Correction highlighted below in red. Thanks to the savvy Ethan Barlow for pointing this out.

(We may need to add a workshop on how to avoid typos while multitasking!)

 

 

 

Hello, STC-ETC members!

 

Mark the following three dates on your calendars to enjoy these excellent online presentations from seasoned technical communicators! This announcement is also posted on the chapter website here: https://www.stc-etc.org/.

 

 

1. Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 11:30 a.m.

"Career Transition during the COVID-19 Crisis: A Technical Communicator’s Advice" with Amy Kidd​

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Amy Kidd is a member of STC-ETC and technical communicator who, during the COVID-19 crisis, recently started a new job after a large restructuring of her employer of more than 9 years. Please join this lunchtime talk for words of encouragement, professional networking, and hearing about how staying in touch with colleagues can help you during difficult times.

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Join Zoom Meeting: 

Meeting ID: 889 5400 0129

Passcode: Will be posted 24 hours before event.

 

 

2. Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 11:30 a.m.

"Singular They: A Historic Gender-Neutral Pronoun for Modern Times" with Elizabeth Kirby

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Elizabeth Kirby is a native Tennessean originally from Franklin. She moved to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee in 2012 and graduated in 2016 with a BA in English (technical communications concentration). In 2016, STC-ETC awarded her with the Blakely Award of Merit for technical/professional writing. Elizabeth has been working within the US Department Energy complex since 2016. She was first employed as a procedure writer at the Transuranic Waste Processing Center, and in 2019, she accepted a job as a technical writer/editor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 12:00 p.m.

"Internal Communications for Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Office of Strategic Planning and Performance Management" with Katie Jones

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[Bio and photo forthcoming.]

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Join Zoom Meeting: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83266853094?pwd=U2F5Um5GREJnT29kc2VNdUhtT0poZz09

Meeting ID: 832 6685 3094
Passcode: Will be posted 24 hours before event.

 

3. Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 11:30 a.m.

"Writing Your CV: Tips from an Editor" with Olivia Shafer

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Olivia Shafer is a technical writer and editor at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). She primarily supports ORNL’s Energy Science and Technology Directorate and Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate. Olivia earned her BA in English from Covenant College in 2016 and provided editing support to an ORNL group from 2016 to 2019 before joining ORNL’s Technical Communications team in 2019. She edits a variety of content, meets with authors to provide writing guidance, and collaborates with authors, other editors, and formatters to provide high-quality publications.

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Join Zoom Meeting: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83609464478?pwd=UEY1YjM0T1IyYlNCQjZ3c0dnbG9odz09

Meeting ID: 836 0946 4478

Passcode: Will be posted 24 hours before event.

 

 

Also, now is a great time to join or renew your annual membership: https://www.stc.org/membership/

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone online!

 

With warmest regards,

 

Rose Raney, STC-ETC President

Technical Writer/Editor

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