshops, and have been doing all kinds of work behind the scenes to continue to bring you value for your membership. Here’s an update for you about what we’ve been up to. Eagranie Yuh Feature: 2009-2010 Technical Publications CompetitionThe finalists for the chapter’s 2009-2010 technical publications competition are announced. Pam Drucker Viewpoint: Interview with writer and editor, Margaret ShawCoquitlam-based writer and editor, Margaret Shaw, has many types of projects in the works, including technical writing assignments. Her most recent project involved creating a procedures manual for a municipal department. Mary Metzger Register to View the Job Postings You must register to see job postings on this site Job bank postings are limited to members of the STC Canada West Coast chapter. (Employers can still post their jobs without registering.) To register, go to the Registration page. You will need your STC member number to register. We do our best to process your registration within 48 hours. Note that the user name and password that you use to access the stc.org site will not work on this site. |
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Don’t forget, the application deadline for the STC Summit Grant is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 8. This grant provides one full conference registration to the 2010 STC Summit in Dallas, TX. Here’s more information about the 
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