Winter Events

Stay tuned for more upcoming 2010 events.

Get to Know XML on February 10, 2010

The XML format was developed in the 1990s in a hope to develop a universal format for documents, replacing proprietary binary formats that couldn’t integrate with one another. And we’re beginning to see the results.

In this talk, Dr. Geoffrey Sauer will present an introduction to XML, with an overview that will explain to people who’re not familiar with it why this is a good thing, and how we can begin to use XML formats to our advantage as technical communicators.  Read more...

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Want to Get Involved with STC?

The STC-Central Iowa board is busy planning an exciting program for the upcoming year, and we need your help. Please review the following opportunities to see how you can get involved! More Information.

Who We Are

The Society for Technical Communication is a nonprofit international organization devoted to educating, recognizing, and advancing technical communicators around the world. Technical communicators include anyone who develops technical information for use by others (visit Who Are Technical Communicators?).

The Central Iowa STC Community provides value to members by sponsoring and fostering training and educational activities, as well as providing online and in-person networking opportunities for technical communicators:

• providing tools for our members that allow them to grow professionally
• giving our members an arena to share and display their skills/knowledge
• promoting the collaboration between the academic, industrial, nonprofit, and consulting aspects of our field

Read more on the About Us page.