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Wednesday, November 13 – How to Get Clients and Keep Them

Last month’s scheduled speaker, Constance Rose, Founder of Advocacy for Humankind (www.advocacyforhumankind.com), has graciously agreed to be our November speaker since the October meeting was cancelled due to the power outage in our meeting location and the surrounding neighborhood. She … Continue reading

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Wednesday, October 9 – MEETING CANCELED!

We have canceled the STC Berkeley meeting for tonight because of the widespread electrical outage planned by PG&E. The building we meet in will be closed, and the streetlights and traffic lights in the neighborhood will not be working. Please … Continue reading

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STC Berkeley Job Fair – on a Saturday afternoon, September 28

Description Are you looking for a job in the field of technical communication? Or considering some change in your tech comm career? You need to attend the sixth annual STC Berkeley job fair. You can talk to recruiters, join in … Continue reading

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Wednesday, September 11 – My Journey from Technical Writer to VP of Technical Writing: Lessons Learned

Speaker: Valerie Steele, VP, Technical Writing and Assistance Solutions at Oracle. Very few people in the 90s purposefully went into technical writing as a career. Come join us for a story of how one person fell into technical writing and … Continue reading

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Wednesday, August 14 – Version Control, Writers, and Workflows

Developers and writers have similar jobs, but they tend to use different tools and workflows. Writers who work with developers have an easier time if they learn to fit into the developer culture.

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