Beginners and experienced professionals in all professional areas unite in communities and associations. Technical writers and technical communication companies are not an exception.
So, well briefly present three major associations in the technical communication and writing field.
Society for Technical Communication
USA, Virginia, Fairfax.
Society for Technical Communication or STC is the world’s largest and oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication.
Officially on the web: www.stc.org, twitter.com/stc_org, www.facebook.com/stc.org.
IEEE Professional Communication Society
USA, New York City.
The mission of Society is to foster a community dedicated to understanding and promoting effective communication in engineering, scientific, and other technical environments.
Officially on the web: pcs.ieee.org.
Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators
UK.
This Institute encourages professional development and standards, research resources and networking opportunities for its members and industry affiliates, and promotes technical communication as a profession.
Officially on the web: www.istc.org.uk, twitter.com/ISTC_org.
Are you a part of any professional organizations for technical writing? Please share your experience in comments!
