http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles/TC/Regional A listing of the most recently indexed works about Articles and TC and Regional in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles/TC/Regional http://tc.eserver.org/30512.html http://tc.eserver.org/30512.html The ITCF (International Technical Communication Forum) is one of the activities of the STC Tokyo Chapter. Almost all of the Tokyo Chapter members are Japanese. But to take full advantage of this chapter of the STC, we have planned to hold English speaking meetings. These meeting helps us to learn not only the differences of viewpoints and cultures between both countries but also how unstable and diissatisfied native English speakers are. http://tc.eserver.org/27275.html http://tc.eserver.org/27275.html Andrea Ames shares anecdotes and impressions of the cultural and communication differences she observed while in Hyderabad, India, to speak at a conference for STC members. She outlines growing changes in India's IT and technical communication industries. http://tc.eserver.org/24900.html http://tc.eserver.org/24900.html In 1987 Brockman visited Australia raising a number of issues he saw as critical for the successful progression and survival of Australia’s Technical Communication society, and the profession. Those comments pertain to technical communication as a profession, lack of academic programs in technical communication and a professional journal, need for authentication of members, development of a professional infrastructure, the fragmented nature of the ASTC. This paper reports on how the profession in Australia is progressing in these issues and how we compare with the STC. http://tc.eserver.org/24295.html http://tc.eserver.org/24295.html In May of 1997, a delegation of twelve technical communicators and technical communication teachers (all members of STC) from the United States and Canada visited the People's Republic of China. The delegation was sponsored by the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International, an organization founded in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower to promote international cooperation. In a series of professional meetings with teachers of language, science, and engineering at universities in Beijing, Guilin, and Suzhou, the delegation explored the current status of technical communication and its teaching in China. http://tc.eserver.org/24294.html http://tc.eserver.org/24294.html In May of 1997, a delegation of twelve technical communicators and technical communication teachers (all members of STC) from the United States and Canada visited the People's Republic of China. The delegation was sponsored by the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International, an organization founded in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower to promote international cooperation. In a series of professional meetings with teachers of language, science, and engineering at universities in Beijing, Guilin, and Suzhou, the delegation explored the current status of technical communication and its teaching in China. http://tc.eserver.org/23494.html http://tc.eserver.org/23494.html Technical communication is still quite a young field in Finland, and only a few people have been in the field for more than a decade. The average age of a Finnish technical communicator is probably around 30, and most of us have four or five years’ experience and an academic background in languages. Estimates of how many technical communicators there are in Finland are hard to come by, but our guesstimate would be anything from 500 to 1000 (and growing). Even though most of us speak Finnish as our native language, English is the main language of technical communication, since most of the products are exported. Localizability is one of the key elements in Finnish technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/23440.html http://tc.eserver.org/23440.html There are little pockets of special capability in technical communication throughout the world that we rarely hear about, because the people involved maintain a low profile and just get on with the job. http://tc.eserver.org/23400.html http://tc.eserver.org/23400.html Given the number of Norwegian software and other high-tech companies, there should be quite a few technical writers in Norway. Why don't they cooperate and join a (professional) community? http://tc.eserver.org/23443.html http://tc.eserver.org/23443.html How did Karlstad, a medium-sized town in central Sweden, come to be a 'centre of excellence' in Technical Communication? Well, a lot of it has to do with Ericsson. http://tc.eserver.org/23452.html http://tc.eserver.org/23452.html When the Euro comes to bring the EU-countries closer together on the financial level, technical communication won't stay behind. http://tc.eserver.org/23413.html http://tc.eserver.org/23413.html Israel rates as one of the highest per-capita technology consumers in the world, but its actual market size is small, as the total population is only about six million. This means that most high tech companies here must find additional markets outside of Israel. Therefore, most technical writing is in English, which is accepted in many countries and is also a more practical source language (for localization) than Hebrew. http://tc.eserver.org/23412.html