STC India 10th Annual Conference - Registrations Open!

Hi,

We are glad to announce that the registrations for STC India's 10th Annual Conference are open! Here is the link to conference website:

http://stc-india.org/conferences/2008/index.htm

Note that some of the pages are still under construction. Please click on the Home, Agenda, and Registration links in the top bar.

Direct link to Agenda:

http://stc-india.org/conferences/2008/agenda/agenda.xls

Direct link to registration form:

http://stc-india.org/conferences/2008/reg/registrationform.pdf

Please let me know if you have any difficulties accessing information from the web pages. As mentioned before, the venue details are:

* Conference, Dec 12 & 13:

Le Meridien
Raja Bahadur Mill Road
Pune, Maharashtra 411001

* Pre-conference, Dec 11:

Hotel President

34/11, Erandwane,
Behind Kohinoor Mangal Karyalaya,
Prabhat Road, Pune 411004

Thanks,

Vasanth
[President - STC India Chapter]

PS: I am sending this announcement on behalf of the conference program committee and the conference program manager, Makarand Pandit.

STC India 10th Annual Conference - Agenda Announced

Hi,

STC India is happy to announce the agenda for the 10th Annual Conference - the largest gathering of technical communicators in the subcontinent. The conference will be held in Pune on Dec 12 & 13, 2008
(Venue: Le Meridien). The date for pre-conference workshop is Dec 11, 2008 (Venue: Hotel President).

Link to conference agenda:

http://www.twin-india.org/Pune_2008_Conference_Agenda_Fourth_Draft.xls

A few items in the agenda are subject to change. So, this is a draft agenda. You may download the agenda for your reference.

Registration Rates:

* Dec 12, 13: For two day conference (STC members): Rs. 1000/-
* Dec 12, 13: For two day conference (non-members): Rs. 2000/-
* Dec 11: Pre-conference workshop: Rs. 1000/- (for all)

The conference website will be up very soon with detailed information on how to register, recommended hotels for stay, places to see in Pune, and so on. We will keep you posted.

Once again, I would like to thank all our corporate sponsors for supporting this event.

Thanks,
Vasanth
(President - STC India Chapter)

STC India Career Day 2008 (Hyderabad)

Are you in the field of Technical Writing for the long haul, and want to know more about your profession? Or are you currently looking for a new job opportunity?

Irrespective of your requirements, STC India can help you! STC India is conducting a 'Career Day' in Hyderabad this week (Mar 22, 2008). The following companies are sponsoring the event and looking to recruit technical writers:Citec

• Synopsys
• Computer Associates
• VMWare
• Siemens Information Systems Limited
• Sasken Communication Networks

You may send a mail to swami@mrmwrites.com if you want to register for the event as a candidate. The venue for the event is:

Auriga Auditorium
The V IT Park
Plot 17, Software Units Layout
Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500082

As a technical writer, you also get to attend interesting sessions in addition to exploring the job opportunities offered by these companies.

• 9 AM to 9:15 AM: Inaguration of STC India Career Day 2008 - Dr. Denise Kiser


• 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM: Keynote speech by Dr. Denise Kiser


• 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM: STC and its Memberships Swaminathan Moorthy


• 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM: BREAK


• 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM: Where are we headed? Uday Chava


• 11:45 AM to 12:05 PM: Company presentation Citec India


• 12:10 PM to 1:00 PM: Lunch


• 1:00 PM to 1:20 PM: Company presentation Synopsys


• 1:20 PM to 1:40 PM: Company presentation Computer Associates


• 1:40 PM to 2:00 PM: Company presentation VMWare


• 2:00 PM to 2:20 PM: Company presentation Siemens Information Systems Limited


• 2:20 PM to 2:40 PM: Break


• 2:40 PM to 3:00 PM: Sasken Communication Networks


• 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Open for public

Speaker Profiles:

Information on Dr. Denise Kiser will be updated soon.

Swaminathan Moorthy works as a Systems Engineer with Siemens Information Systems Limited in Bangalore. Swami is also the Membership and Employment Manager for STC India Chapter for the year 2008.

Uday Chava is a Hyderabad-based senior technical writer. In his presentation, Uday speaks on emerging trends in our profession.

STC India Career Day 2008 in Hyderabad

Are you a technical writer in India looking for a break? STC India is conducting a 'Career Day' in Hyderabad next week (Mar 22, 2008). The following companies are sponsoring the event and looking to recruit technical writers:

• Citec
• Synopsys
• Computer Associates
• VMWare
• Siemens Information Systems Limited
• Sasken Communication Networks

You may send a mail to swami@mrmwrites.com if you want to register for the event as a candidate. The venue for the event is:

Auriga Auditorium
The V IT Park Plot 17,
Software Units Layout
Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500082

As a technical writer, you also get to attend interesting sessions in addition to exploring the job opportunities offered by these companies.

STC Volunteers for 2008 announced

The names of city representatives and management committee members for 2008 have been announced.

City Representatives

• Bangalore: Rajdeep Gupta


• Delhi/NCR: Saravanan Manoharan


• Hyderabad: Raghavendra T


• Pune: Manoj Bokil


• Trivandrum: Bobby George Abraham


• Chennai: Open


• Mumbai: Open

Management Committee Members

• Competitions Manager: Samir Gaonkar


• Education and Scholarship Manager (Pune): Sumedh Nene


• Education and Scholarship Manager (Overall): Subash Babu


• Membership and Employment Manager: Swaminathan M


• PR and Sponsorship Manager: Gururaj BS


• Conference Program Manager (2008 annual conference in Pune): Makarand Pandit

INDUS Newletter

• Copy Editors: Vidyut Sonde & Anindita Basu


• Publishers: Rajasekhar RV


• Coordinator: Akash Dubey

Admin Council for 2008 announced

The list STC India admin council members for 2008 were announced in the STC India Annual Conference held in Goa.

• President: Vasanth Vaidyanathan
• Vice President: Michelle Cherian
• Secretary: Sankara Rajanala
• Treasurer: Manju Shrestha
• Immediate Past President: Anupama A
  

Technical writing conference in Goa

PRESS RELEASE

Pune, October 17, 2007

The 9th Annual Conference of the India chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) will be held through October 25-27, 2007 at Cidade de Goa in Goa.

STC India’s annual conference is the largest annual learning and networking event for technical writers in India. The conference brings together technical writing professionals from all over the country and also draws several international participants.

“Workshops and presentations at the conference by industry experts will introduce delegates to trends in technologies, processes, tools, and other practices related to technical communication around the world,” said Anupama A, President of the India chapter of STC.

Presentations at the conference will range from working in global documentation teams to being a great documentation manager, from documentation usability to elearning through gaming, from blogging to developing content through a collaborative community. The conference will also include a tools booth that will demonstrate some cutting-edge features of select technical communication tools. The complete conference program is available at http://www.stc-india.org/conferences/2007/confprogram.htm.

“The conference is also the premier forum for delegates to discuss opportunities and challenges in the Indian technical communication scenario today,” said Frederick Menezes, the conference program manager.

For the first time ever, STC India’s annual conference is being held in a location that doesn’t not have a significant presence of technical writers. As most technical writers work for the IT sector, previous conference venues have included Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad—all IT hubs. “Though Goa doesn’t have a major presence of IT companies, it is the perfect place to combine learning with fun,” said Menezes.

The biggest brand names in IT have supported the conference since its inception. This year’s sponsors include EMC, Computer Associates, Adobe, BEA Systems, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems among others.