Society for Technical Communication
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The Society for Technical Communication or STC is a professional society for the advancement of the theory and practice of technical communication.
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[edit] Overview
According to the STC web page, STC is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators.
Most STC members belong to one or more communities. A community can be either a geographic chapter or a special interest group (SIG).
STC publishes a quarterly journal, Technical Communication, and a monthly magazine, Intercom.
STC is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
[edit] History
The organization traces its roots to the Society of Technical Writers and the Association of Technical Writers and Editors, both groups founded in the United States in 1953. These organizations merged in 1957 to form the Society of Technical Writers and Editors or STWE. In 1971, the organization's name was changed to the Society for Technical Communication.
[edit] Membership
STC now has 140 chapters, 21 special interest groups (SIGs), and more than 17,000 members worldwide. It is the largest organization for technical communicators.
STC members work in a wide range of roles including:
- Technical writing
- Indexing
- Management
- Editing
- Instructional design
- Information architecture
- Single source publishing
- Environmental, Safety and Health Communication
- Technical illustration
[edit] Annual Conference
In May of each year, STC holds the largest conference for technical communicators in the world. Upcoming conferences will be held in the following locations:
- 2007: Minneapolis
- 2008: Philadelphia
[edit] STC Honors
STC recognizes outstanding individuals by conferring the titles of Fellow, Associate Fellow, and Honorary Fellow. See The Society's Honors page for full descriptions and current lists of persons who have received these honors.
