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TCeurope, the organisation representing national technical communication associations in Europe, announces its annual colloquium in Paris, France on Saturday 17 April 2010. Admission is free. Click here for more details.
Our new annual conference for technical communicators, their managers and clients was a runaway success, with more than double the number of delegates of the 2008 ISTC Conference and a lively exhibition too.
The conference team are already looking forward to the 2010 event, which will be held at the Oxford Belfry in September 2010.
Read all the news and reviews on the Technical Communication UK website .
WORDS is a quarterly publication for techncial authors and communicators in Australia. The August 2009 issue carries a UK flavour, and was prepared in collaboration with Marian Newell (ISTC council), Ellis Pratt (Cherryleaf), Peter Meherne (Plain Words) and Kate Macumber, an Australian technical author working here in the UK.
The History of the ISTC project has been completed, visit the History page for an overview. Members of the ISTC can download the full history here.
"a must for all communicators who wish to understand what XML has to offer
" John Straw CITP
"a very thorough and useful introduction" Rick Webster MISTC
See the Press release for more details.
£20 + p&p, 25% discount for ISTC members and affiliates
The member discount is available on proof of membership of an INTECOM or TCeurope member society.
To order a copy, contact books@istc.org.uk
A major focus for the ISTC in 2008 is Continuing Professional Development. We recognize the need to undertake annual CPD to extend and update our skills to retain a competitive skill set. To this end, we have opened a CPD section in the Members Area, with links to CPD providers and discounted CPD courses.
The ISTC Discussion Group has produced some thoughts about style, intended as an overview to the subject. It is the thoughts of the discussion group and not a definitive set of standards. These thoughts can be found in the Resources area.
See what's in the latest edition of Communicator - download the Table of Contents. If you are a member or a subscriber, you will, of course, receive this issue when it is published. Otherwise, if there is something of interest to you, contact the ISTC Office to purchase a copy.
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