Date: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Time: Noon
Program: “Edit Yourself,” presented by Marthy W. Johnson of Copyediting Services
Location: ASRC, 3900 C Street, 7th Floor main conference room
Food: Brown bag
Questions: Contact Steven Levi at scl@parsnackle.com
Corrections: Contact A. E. Poynor at aegcp@ptialaska.net
Need some tips on editing your own work? Marthy W. Johnson, owner of Copyediting Services will provide some insight and tips for editing your own work.
Marthy is a freelance copy editor and writing instructor. She has authored a desk reference, Write & Wrong, which she describes as “a sort of Chicago Manual of Style for Dummies.” With degrees in both English and German, Marthy also works as an occasional translator. She has composed and taught writing workshops for the Department of the Interior, the Municipality of Anchorage through UAA, and for private companies. As the owner of Copyediting Services, she edits academic, commercial, and technical manuscripts as well as articles and fiction.
Posted in Meetings June 22nd, 2008 by admin | Would you care to make a comment?
“Is Print Dead in Alaska?”
Join us at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 to hear the editor of the Alaska Business Monthly magazine discuss whether the print medium is dead in Alaska.
Meeting information:
- Date: Thursday, February 28
- Time: 11:30 to 12:30
- Food: brown bag as usual
- Location: ASRC 3900 C Street, 7th Floor main conference room
- Topic: “Is Print Dead in Alaska?”
- Speaker: Debbie Cutler, Editor of Alaska Business Monthly magazine
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Posted in General February 6th, 2008 by admin | Would you care to make a comment?
Kamilla Fitch, Immediate Past President of the Alaska Chapter, recently announced election results and the new slate of officers.
Alaska Chapter officers for 2007-2008:
- President: Steve Levi
- First Vice President: Pam Birch
- Treasurer: Annette Funk
- Secretary: Rebecca Romine
- Immediate Past President: Kamilla Fitch
- Publicity: Pam Birch
- Employment Coordinator: Delight Rose
- Science Fair Coordinator: Alissa Oder
- Newsletter Alan Poynor
Posted in General October 16th, 2007 by admin | Would you care to make a comment?
Blogging For Business: How To Make Blogs Work For You
What’s a blog and why should you care? Web pioneer and author Aliza Sherman spoke on May 15 about the ins and outs of blogs and blogging. You may download her PowerPoint presentation here.
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Posted in Meetings April 20th, 2007 by admin | Would you care to make a comment?
If you missed the webinar— or web conference— presented by Sean Williams, PhD, Clemson University, you may find the PDF of his presentation useful. More useful, of course, was the interaction available to those who linked to the conference from the BP Energy Center or from a home office.
Sean Williams is an Associated Professor, Professional Communication and Rhetoric at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. His research focuses on Web-based communication and its intersection with workplace communication.
Plan to participate in the next webinar!
Posted in Meetings April 6th, 2007 by admin | Would you care to make a comment?
Are you looking for work? Or do you seek someone to hire? Check out our employment page. There you will find suggestions and a link to the STC Alaska chapter’s job listserv for members, only.
Posted in Employment April 5th, 2007 by admin | Would you care to make a comment?
Alaska Chapter Meeting — March 28
Beyond Google: Web Research Techniques
Date: Wednesday, March 28
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (please note Food & Drink policy below)
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Posted in Meetings March 14th, 2007 by admin | Would you care to make a comment?
On Saturday, March 10, the Alaska Chapter managed an abstract and display competition as part of the Alaska Science and Engineering Fair. We awarded 15 cash prizes in 5 categories to young people throughout Alaska. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Alaska Science Fair March 13th, 2007 by president | There are 2 comments
Society for Technical Communication 