By Anima Palshikar
By a curious coincidence and good fortune, the 14th STC conference was my first exposure to STC both as a participant and presenter. I thought and rethought number of times before heading to Bangalore; after all I was travelling 1500 KMs to attend the STC. I had mixed feelings â€[...]
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January, 2013 § in STC
STC 2012: Beginning of a new chapter
July, 2012 § in STC
The 14th STC India Annual Conference – Call for Papers
The 14th Annual Conference of the STC India Chapter will be held in Bangalore on the 29th and 30th of November and the 1st of December 1, 2012. Please send us a proposal using the template. We also request you to include information about your profile in the proposal. Proposals are required for wor[...]
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March, 2012 § in STC, STC India News and Notes
Webinar on Author-it Cloud authoring solutions- Your chance to participate!
Author-it Software Corp is pleased to present its first webinar of 2012 for STC India Chapter. In the first of the webinars, Rajdeep will walk you through a use case of a technical writer with [master or little or no/some] experience with Author-it as he/she writes topics for her company’s softwa[...]
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March, 2012 § in STC, STC India News and Notes
New Admin Council for 2012
Hi!
My last and final duty as the Election officer is to announce the results of the elections for the STC India chapter 2012. The new council will take over with immediate effect.
President – Naveen D’Cruz has won the vote with a small margin of 4 votes. The voting went neck to neck a[...]
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March, 2012 § in STC
Meeting with Alan Houser, STC President
Hot Weather, Crumbling Traffic, Noisy Pathway… That’s Bangalore from a few days before…
The next President of STC, Alan Houser was in town to attend a conference. Despite his hectic schedule with events and meetings, he agreed to meet the STC India Admin Council in person and discuss some pen[...]
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March, 2012 § in STC
Makarand (Mak) Pandit – Brief Profile
Email: Makarand Pandit
Cell: +91 98232 25640
Consultant – Axis Technologies, USA
Visiting Faculty, External Examiner, Consultant – University of Pune
Content Consultant – Indira Gandhi National Open University
Mentor at The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Pawai, Mumbai
I am a successful technic[...]
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STC News [November-December 2011]
Corporate Value Program (CVP)
CVP offers a variety of options, tailored to meet organizations’ technical communication needs. You can choose between memberships for all your staff or just a few.
The benefits include: E-memberships for company employees; transferable membership, if employees leave[...]
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STC Announcements
The STC membership renewal period for 2012 is underway. Dues are same as in 2011. Dues for SIG have gone down! Referral discounts remain as is. And MadCap software is again paying for your STC membership. Read more details about 2012 membership here. All STC members must have paid their dues by 29[...]
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STC Announcements
The 2011 Community Achievement Award Guidelines and applications are now available. SIGs, Chapters, and Student Chapters are all eligible to apply for the Community Achievement Awards. There are three levels of recognition: Merit, Excellence, and Distinction. Applications and supporting materials [...]
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July, 2011 § in STC
My Weekend at the STC Summit
By Suchitra Govindarajan
A weekend is a beautiful thing. You may have your hands full with work and family responsibilities, but come Friday evening, you breathe a little easier. You look forward to sleeping in, eating out, catching a movie or just staying put at home. Occasionally though, you migh[...]
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July, 2011 § in STC
May – June 2011 Newsletter
Vol XIII, Issue 3
As we enter the second half of year 2011, we are glad to bring you yet another edition of STC India’s newsletter, INDUS. We value your continued feedback on our newsletter and welcome your participation. Do not forget to post your comments and to send us your ideas for the [...]
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STC India News & Notes, May-June 2011
My STC Network is a platform for for networking, collaboration, communication, community management, and more. It combines the knowledge-sharing capabilities of a professional network with the interactivity and user experience of a social network. To experience the My STC Network, please visit thi[...]
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STC Announcements
My STC Network is a platform for networking, collaboration, communication, community management, and more. It combines the knowledge-sharing capabilities of a professional network with the interactivity and user experience of a social network. To experience the My STC Network, please visit this ann[...]
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May, 2011 § in STC
Mar-Apr 2011 Newsletter
Vol XIII, Issue 2
Four months have passed since the new year and new team working on another challenging year for the STC India newsletter! Thanks to those who wrote in commenting on the articles or via e-mail. Keep the feedback rolling in, we appreciate it!
We have some exciting articles in store[...]
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STC Announcements
Leadership Day takes place on Sunday, 15 May, starting at 8:00 a.m. with coffee and then running from 8:30 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. with a break for lunch. All Leadership Day events take place at the Magnolia Ballroom in Sheraton Grand.
For the draft schedule of the full day’s events, see the [...]
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STC Announcements
STC’s Community Pacesetter Award recognizes innovative and successful community initiatives. Share your innovative community initiatives with the STC world! The deadline for applications is 21 March 2011.
At the Sacramento Summit, Beyond the Bleeding Edge presents summaries of technologies and m[...]
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December, 2010 § in STC
Nov-Dec 2010 Newsletter
VolXII, Issue 6
In this last issue of 2010, we bring you a magazine with some reflections and some recollections. Some writers chose to write about their experience at the STC Conference, some other penned their thoughts on the tech writing community itself. What is it that defines us? Makes us wh[...]
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Eye-opening: Dr Naresh Gupta on the future of content
– Rachel McAlpine
I had an intensely rewarding time at the STC India 12th Annual Conference, on my very first visit to India. There were many highlights for me. For example, I certainly won’t forget Dr Naresh Gupta’s visionary presentation on the future of content.
We can’t escape th[...]
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December, 2010 § in STC
Joe Sponge at the STC India Conference
– Pranav
The morning of November 11 dawned fresh and clear. There was a slight nip in the air but that was going to go away by the afternoon if I was any judge. Not that it really mattered. I was probably going to be inside the hotel for the duration of the preconference workshops. [..[...]
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December, 2010 § in STC
[Dec 2010] Prez Talk
– Michelle Cherian
Its December and Christmas is almost upon us, and so is a brand new year 2011 fast approaching. A whole new STC India administration council will also take charge of our chapter and take the next steps forward! We do have a few new faces in our council next year, but we do [...[...]
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