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Save the Date

LOCATION

Barcocina West Town - 1814 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

DATE AND TIME

04/20/23 5:30pm - 04/20/23 7:30pm US/Central

Join us for Happy Hour to network with your fellow technical communicators and learn more about getting involved in STC Chicago!

I'll Be There!

Maybe

I Can't Make It

Registration for the eLearning Showcase Opens Soon

Join the STC Chicago and ATDChi on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at the NIU Naperville Conference Center for a fascinating look at the field of elearning.

During this full-day conference, our speakers will explore all aspects of elearning and related technology. You'll return to work with tools, techniques, and resources to make your organization's elearning projects more effective.

Registration will open by mid-April. For updates and details about the event, see the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase website.

Get Involved!

STC Chicago Board Positions

The Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations for the offices of Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.

If you or someone you know is interested in one of these positions, please contact the committee at ashley@stc-chicago.com.

Virtual Thursday Meetups Are Still Going Strong

Join STC Chicago on the second Thursday of each month for a relaxed, lunchtime hangout! It's a great opportunity to network with other members of the tech comm community and enjoy everything from lighthearted conversation to hearty discussions on tech comm principles.

Our next meetup is Thursday, April 13 at 12:00 PM. It's free to join, but be sure to register - click the button below to get started.

AC Meeting

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. The next meeting takes place on Saturday, April 8 at 9:00 AM. All are welcome!

Email dan@stc-chicago.com to request the virtual link.

Join STC Chicago and technical communicators from all over the country to learn, network and have fun in Atlanta, GA this May 14-17! STC Chicago's VP Ashley Gordon will be presenting on building an internship program, and other topics like transitioning to structure-based authoring, how to effectively interview SMEs, and considering what Star Wars can teach us about creating taxonomies will all be found at this year's Summit. Sign up today. (Need help convincing your boss?)

Now Presenting, the STC Chicago Awards!

By: Sara McNicholas, University of Illinois at Chicago

The 2023 Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences Region 2 held their poster session and awards ceremony on March 11 at Northeastern Illinois University. This event showcases students’ amazing work and dedication to their scientific interests. At the poster session, STC Chicago was lucky enough to present two awards to these impressive students, the Best in Show and an Honorary Mention. These awards came with the recognition of their hard work and a $150 and $75 prize respectively. The Best in Show prize went to Omer Bilgin, for his poster board “Using a Digital Camera to Measure Skyglow.” Omer, a student from the Science Academy of Chicago, presented an interesting and creative project based on using a digital camera to measure the skyglow, also known as the light pollution that is common in major cities like Chicago. By analyzing the pixels in a picture taken of the night sky, Omer was able to determine if certain areas had more light pollution than others. His poster and research report both effectively communicated the basis of his project while also presenting a well-designed poster that immediately caught the eye of judges, everything STC needed to present him with our Best in Show award. The Honorary Mention award was presented to Finn Donnelly for his poster “Growing Green.” His project looked at if organic or synthetic fertilizer would produce better results for growing plants and crops. Each student presented their project effectively and clearly to the judges, along with putting together an impressive poster board that caught the judges' eye immediately. The effort that these students put into their poster and the scientific research behind it was evident at first glance, congratulations to both recipients!

2022 STC Chicago Technical Communication Competition

Winners of the 2022 STC Chicago Technical Communication Competition have been announced! Congratulations winners and thank you to everyone who submitted entries.

2022 STC Chicago Chapter Service Awards

STC Chicago is pleased to announce our awards for service to the chapter in 2022.

Above and Beyond Award -- Adam Evans

For co-managing our chapter's hosting of the first STC Summit since 2019 while continuing to edit and publish the bimonthly At-a-Glance digest

Chapter Star Award -- Linda Jansak

For excellent leadership of our chapter's hosting of the first in-person STC Summit since 2019 and the first in the Chicago area since 2012

Volunteer of the Year Award -- Sian Mehl

For diligently editing our bimonthly newsletter Byline and for volunteering to edit our new monthly newsletter in the coming year

We thank all the volunteers who have served our chapter in various ways and look forward to working together in the future.

STC Chicago Has a New Home on LinkedIn!

For updated events, activities, meetings, and more, follow our new public page.

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