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STC Chicago // September At-a-Glance
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Join fellow technical communicators for lunch at the following locations on Thursday, September 3.
City Location Caffč Baci at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 2 N LaSalle St building (entrance on Madison) Chicago, IL 60602 Bontą Italian Deli at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 430 Milwaukee Av.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Western Location DuPage Inn at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 2410 Ogden Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515 Northwestern Location Jason's Deli at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 1530 McConnor Pkwy. (off Meacham, just south of 90) Schaumburg, IL 60173
To help us try to ensure seating for everyone, please email the site contact (listed above for each location) and let him or her know you're coming. Drop-ins are always welcome, but reservations are recommended. Questions? See Thursdays @ STC Chicago. |
 September Chapter Meeting - Threats and Opportunities: Advancing Your Tech Comm Career
Are you following a carefully mapped career trajectory, or do you normally just wait for the next opportunity to present itself?
Then come to our September 17 meeting, in which returning speaker Jack Molisani will lead an interactive session to help identify (and act on) your career strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT).
Program
Thursday, September 17
6:00 - 6:30 pm - Registration & Networking
6:30 - 7:30 pm - Dinner
7:15 - 8:30 pm - Program
Location
Ram Restaurant & Brewery
1901 McConnor Parkway
Schaumburg, IL 60173
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September Workshop - Be The Captain of Your Career
This is a joint chapter event!
Join STC Chicago and STC Wisconsin for a Saturday morning workshop with Jack Molisani! Participants from both chapters will be present, so not only is this an excellent opportunity to learn tips and tricks for navigating your career, but it's also a nice chance to network with a neighboring chapter.
Program
Saturday, September 19
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location
Comfort Inn and Suites
Club Room
1775 East Belvidere Road
Grayslake, IL 60030
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STC Chicago's Wednesday Webinar Series
As a part of our continuous effort to improve our program offerings, STC Chicago is holding lunch-hour webinars on the second Wednesday of every month. The webinars will cover a wide range of topics and will be free to members ($5 for non-members). Register yourself and gather a group of coworkers to participate. We encourage you to treat these webinars as "lunch and learns" within your organization.
Our first webinar takes place Wednesday, September 9 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm CST.
Trends in Mobile User Assistance
By Joe Welinkse
 Smartphones have sparked a huge, new software segment - the mobile app. This creates an important pair of questions for user assistance professionals: What is our role going forward in mobile and how can we prepare to take that on? User Assistance does have a role in supporting mobile apps. As the mobile app market continues to soar, this is becoming the next frontier for user assistance professionals. This session provides an overview of current issues regarding design, writing, tools, and planning of your mobile UA.
You'll learn:
- About contemporary design for user assistance in mobile apps.
- Why traditional desktop UA translates poorly to the small screen.
- What techniques are particularly useful to employ.
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STC Chicago's Administrative Council meets once a month to discuss chapter business and to plan upcoming events. All AC meetings are open to the public. September's meeting takes place:
Saturday, September 12
9:30 am
Panera Bread
Golfwood Square
622 East Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
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 STC Webinars
STC is offering the following webinars this month:
Wednesday, September 2 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Presented by Elizabeth Fraley
Wednesday, September 9 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Presented by Peter Gruenbaum
Thursday, September 10 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Presented by Pierre Paul-Lemyre
Wednesday, September 16 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Presented by David L. Caruso
Thursday, September 17 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Presented by Scott Carothers
Wednesday, September 23 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Presented by David Dick
Wednesday, September 30 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
Presented by Judith E. Shenouda
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Information Modeling Workshop
Indianapolis, IN
October 12-13, 2015
Are you responsible for your organization's Information Architecture? Do you need to understand how to create that architecture and capture the plans and principles in an Information Model?
This workshop is the very best starting point for your implementation of DITA and XML topic-based authoring. We will cover all aspects of the Information Model, which is the set of principles that define your information architecture. Learn how to build an Information Model for your organization. Learn how to define your information types, the content units they contain, your standard document structures, as well as your metadata schema, file and graphic naming conventions, and folder structure. You will have an opportunity to apply the principles to your own content. You will analyze your organization's potential for content reuse and begin to define a reuse strategy.
Learn more and register here.
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If you attended the eLearning & Technology Showcase this year, you know what a success it was!
Hundreds of instructional designers, trainers, content managers, and technical communicators gathered at Northwestern University School of Law on August 18 for a day of educational sessions and networking. Even if you weren't able to attend, be sure to check out the following items:
- Session materials are now available at SlideShare. Check this site for more slides and handouts in the days to come.
- Consider joining our LinkedIn Group. Connect with eLearning Showcase attendees and continue to network with industry professionals throughout the year.
- Coming soon: Photos from the day posted on Flickr. If you have pictures that you'd like to share, send them to CETS and we'll add them to the collection.
Special thanks to this year's sponsors:
Gold
Silver
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The 2016 Call for Proposals is now open! Anyone with experience in the latest communication techniques, technologies, approaches, and solutions is invited to submit. You are not required to be an STC member to submit a proposal. Read more about the proposal process here.
Proposals are due Monday, September 21, 2015 at 10:59 pm CDT. Next year's Summit takes place May 15-18, 2016 in Anaheim, California.
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Get ready for the 44th annual STC Chicago Technical Communication Competition! Membership in STC Chicago is not required - anyone can enter.
 Submit an Entry
A team of technical communicators judge each entry and offer feedback on the structure, usability, and presentation quality of your submission.
Entry benefits:
- Receive a peer review of entries.
- Provides recommendations to enhance your documentation.
- Confirmation that your documentation meets the audience needs.
Be a Judge
Interested in being a competition judge? You must have previous technical communication experience, but no prior judging experience is required.
Competition judge benefits:- Allows you to see examples of work from some of the best communicators from small and large companies.
- Ideas to incorporate in your writing.
- Provides you with a chance to team up with other technical communicators, support the STC Chicago chapter, and efforts of our community.
Join our team of judges and help make this year's STC Chicago competition great!
New this Year
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ATDChi
Thursday, September 17
6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Saturdays, September 19 - November 7
Wednesday, September 23
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, September 24
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
ChAPT
Thursday, September 10
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
ODN Chicago
Thursday, September 10
6:00 pm dinner, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm program
Be sure to check out the Alliance website for additional details and other upcoming events across Chicago!
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The Chicago Jazz Festival is a favorite Labor Day weekend tradition that "showcases Chicago's vast jazz talent alongside national and international artists to encourage and educate a jazz audience of all ages."
What legendary jazz musician's death in 1974 precipitated an honorary festival in Chicago, originating the Chicago Jazz Festival as we know today?
Send your answer to pr@stc-chicago.com. The first person to respond with the correct answer wins a $20 giftcard to Amazon.com. Check our blog for news of a winner.
Contestants are eligible to win only one prize within any 12-month period. We notify the winner via email. |
2015 is STC Chicago's 60th year as a chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. Thank you to our generous sponsors!  
 
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Society for Technical Communication
2015 STC Community of Distincation
2014 STC Community of Distinction 2013 STC Community of Excellence 2012 STC Community of Distinction
2011 STC Community of the Year
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