http://tc.eserver.org/23412.html The reason for the relatively low number of technical writers in India is because India has been concentrating mainly on doing projects. It is only in recent years that many top multinationals have set up their development factories here. This has dramatically increased the technical writers' population in India. In some companies in Bangalore and Pune, one gets to hear of teams of 10 and 20 technical writers. Otherwise, India is no different to other countries: a large number of technical writers work alone in their companies. Today, all these technical writers have come together to share information and ideas through TWIN, the Technical Writers of India mailing list. http://tc.eserver.org/21672.html http://tc.eserver.org/21672.html The profile of Japanese technical communicators was surveyed in December 1994. The most typical Japanese technical communicator is a 41-year-old man with an engineering degree; he works as a techncial writer/editor with management responsibility for a large-sized high-tech company and lives in Tokyo. In Japan, the profession of technical communication is very new, unknown, and low in its professional status in industry with virtually no formal education or research support from higher education. http://tc.eserver.org/21520.html http://tc.eserver.org/21520.html The Western Canadian Research Project intends to show western Canadian businesses how to improve their performance through the effective use of technical communication. The project consists of intensive research into the current perception and use of technical communication by business and government, and into the current state of the technical communication profession in the region. The project analyzes and presents this primary research in a report, and concludes with a series of publications and events designed to achieve the project’s objective: improved business performance. http://tc.eserver.org/20766.html http://tc.eserver.org/20766.html In March 1998, twelve technical communicators and technical communication teachers visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Prague to investigate the status of the field of technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/20326.html http://tc.eserver.org/20326.html Learn lessons from this all-Canadian cast of contributors: <LI> Say It Write: power writing for the 90s <LI> Multimedia Issues in writing for the screen <LI> Tips and Techniques for Managing Complex Technical Proposals <LI> So You're Writing Exhibit Labels <LI> Wordless Manuals--Replacing words with pictures <LI> Managing SAP Documentation and Training Projects <LI> Workable Approaches to Competitive Evaluation-- Tips and techniques for checking out the competition <LI> Online Design Tips <LI> Good Business Sense for the self-employed writer http://tc.eserver.org/18653.html http://tc.eserver.org/18653.html While disjointed communication may characterize the communication that occurs between Arabs and westerners, technical communicators should work to resolve conflicts and avoid misunderstandings. http://tc.eserver.org/15206.html http://tc.eserver.org/15206.html Describes what it's like to work as a technical communicator in Sweden, a country where the profession has a long tradition. http://tc.eserver.org/15209.html http://tc.eserver.org/15209.html Jacobson, a Russian expatriate, reports on the history and current state of technical communication in Russia. http://tc.eserver.org/15211.html http://tc.eserver.org/15211.html Debunks ten myths about working in Europe, giving Americans a realistic view of the difficulties of working abroad. http://tc.eserver.org/15218.html http://tc.eserver.org/15218.html Discusses Ukrainian communication practices and explains why the country could become an important region in the world economy. http://tc.eserver.org/15228.html http://tc.eserver.org/15228.html Describes experiences creating documents for a company based in the United Kingdom. Some of the adjustments she had to make included spelling, paper sizes, date formatting, and delivery. http://tc.eserver.org/10365.html http://tc.eserver.org/10365.html Nine technical communicators and three technical communication teachers from the United States and Canada visited the People's Republic of China, to determine how technical communication is practiced and taught by the Chinese. The delegation discovered a field at its earliest stages, without status as a separate profession or academic discipline. The practice of technical communication by Chinese managers, scientists, and engineers is typically ad hoc and instruction is almost always extracurricular. China's expanding economy, however, offers a timely opportunity to promote the discipline and the profession. To build bridges to the international community, China is hungry for contributions of information technology as well as expertise in English and technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/10312.html http://tc.eserver.org/10312.html Describes a year-long collaboration over the Internet between a systems analyst from Sweden and a technical communicator from the United States. Describes the progress of the project, the major difficulties encountered, and the authors' conclusions about its success. In addition, suggestions on how to improve on the process are provided.