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Updated 2020-02 Results President: Gururaj Vice President: Liz Fraley Treasurer: Aaron Redshaw Secretary: Jenny Hutton Past President: Philip Powers Candidate Statements Meet Gururaj – Running for Chapter President The following is a statement to all chapter members from Gururaj, STC-SV … Continue reading →

Did you remember to submit your best work for the Touchstone awards? Best of luck to all entrants. STC-SVC leadership elections will be taking place in February of the new year! I (Philip) have opted to step down from the … Continue reading →

Hosted this year at San Jose State University, TC Camp is a weekend of collaboration and creative energy. At this popular techcomm getaway, you’ll do more than talk shop with Silicon Valley’s best technical communicators – you’ll come away with … Continue reading →

Updated: 2018-12-31 The chapter voted to coordinate but not merge. We at STC Silicon Valley are considering a motion that would significantly change how the chapter functions in 2019 and onward. In theory, it would provide more content to you … Continue reading →

The ballot for STC-SV leadership elections is now closed. Thank you to all members who voted! Changes in chapter officers for 2018-2019 are as follows. President: Philip Powers Vice President: Karie Fraley Treasurer: Lena Hunter Secretary: Jenny Hutton Multimedia Manager: … Continue reading →

Saturday, Jan. 27st, 2018 is TC Camp, a FREE Tech Comm unconference in Santa Clara, CA. It’s called an unconference because attendees propose and vote on topics they would like to discuss and learn about. The 2-hour morning workshops are … Continue reading →

This tip comes to us from Dan Littman. For writers seeking to begin or continue their training in tools such as Adobe Framemaker; content management systems; help systems; and more, Austin Community College (TX) offers affordable online courses through their … Continue reading →

Touchstone, the STC Northern California’s annual technical communication competition, is starting soon. For details about the contest, click here. There are several ways to participate in this time-honored event, and we encourage writers of all fields and experience levels to … Continue reading →

On Apr. 10, 2017 the STC Silicon Valley election results were announced. The winners are: President: Dave Hovey Vice President: Karie Fraley Treasurer: Lena Hunter Secretary: Philip Powers Multimedia Manager: Linus Chan Programs Manager: Karie Fraley

Saturday, Jan. 21st, 2017 is TC Camp, a FREE Tech Comm unconference in Santa Clara, CA. It’s called an unconference because attendees propose and vote on topics they would like to discuss and learn about. The 2-hour morning workshops are … Continue reading →

TC Camp isn’t an STC Silicon Valley chapter meeting, but it’s an event you won’t want to miss. This is a free tech comm conference held at Mission College in Santa Clara. This year two of the STC SV chapter … Continue reading →

If you are interested in learning more about API documentation, check out the September 2014 issue of Intercom, the STC monthly magazine, which focuses on API documentation. Go to http://intercom.stc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IntercomSept_WEB.pdf and download the PDF. Be sure to read the articles … Continue reading →

By Nathaniel Lim I had the privilege of attending the Society for Technical Communication’s 61st Annual Conference (STC Summit) in Phoenix, Arizona, May 18-21. It would be impossible to tell you everything I learned and experienced in the limits of … Continue reading →