Events

June 6, 201112:00 pmto1:00 pmPlease join us for our first 2011 Town Hall. We’ll be having a free lunchtime meeting held over conference call. Grab you lunch then dial us up. We are currently changing our webinar provider, so we’ll be adding call-in information shortly. We wanted to get this post up, so you can save the date. We’ll have two town hall meetings each month in June, July,... [Read more]

June 21, 201112:00 pmto1:00 pmPlease join us for our second June 2011 Town Hall. We’ll be having a free lunchtime meeting held over conference call. Grab you lunch then dial us up. Check back soon to see the call-in information shortly. Save the date! We’ll also have two town hall meetings in July and August. We hope you’ll attend all of them!    Read More →

March 24, 20117:00 pmto8:30 pm Date: March 24, 2011 Location: Univ. of Utah campus, Student Untion Bldg, Rm 312 (see details below) Time: 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: Free Description Although it is easy to simply make materials available via a website, then call it online education/training, a better approach is to first analyze what is best for students. Many aspects need to be considered, such as topic,... [Read more]

February 25, 201112:00 pmto1:00 pmJoin us on Friday, Februrary 25, 2011, at 12 noon for a webinar by Char James-Tanny on HTML5 and CSS3. HTML5 and CSS3 are commonly grouped together due to the latest versions of their specifications. However, they are not part of the same standard. You can use CSS3 with any flavor of HTML and you can use any flavor of CSS with HTML5. During this introductory session,... [Read more]

January 20, 20119:00 amto1:00 pmJanuary Event: Visual Communication Strategies and Tools. Held on Jan. 20 from 9 am- 1pm at the main SLC library. Join us January 20 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for an insightful presentation on Visual Communication Strategies and Tools. Kari Chalker and John Pecorelli from SWCA Environmental Consultants will share their experience working on environmental impact statements... [Read more]

November 18, 20107:00 pmto9:00 pm It’s often a mystery to practitioners what Utah’s technical communication programs offer. Hiring managers are unaware about the knowledge and skills they can expect program graduates to have. And educators often struggle to understand workplace trends and realities. At this event, a panel of educators will describe their programs and discuss with practitioners... [Read more]

August 24, 201012:00 pmto1:00 pmFor our August Town Hall meeting, we are going to start the hour by giving you an overview of the bylaws that we (the Chapter board) are proposing. In the September business meeting, chapter members will be voting to adopt the bylaws for the chapter. This town hall is your opportunity to hear what the bylaws are, and how they will affect you as a chapter member (or as... [Read more]

July 21, 201012:00 pmto1:00 pmPlease join the Intermountain Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication for our July Town Hall webinar. This free event is a lunchtime conference call where we will be discussing the topic of technical writer portfolios. Everybody is welcome to join us; you don’t have to be a member of our chapter, or even live in our area. Town Hall meetings follow a very... [Read more]

September 17, 20107:00 pmto9:00 pmAttention Intermountain Chapter members! On September 17, 2010 we will hold our annual business meeting. This annual meeting is required by STC bylaws, and will be a place where we conduct official business of the chapter. This year, we will hold the business meeting at a the Sizzler restaurant on 9000 South and State Street in Sandy. Everybody is welcome, but only... [Read more]

June 29, 201012:00 pmto1:00 pmPlease join us on Tuesday June 29th for our next phone conference-based Town Hall meeting. We will discuss Tech Writer Certification, as it was announced at the recent STC Summit conference in Dallas. Use the form below to reserve your spot, and let us know you’ll be attending:  Read More →

June 18, 201011:30 amto4:00 pm For our June chapter event, rather than the usual evening presentation, we’re holding a half-day event during the afternoon focused entirely on e-learning. If you create video tutorials, screencasts, or other multimedia formats for your instructional content, or you want to learn how to develop e-learning content, this event is for you. The afternoon will include... [Read more]

We are having our annual May BBQ and social on Friday May 21st at 6:30 PM. Location: Walden Park 5425 S. Murray Parkway Ave (1070 W) Murray, UT (map) When: Friday, May 21, 6:30PM Please join us for our May social. We will be having a chapter BBQ at Walden Park in Murray. The chapter will provide meat, buns, drinks, and utensils. The rest of the food will be pot-luck. All are invited. You do not need... [Read more]