An activity filled year – 2008!

As you are reading the second issue of INDUS for this calendar year (2008), preparations are already under way for the technical writing mela – the STC India Annual Conference. Stay connected to the TWIN (www.twin-india.org) and STC India (www.stc-india.org) websites and mailing lists for the latest information on the Annual Conference. This year's conference is planned on December 12 and 13 in Pune. There will be a pre-conference workshop on December 11. Our volunteers are busy working out the right mix of fun and learning for you. This year's event is very special because this will be the 10th annual conference. This landmark certainly indicates that the profession of technical writing is not young in India any more.

I hope all of you are making the most of STC activities happening in your city. Regular learning sessions, regional conferences, career days, and focused discussions are happening in most cities. Contact your STC city representative. Check http://www.stc-india.org/contact.htm for more information.

This year has been a year of diverse activities so far. I would like to call out some of our significant accomplishments:

  • After we won the Chapter of Distinction award early this year, we have kicked off celebrations in various cities. Contact your city representative for more information.
  • We increased the awareness of the technical writing profession. We talked to students of several colleges and institutes. Our recent visits include University of Kerala (Trivandrum), Osteen College (Bangalore), and Aptech (Bangalore and Chennai).
  • We consulted with the academic heads of some universities and colleges for introducing a course on technical writing in their institutions. Since these relationships have not been formalized yet, I am not listing the institutions here.
  • We rolled out the STC India 2008 competitions. This year, there is a special “poster competition” for students. Visit this link for more information: http://www.stc-india.org/competitions/2008/index.htm.
  • We rolled out a 3-month mentoring program. This program is organized by the chapter to enable newbie and junior technical writers to learn from experienced and seasoned professionals in the industry.
  • We completed the groundwork for organizing STC India's first ever webinar in India. We have got the required infrastructure setup, and are looking for a sponsor to support us.
  • Effort is under way to start chapter-specific Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on Usability and Management. Look out for the announcements.
  • We have laid the foundation to launch an STC India Portal (on the lines of the TWIN portal).
  • STC India is on Facebook. If you are interested in STC India activities, you can join this group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14868583045. This group is open to both STC India members and non-members.

I would like to thank the Admin Council and all the active STC volunteers for already making this a year of success. All our volunteers will get their award of recognition at the time of the annual conference.

If you want to participate in or volunteer for the chapter activities, please write to me: vasanth.vaidya@gmail.com.

— Vasanth Vaidyanathan, President - STC India Chapter

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