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Welcome! We are the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. We are technical communicators - 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 - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it. STC-ETC meetings are open to anyone!
Congratulations to the recent winners of the annual J. Paul Blakely competition!
Ryan Hodges (Blakely Award of Excellence for Procedure: How to Determine the Moisture Content of Solid Biomass ) and Mary Ryba Knepper
From left to right: Derek Shropshire (Blakely Award of Distinction for Gatlinburg Space Needle Blog); Cara Vandergriff (Blakely Award of Excellence for The Ethos of Collaborative End-User Documentation in Apple Support Communities); Dr. Russ Hirst; Jessica Barnett (Blakely Award of Merit for The Problems of the Animal Market and The Most Responsible Way to Obtain a Pet); Molly Hornbuckle (Blakely Award of Merit for Origins of lunar water: Space-sleuth Larry Taylor cites comets as source).
From left to right: Molly Hornbuckle (Blakely Award of Merit for Origins of lunar water: Space-sleuth Larry Taylor cites comets as source); Dr. Mark Littmann; Jennifer Brouner (Blakely Award of Excellence for Four Science Feature Articles: A Geologist’s Guide to Oil Exploration; Estrogen’s Effects on Largemouth Bass; Undergraduate Studies Mysteries Surrounding Fossilized Remains; and Just the Ticket for a Blackout ); Beth Braden (Blakely Award of Distinction for Of Bones and Skin: Forensic artist Joanna Hughes puts a face on death)
UPCOMING EVENTS
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What: The Practical Conference on Communication (PCOC)
When: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Knoxville, location TBA
The theme is "It's a Wild, Wild WIKI* World." The goal is to develop a knowledge base of
(a) what other technical communicators do
(b) how they attained their position, and
(c) what development they project for professional advancement.
In addition to speakers sharing this information, and afternoon workshops, all participants will have a chance to share the same information in group discussion.
Why this topic and approach? Things change. To stay flexible and connected, we need more knowledge and a larger network. The Summit offers a rich variety of information but not in an intimate setting and not one close to home.
If you would like to speak to the three points above or organize a workshop, please contact the program manager at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Program development is underway.
If you have not been to PCOC recently, come back home and share. We have missed you.
*WIKI: From Wikipedia: Wiki wiki—a Hawaiian expression meaning "fast" or "quick," adopted by Ward Cunningham, developer of the first wiki software, WikiWikiWeb; also a backronym, meaning "what I know is." PCOC is wiki wiki in both senses: (a) one day for fast learning; and (b) sharing what we know, culminating in a WILI—"what I learned is."
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This site was last updated on May 14, 2012.