Join us for the first meeting of the 2019/2020 year. Open and FREE to all who want to check out what the local STC Chapter has to offer. Meet the New Admin Council The Admin Council for 2019-2020 has great ideas for the chapter that we're excited to share with you! President: Lara TellisVice President: … Continue reading Sept 10 Free Meeting
STC Houston wins Silver Community Achievement Award!
From Nathaniel Lim, Community Achievement Award Evaluation Committee (CAAEC) As a member of the Community Achievement Award Evaluation Committee, it is my honor to inform you that the Houston community has earned the Silver Community Award for your community’s activities in 2018: For strengthening relationships with the merged Austin chapter and with local organizations and … Continue reading STC Houston wins Silver Community Achievement Award!
Voting Instructions for 2019-2020 STC Houston Election
Chapter elections will be held via email for the 2018-2019 STC Houston Administrative Council. Rally around the volunteers who make our chapter great! All STC Houston chapter members in good standing are eligible to vote. You can find information about the candidates on the STC Houston website. Cast your vote as follows: Download the proxy … Continue reading Voting Instructions for 2019-2020 STC Houston Election
Noel Atzmiller to Present at 2018 STC Summit
We are pleased to send out BIG congratulations to STC Houston's very own Noel Atzmiller. He just received word that his proposal for the 2018 STC Technical Communication Summit has been accepted. Noel will be presenting on the topic of "Teaching Technical Writing to Engineers - What Works?" in Orlando, Florida sometime between May 20 … Continue reading Noel Atzmiller to Present at 2018 STC Summit
President’s Message September 2017
Welcome back to another year for STC Houston! I hope you weathered Harvey with no harm or damage, and if you maintained damage I hope it's minor. I know some STC members have been affected, including former Administrative Council members, and our hearts go out to them. While Harvey certainly started the year on an … Continue reading President’s Message September 2017
Valuable Abilities for the Technical Communicator in the Oil Industry
Post by Noel Atzmiller I spent some time this week, preparing my topics for the up-coming meeting at the University of Houston-Downtown campus in April. At this meeting, I plan to discuss some documents on which Technical Communicators might work at an oilfield services company. While I collected the document samples, I quickly thought of … Continue reading Valuable Abilities for the Technical Communicator in the Oil Industry
Summer Networking Opportunities
Even though our program year has wrapped up for the summer, we still have networking opportunities! Join us for lunch on June 22, July 27, and August 24. Those of you who have been around STC Houston for a while are probably familiar with the networking lunches held at Barry’s Pizza for more than a … Continue reading Summer Networking Opportunities
June 17: Program Year Celebration
What's better than fajitas on a Friday? FREE fajitas on a Friday! Come out on Friday, June 17th to Escalante's (Town and Country - 12821 Kimberly Lane) for our annual Volunteer Recognition meeting. This is our way of saying thank you to the volunteers and leaders who created events for STC Houston over the past … Continue reading June 17: Program Year Celebration
Seeking 2016-2017 Volunteers
The STC Houston Administrative Council is actively seeking volunteers to serve on next year’s council. This is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow technical communicators and give back to the community. The council will have several returning members next year to help ease the transition. One of our focuses this year has … Continue reading Seeking 2016-2017 Volunteers
September Season Kick-Off: Teaching Engineers to Fish?
Welcome back, STC Houston members and friends! We're all set for another great program season and looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 8 at the American Red Cross (2700 Southwest Fwy.) The old saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him … Continue reading September Season Kick-Off: Teaching Engineers to Fish?