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Welcome to the East Bay Chapter of the Society for
Technical Communication (STC).
Technical Writers and Communicators can find resources,
solutions, jobs, professional connections, and friendship with the
East Bay Chapter. Devoted to professional Technical Writers and
Communicators, STC is a non-profit international organization.
STC members include writers, editors, illustrators,
printers, publishers, educators, students, engineers, and scientists
in all areas of technology. more>>
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Note these
upcoming events
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- No chapter meetings in July or August
- Sept. 10 - EBSTC
Meeting - Scott Abel - "Twitter: Who Cares
What You're Doing Right Now, Anyway?" (Note
this is the 2nd Thursday)
- Oct. 1 - Scott
Prentice of Leximation - "Introduction to
Adobe AIR Help"
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Be an EBSTC Ambassador... |
...at East
Bay Colleges and Universities
The EBSTC College Connection committee is looking
for professionals from a variety of jobs within the
technical communication arena to talk to students
about the many career paths, opportunities, and rewards
in our chosen profession. This may take the form of
panel discussions in classes or one-on-one conversations
at career days and other employment related and help
young college students explore this career potential
for themselves, join our Speakers Bureau.
All college events will be staffed from available
members of the EBSTC College Connection Speakers Bureau.
Sign up today!
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- Be part of the friendly chapter
- Pump up your resume
- Build your skills
- Earn reward smiles for every hour spent
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Please consider what you can contribute
to the chapter as we need your help! more>>
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
(Note: 2nd Thursday)
"Twitter: Who Cares
What You're Doing Right Now, Anyway?"
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by
Scott Abel
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Twitter. It's everywhere. Newscasters mention it. Political
analysts point to its influence. Marketers use it to
get messages out. Journalists and bloggers use it for
research. Regular folks use it to keep up with their
friends, family, and co-workers. And, people of all
types use it for entertainment, research, and education.
But, Twitter is more than all of these things combined.
more>>
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EBSTC Professional Dev SIG |
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Our award winning newsletter is up and running.
Check out the May/June
issue.
Got articles?
Submission deadline for the Sept/Oct issue is
Aug. 2, 2009.
Contact Managing Editor Alliene
Turner.
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All seminars 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST.
Upcoming seminars:
For content details and to enroll, see the list of
seminars.
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Become a dues-paying member of STC and take advantage
of all the "Members Only" resources including:
- Intercom, STC's magazine
- Technical Communication, STC's quarterlyjournal
- Networking opportunities;
educational opportunities designed to expand your
skills
- STC's online database of job openings in technical
communication
- Local chapter activities
- Annual Salary Survey
Joining online is fast and easy--just go to JoinSTC.
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