Links Related to Technical Communication

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STC

• STC International
• STC Membership Page
• STC Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Organizations and Societies

• Calgary Association of Freelance Editors (CAFE) - an informal group of editors who meet once a month to network, exchange ideas, and listen to presentations on editing, writing, and publishing
• Editors' Association of Canada - including information about training in Calgary and Edmonton
• Society of Graphic Designers of Canada - for design professionals, educators, and students
• IEEE Professional Communication Society - how to write about engineering disciplines
• American Society of Indexers - advice from professional indexers

Dictionaries and Reference

• Acronym Finder - over 240,000 acronyms and abbreviations
• Merriam-Webster Online - a dictionary for when you can't reach the bookshelf
• Whatis.com - definitions and background information on technology
• The Elements of Style - the original text of a classic writers' reference
• The Economist Style Guide - condensed version of the magazine's guide
• High-Tech Dictionary - from ComputerUser magazine
• YourDictionary.com - global language resource

Training/Help/Technical References

• EServer TC Library - large technical communication resource site
• Docsymetry.com - about hiring technical writers, interviewing SMEs, writing glossaries, becoming a technical writer, etc.
• Adobe FrameMaker Support
• TECHWR-L - the Internet forum for technical communicators
• WinWriters - training and information for user assistance professionals