The STC Montreal Chapter promotes the profession and practice of technical communication. The chapter hosts events that are open to all – members and non-members alike.
Find out more about upcoming STC Montreal events and seminars. 
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Celebrate the holidays with those who share a passion for perfect predicates, coherent diction and quiet conviction for the written word: the STC-Montreal Christmas Banquet is Dec. 15, 2010!
This year’s STC Christmas Banquet will be held at Restaurant Rasputin near the Du College Metro station, serving traditional Russian food. Enjoy a friendly, fun-filled evening with colleagues – and maybe win a door prize to boot!
The Society for Technical Communication pledges to provide services to help its members practice at the highest possible level and to enhance the overall practice and status of the profession.
The Montreal Chapter is doing a fantastic job of meeting these goals, hosting an exciting and excellent array of workshops and seminars. To find out more about the chapter, I met with STC Montreal President Charles Roburn to talk about what is involved in the practice of technical communication, how to get started in the field, and how the STC works to support technical communicators here in Montreal.
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Join the Montreal STC on December 7 for a demonstration of a powerful tool for content reuse: SmartDocs.
SmartDocs is a Microsoft Word plug-in that seamlessly provides features such as reusable snippets, reusable variables, conditional text, and document assembly.
STC Montreal President Charles Roburn
As an international organization, the Society for Technical Communication pledges to provide services to help its members practice at the highest possible level and to enhance the overall practice and status of the profession.
Continue reading "Montreal STC: Charles Roburn talks technical communication"
I have a confession to make. For a guy with 10 years in the wordsmithing business, my typing sucks. It’s a search and peck approach that uses at best four digits, and I have to stare at the keyboard while I’m doing it, like my head is hung in the shame of not being able to touch type.
When: Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 / 7:00–9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm for schmoozing)
Where: Hotel Ruby Foo’s, 7655 boulevard Decarie (Metro Namur) (Google Maps)
Free for members of STC-Montreal, $5 for other STC members, $10 for non-members.
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Pre-workshop promotion for Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind
When: Mon. Oct. 18th, 2 p.m. until 2:45 p.m.
STC-Montreal, in association with Front Runner Training and the Content Reuse Team, would like to thank those who
have already registered for the Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind workshops on November 4, 2010.
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Montreal, presents:
Content and Form: Writing with Reuse in Mind
Writers are called on every day to produce more content, for more
audiences, often with declining budgets and staff. Yet, no matter what
your business, efficient communication is crucial to your success. Your
content is a business asset that needs to be treated as such.
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