Society for Technical Communication

Like many others, I joined the STC when I was looking for work, and stayed because I got so much value from the meetings. I joined the Online Communication Special Interest Group nine years ago to improve my knowledge in that area. Both the information I have learned and the contacts that I have made have been useful to me in my job. For example, when I was having trouble with cross-references in FrameMaker text insets, I knew someone who was expert in using them.

STC activities include:

• Judge in 1998 Online Competition

• Entries Manager of the 1999 Online Publications Competition committee; Judge in 1999 Online Competition

• Entries Manager of the 2000 Online Publications Competition committee

• Entries Manager of the 2001 Online Publications Competition committee

• Judge and committee member for the 2002 Online Publications Competition; assisted in judge training

• Judge and committee member for the 2003 Online Publications Competition; assisted in judge training

• Committee member for the 2004 Online Publications Competition; assisted in judge training

• Assistant to the co-chairs for the 2005 Technical Publications Competition

• Received the STC Caroline Distinguished Chapter Service Award in 2006.

• Co-chair for the 2006 Technical Publications Competition, and judge for the Technical Publications Competition

XML Authoring Group

The group discusses how they are using XML in their jobs. Until recently, my interest was more on the implementation aspects, because my company has several XML products. Now that I am using Document! X to produce online help (Help2), these meetings are even more useful.

Triangle .NET Users Group

The chapter meetings cover technical issues related to aspects of .NET programming. I also participate in the ADO.NET Special Interest Group, which discusses topics closely related to one of the products that I document.

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Most recent update: 11/12/06

For more information, contact Elizabeth Kent