STC Alberta SuperScript
Volume 17, Issue 3 | April 2008
SuperScript is the official newsletter of the Alberta Community of the Society for Technical Communication and is published 10 times a year. The editors welcome submissions and advertising that will be of interest to our members. If you have an idea for an article or if you have an advertising enquiry, please contact us.
President's Message
Lucille Worone, President
Did you attend the New Heights seminar on April 12? Best-selling author, professor and industry expert Saul Carliner presented a session on information design that was informative to both novice and veteran technical communicators.

Saul's first visit to Alberta was heralded by the heaviest snowfall of the season. Despite his flight that included an unscheduled two-hour stopover in Lethbridge and a 45-minute holding pattern over Calgary, Saul enjoyed his visit. He complimented us on our friendly hospitality and superb organization and hopes to return. Read more ...

Membership news
Deirdre O’Riain, Membership Coordinator
In March, the Alberta Community gained two members, bringing the membership count to 243. Welcome to our new members:

  • Marie Pia Acuna, Edmonton
  • Corrina Ligertwood, Calgary

May Program: Getting Up and Running with DITA
Rosalinda Hernandez, Program Coordinator
DITA - You've heard the hype and it sounds like a good idea in theory. But what does it actually look like? And where do you start? This presentation will walk you through a Calgary based company's setup and implementation of a DITA environment. It will focus on the tools used, and the output formats that work well 'out of the box'. Read more ...

The 55th Annual Technical Communication Summit
Lori Corbett, STC Immediate Past President & PMC Conference Liaison
We [I?] hope you take W.C. Fields' epitaph* to heart and join us [me] here for the Technical Communication Summit June 1-4. You know what to expect at the Summit itself: news about the latest developments and techniques in our field and the chance to get together with colleagues and friends, old and new. But there are plenty of surprises and unexpected pleasures waiting for you in the City of Brotherly Love. Read more ...

"I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes..." ~ Philip Dusenberry
Carmen Wyatt, SuperScript Editor
The deadline for May SuperScript submissions is May 17. Writing for SuperScript doesn’t pay well, the fame and notoriety more than makes up for it!! Please send submissions to Carmen at newsletter@stc-alberta.org

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