The Official Publication of the STC Technical Editing SIG
Diane Feldman
Each year at the annual conference, interested members of the TE SIG meet to discuss SIG business. We began this year’s meeting with a recognition of the outstanding work of the volunteers who keep the SIG humming. A very special nod goes to our fearless newsletter editor, Julia Byrd, whose efforts were recognized by the Society with the Distinguished SIG Service Award!
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Diane Feldman
The STC annual conference is an excellent time to attend great workshops and meet your fellow technical communicators. It also offers two special opportunities to communicate your interests and contribute your insights to meet other TE SIG members as well as the SIG leadership. To entice you to join us in Dallas, I’ve compiled a list of the events of special interest to editors. To learn more details or to register for the conference, visit the conference Web site at www.stc.org/50thConf/index.asp.
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Dan Voss
The Society’s newest SIG, the Special Needs (SN) SIG, is still looking for new members to support the SIG in its twin mission to assist technical communicators with disabilities in the practice of our profession and to provide all technical communicators with information that will help them make our communication products more accessible to users with disabilities. A detailed mission statement is available on the SIG’s Web site (www.stcsig.org/sn/index.shtml).
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