STC Montreal

A reminder to all STC-Montreal members to cast your ballot in the chapter administrative council elections. The closing date of voting is July 15, 2008. You’ll need your STC membership number.

Visit our voting page. Your vote counts.

Meet and break bread with technical writers at the annual STC June Dinner. If you are a technical writer, need to meet one, or want to be one, this is the place to be.

When: Wednesday, June 25th 2008 — 7:00 PM

Where: Boris Bistro (http://www.borisbistro.com/)
465 McGill (two blocks south of the Square Victoria Metro)

The menu is available online.

Please RSVP by Friday, June 20th at rsvp [at] stc-montreal [dot] org.

DITA Boot Camp is an in-depth five-day workshop presented by JoAnn Hackos in Quebec City, September 29–October 3, 2008.

STC members are entitled to a 10% discount on the registration fee.

In the DITA Boot Camp program you’ll get the core values of:

• Structured Authoring
• Information Modeling
• Minimalism
• Business process change
• DITA details and implementation

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Writer and blogger Emru Townsend, who was diagnosed with leukemia in mid-December, has found a matching donor for a desperately-needed bone marrow transplant.

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Elizabeth Johnston (http://explore-the-possibilities.com/) is giving an introductory creative writing course through Concordia’s Continuing Education Department

This course is designed for students who wish to explore the genre of fiction. Readings may be required to further the understanding of the elements of fiction. Assignments will be examined and discussed
by the class.

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The Quebec Writers’ Federation presents the last “Writers Out Loud” of the season.

JULIAN SHER and WILLIAM MARSDEN

• Thursday May 29, 2008, 7:30pm
• Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library: 5851 Cavendish Blvd., Côte Saint-Luc
• Presented by the QWF in collaboration with the Eleanor London Library

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