Category Archives: Conferences

Starting Your Own Business — Virtual Conference Preview!

STC is offering a 3-day virtual conference on “Starting Your Own Business.” This online event will include presentations on all aspects of starting your own business or freelancing shop. If you are a business owner, independent consultant, freelancer or trainer, you should definitely consider attending. Prices are very reasonable. For more details or to register,

What’s a TC Camp?

TC Camp is an “unconference” focused on Technical Communications issues, skills, challenges, and the various applications used by technical communicators. So, what’s an unconference? It’s an event where users suggest topics, get together and discuss them in detail. It’s even described in Wikipedia .. check it out. The purpose of TC Camp is to provide

Our July 2010 Meeting: A Tour of Virtual Worlds and How They Impact Technical Communicators

In this online-only event, Mike Ziegenhagen shared his growing expertise–and most of all his enthusiasm–ror the expanding sector of virtual world applications. Many are by now aware of Second Life, but Mike documented an application from Forterra Systems called OLIVE ™, an “online interactive virtual environment” that offers the security sorely lacking in the standard,

LavaCon 2010: Manage Your Online Brand (and support your local chapter!)

OK, you’re on Facebook and maybe Twitter. Now what? Join other technical communicators at the LavaCon Conference on Digital Media and Content Strategies, Sept. 29–Oct. 2 in San Diego, CA and learn how to use social media to advance your tech comm career. First, read Jack Molisani’s cover article on the June Intercom magazine to

2010 STC Summit in Dallas

The 2010 STC Technical Communication Summit was held in Dallas this year on May 2-5. Our chapter was represented by two members, Monique Semp and myself (Scott Prentice). We estimate that we may have had the greatest percentage of chapter attendance, a whopping 20% (2 of the 10 “official” chapter members)! Let’s shoot for at

Survey: Lavacon Conference may be coming to the Bay Area this fall

The eighth annual Lavacon Conference may be coming to the Bay Area (Monterey) this fall. Visit Lavacon Survey to learn more and to fill out their survey about the event’s location and what programs you feel should be offered. Tweet

AMWA’s 2010 Pacific Coast Conference in April

Come join the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) at their 2010 Pacific Coast Conference at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California from April 18 to 21. The conference promises engaging talks by eminent speakers, discussion forums, and provocative conversations with writers, editors, scientists, and other biomedical communicators, providing opportunities to discuss issues, share