We try to encourage people to join in, or start, local area groups where like-minded professionals share knowledge and socialise.
If there isn’t an Area Group in your area, get in touch and we will let you know how easy it is to get one started.
Area Groups currently run in the following areas (click headings for more details):
Cambridge
Organiser: Deb Stevens
Email: cambridge_areagroup@istc.org.uk
If you are a Technical Communicator who lives or works in or around Cambridge, the Cambridge Area Group will be pleased to welcome you to our group.
The group gives networking opportunities to meet other Technical Communicators for support or to swap ideas and experience. Working as a sole Technical Communicator can be difficult and it’s good to get together with others that share a common experience.
The group aims to extend our professional knowledge and skills with talks from industry experts along with demonstrations on tools and techniques.
You do NOT have to be an ISTC member, all are welcome, and we aim to keep most of our events free of charge.
Ireland
Organiser: Adrian Rush
Email: irishgroup@istc.org.uk
If you are an Technical Communicator who lives or works in Ireland, you are welcome to join our meetings. Non ISTC members are welcome, we aim to keep most of our events free of charge.
London
Organiser: Vladimir Izmalkov
Email: london_areagroup@istc.org.uk
London-area technical writers and others interested in technical communications are welcome to attend our monthly group gatherings and other occasional activities.
We meet at public areas, like the South Bank Center Royal Festival Hall, and aim to exchange our experiences, network, and socialize a bit. You do NOT have to be an ISTC member to join our meetings.
Feel free to join the London area group for Technical writers group on LinkedIn for networking and our WhatsApp channel, where we coordinate our meetings.
Scotland
Organiser: James Bromley
Email: scotlandgroup@istc.org.uk
The Scotland group is newly formed and looking for input from potential attendees.
- Would you like to meet online or in-person?
- What locations might work for you?
- Are there specific days or times that suit you best?
- Would you like formal meetings and speakers or would you prefer them to be more casual?
- Is this something you might be interested in being involved with?
Email James on the address above to express interest or offer input.
Thames Valley
Organiser: Darren Mitcham
Email: thamesvalley_areagroup@istc.org.uk
The Thames Valley group is alive and kicking. If you work in the Thames Valley area, or even if you occasionally visit, come along to our regular meetings. We meet on the first Tuesday in each month from 7.30pm. Contact me for our latest venue.
We are a friendly enthusiastic crowd and we meander through the world of technical communications with informality and joviality. In recent meetings we have looked at various foreign languages, including sign language, rewritten nursery rhymes, rewritten safety notices into verse, and communicated by pictures.
Non ISTC members are welcome and we aim to keep our events free of charge.