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Re: proposed International Technical Writers Group
Subject:Re: proposed International Technical Writers Group From:Betty Guthrie <bguthrie -at- PROMUS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 8 Sep 1997 08:14:59 -0500
Am I missing something here? Wouldn't an International Technical
Writers Group be the same thing as the current Society for Technical
Communicators, which is itself an international group of technical
writers?
Betty Champagne Guthrie
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>From: Alexia Prendergast[SMTP:alexiap -at- SEAGATESOFTWARE -dot- COM]
>Sent: Friday, September 05, 1997 4:39 PM
>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject: proposed International Technical Writers Group
>
>Hi, all,
>
>A few weeks back, you'll remember the commotion over
>the proposed international technical writers union. Well...
>here are the details on the proposed international technical
>writers *group* ;-)
>
>If you want to get involved or you have some suggestions,
>see the contact info at the bottom of these email. If enough
>folks want to get involved, we'll continue. (Please contact
>us directly -- no need to clutter up the list.)
>
>Thanks,
>Alessandro and Alexia
>
>*******************************************
>International Technical Writers Group (ITWG)
>*******************************************
>
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>What is the ITWG?
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>The International Technical Writers Group (ITWG) is a group of
>volunteers who are committed to promoting technical writing,
>world-wide.
>
>We welcome new contributors.
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Our purpose
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Our purpose is to:
>
>-- Create a central point of reference for technical writers working
> around the world.
>
>-- Stress the importance of documentation and technical writers in
>today's
> technologically-advanced world.
>
>-- Promote an international "culture" of good documentation and skilled
> writers.
>
>Our purpose is not to duplicate the work of existing organizations,
>but rather to complement them.
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Our plans
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>To accomplish our purpose, we plan to:
>
>-- Establish an e-mail list for discussing topics about our
> profession (including certification, methodologies, international
> trademark and copyright laws, and so on).
>
>-- Create a multi-lingual web site to share useful information
> (including job postings, established methodologies, warnings and
> documents regarding legal topics, links to existing resources,
> and so on.)
>
>-- Create a worldwide network of technical writers willing to
> support each other with information and suggestions.
>
>-- Help newcomers get started by sharing our knowledge and experience.
>
>-- Publish reference documents containing basic information (for
> example, a list of common acronyms in various industries).
>
>-- Do "basic research" about the effectiveness of various development
> methods (including object-oriented information engineering,
> cross-media development, and so on).
>
>-- Contact and exchange information with schools, universities and
> student organizations.
>
>-- Organize courses for novice and experienced technical writers, both
> on the Internet and in the "real world".
>
>-- Define "good working practices", like the one used by chemists and
> software developers, to improve the average quality of
> documentation. (Good practices are guidelines, and are not
> mandatory, of course.)
>
>-- Organize useful surveys to learn more about our market and our
> audience.
>
>-- Establish and maintain contact with the technical and scientific
> publishing community, industry, and the rest of the world,
> to promote our work.
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>How to get involved
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Join us if you are interested in promoting technical writing, world-
>wide! You can join the e-mail list, contact us by e-mail, or visit
>our web page.
>
>Join the e-mail list by doing the following: (TBD)
>
>Send us an e-mail message:
>Alessandro Bottoni albo -at- cadlab -dot- it
>Alexia Prendergast alexiap -at- sems -dot- com
>
>Visit our web page: (TBD)
>
>*****************************************
>
>How does that sound? Any suggestions or additions?
>--
>Alexia Prendergast
>Senior Technical Writer
>Seagate Software
>mailto:alexiap -at- sems -dot- com
>
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