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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 NewsPast News ItemsFrom the Latest Issue of Coast Lines President's Message: November 2011 DigestThis month STC features us as Community in the Spotlight! Our VP initiated some community PR and a bit of whimsey with the questionnaire. Get the link to the full story. We also recap a month of chapter activities including an entertaining and informative program meeting about Writing for Translation. Also note that admission rates for members increase to $5 starting in 2012. Student and non-member rates remain unchanged. Pam Drucker Feature: Writing for TranslationAnthony Michael, an experienced translator who is fluent in several languages, provided an overview of translators’ skills and challenges. Translators work with many document types and Anthony provided many examples of the translator’s value to document preparation. Kennedy Kierans & Mary Metzger Viewpoint: Top 10 things not to do at an information interview!Technical writing students can be expected to regard informational interviews as an important step in beginning their careers. Karen Rempel relates her recent experience with a student who demonstrated a startling lack of awareness at his interview. Karen Rempel 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. Most Recent Forum TopicsCommuting from Gibsons to VancouverRecent Salary Survery for BC?Yoga Outreach - Reach Out ChallengePEBKAC - Lighter moments in technical writingSome good networking groups in VancouverUp-to-the-minute STC NotebookUpcoming Webinar on 7 February: Simplified Technical EnglishSTC Election Website Update: Q&A and Audio PodcastsFebruary Community Events Added to CalendarA Community Affair: “Year of the Student Member”Upcoming Webinar on 1 February: Best Practices for Converting From Tools |
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