Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter
June/July 2009
| Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter June/July 2009 |
The July meeting is on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Elephant & Castle in San Francisco's financial district. For details about the location and instructions for purchasing tickets, visit www.stc-sf.org/stc-meetings.htm.
Meetings occasionally include a raffle. You could win a free ticket to an STC-SF meeting or other valuable prizes!
The stereotype still may be that technical communicators write technical manuals, period. But the reality in Bay Area workplaces is much different. Careers in our field have evolved and continue to evolve in two ways: The paths of practice and job descriptions for writers are expanded AND there are opportunities for practitioners to grow into new positions, leveraging their writing and editing proficiencies as transferable skills. This talk will share true stories of Bay Area writing professionals and the work that they do, stories that may surprise and encourage you.
Since 1994, Lu Rehling has directed the Technical & Professional Writing Program at San Francisco State University, where she is a Professor in the College of Humanities. She also has over 15 years of experience in industry, as a writer, editor, manager, trainer, and consultant, including experience (during a two-year leave of absence from her academic position) as a Technical Publications Manager in Silicon Valley. She is an Associate Fellow of the STC and a former President of the San Francisco chapter.