The STC Pacesetter award winning communities will be officially honored at the 2024 STC Technical Communication Summit Honors Event in Minneapolis, MN. STC’s Pacesetter Award recognizes innovative and successful community initiatives. Congratulations to our Pacesetter winning communities: Carolina Chapter: For implementing a more cost-effective ticket platform for event management. Chicago Chapter: For the creation of a social media internship. IDL SIG: For engaging members through a One-Question Survey. North Texas Lone Star Chapter: For creating a CPTC quiz competition. Rochester Chapter: F ..read more

Communities are recognized for their contributions to the Society’s goal of providing high-quality programming, resources, and networking opportunities for technical communicators all over the world. The Community Achievement Award recognizes a SIG, professional or student chapter's outstanding accomplishments in achieving the Society's goals through a wide range of programs and activities. The STC CAA award winning communities will be officially honored at the 2024 STC Technical Communication Summit Honors Event in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Congratulations to our CAA winning communities: Platin ..read more

The Society for Technical Communication is proud to announce the 2024 class of Associate Fellows. Associate Fellow is one of the three honorary ranks in the Society. This honor recognizes members for their outstanding achievements in and contributions to the arts and science of technical communication, and for sustained and significant service to STC. Each year, the STC Associate Fellows Committee considers the qualifications, contributions, and achievements of STC Senior Members who submit their credentials to the committee for review, and then submits recommendations for Associate Fellow to ..read more

The Frank R. Smith outstanding journal article award and distinguished journal article award recognizes the authors of exceptional articles in the Technical Communication journal during a calendar year. The awards honor the memory of Frank R. Smith, who established Technical Communication as the flagship publication of STC and the profession during his 18-year tenure as the journal’s editor. The award was established in 1995, the year Frank R. Smith retired, and has been a mainstay of STC’s annual recognitions of excellence since. The awardees will be officially recognized at the 2024 STC Tech ..read more

It's back! The STC Summit Buddy Program pairs first-time Summit attendees with returning Summit attendees. Returning attendees provide guidance by sharing insights on navigating sessions, networking, and maximizing opportunities to enhance the newcomers' conference experience. For first-time attendees, your job as a Buddy is to experience all that Summit has to offer while making new connections with your buddy! Ask your buddy questions about the society, the conference, and all things tech comm. We hope your buddy can help make your first Summit memorable and as smooth as possible. Things y ..read more

The student honor societies Sigma Tau Chi (STX) and Alpha Sigma (AS) recognize student members of the Society who have distinguished themselves as students and have demonstrated promise of future contributions to the Society and the profession. Membership in STX and AS is an honor given to students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above, demonstrate participation in STC, and show promise and potential for significant contribution to the profession. STX members are students enrolled in a baccalaureate or graduate degree program in technical communication, while AS is an honor ..read more

STC's 2024 Annual Business Meeting will be taking place on 17 May at 5:45 PM CT during the 2024 STC Summit in Minneapolis, MN. The format will be different this year, not following the traditional parliamentarian-style event. Following the success of virtual Annual Business Meetings of recent years, this in-person event will be a “State of the Society”-type session, where Executive Director Tim Shaw will provide details of the health of the Society. We will also have financial reports as well as a report on future plans going forward. We encourage all at Summit to attend this meeting, as the m ..read more

The Intercom Outstanding Article Award recognizes the author of a superior article that appeared in the Society’s magazine during the calendar year. The awardee will be officially honored at the 2024 STC Technical Communication Summit Honors Event in Bloomington, Minnesota. This year’s winner of the Intercom Outstanding Article award is Christina Mayr, for the article “The State of Tools” in the March/April 2023 issue. The citation reads: For providing the technical communication community with a framework from which to view the landscape of current and emerging tools used in our work ..read more

The Intercom Outstanding Guest-Edited Issue Award recognizes the guest editors of a superior issue of the Society’s magazine during the calendar year. The awardees will be officially recognized at the 2024 STC Technical Communication Summit in Bloomington, Minnesota. This year’s winners of the Intercom Outstanding Guest-Edited Issue award are Amanda Horton and Dr. Jackie Damrau for the September/October 2023 issue with the theme of “Information Visualization.” The citation reads: For curating a thorough set of articles that help technical communicators focus awareness on trends, design strateg ..read more

The Society for Technical Communication is pleased to announce Dr. Isidore Dorpenyo as the 2024 recipient of the Ken Rainey Award for Distinguished Research. Dr. Isidore’s work at the intersection election technologies and international technical communication has made significant contributions to sustained conversations about social justice and civic engagement. Moreover, his work extends to broader methodological and pedagogy issues in localization, user experience, and teaching social justice in technical communication classrooms. One letter in support of his nomination states, “Dr. Dorpeny ..read more