http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Organizations A listing of the most recently indexed works about Organizations 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/Organizations http://tc.eserver.org/35504.html http://tc.eserver.org/35504.html There are a multitude of digital media companies in Brighton and many different networking groups. However there are very few opportunities to talk in detail about design both theory and practice. Let’s see how many people we can get together to form an informal group of user experience / interaction / web designers. The aim would be to meet on a semi regular basis maybe using the 20×20 Pecha Kucha presentation format maybe just bringing in problems / concepts or whatever to discuss in an atmosphere of open collaboration. http://tc.eserver.org/35276.html http://tc.eserver.org/35276.html ACID is the Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design. We find better ways for people to interact with each other using communication technologies. Our expertise lies in helping people participate in the digital world. http://tc.eserver.org/34783.html http://tc.eserver.org/34783.html The mission of the Open Web Education Alliance Incubator Group is to help enhance and standardize the architecture of the World Wide Web by facilitating the highest quality standards and best practice based education for future generations of Web professionals through such activities as: fostering open communication channels for knowledge transfer, and curriculum sharing between corporate entities, educational institutions, Web professionals, and students. http://tc.eserver.org/34749.html http://tc.eserver.org/34749.html OSCOM is the international association connecting users and developers of Open Source Content Management solutions. OSCOM organizes events, promotes standards and undertakes projects to further the state of the art of Open Source Content Management. OSCOM promotes Open Source Content Management solutions as powerful, affordable and flexible replacements for proprietary products. http://tc.eserver.org/34629.html http://tc.eserver.org/34629.html As a “young” technical writer, I thought I might share some of my feelings on the STC crisis. First, a little background on me. I knew while I was in college that I wanted to be a technical writer after graduation. I switched to an English major for that purpose, and picked classes that gave me a “technical communication emphasis”. I joined STC while I was in college because I wanted to connect with people in my field. I got a chapter scholarship to attend a regional STC conference, and had a great time meeting people who did for a living what I was studying. http://tc.eserver.org/34449.html http://tc.eserver.org/34449.html At the Association of Knowledgework, people from every specialty cross professional, geographic, cultural, economic and hierarchical barriers to learn together. Not just another website, this is a virtual home for those who work with this stuff called knowledge. http://tc.eserver.org/34409.html http://tc.eserver.org/34409.html The STC Chicago is an active local community, with frequent meetings and a collection of online articles and resources. http://tc.eserver.org/34413.html http://tc.eserver.org/34413.html This group seeks participation from smart folks who think content strategy matters. http://tc.eserver.org/34041.html http://tc.eserver.org/34041.html Eleanor McElwee was one of the founders of the IRE Professional Group on Engineering Writing and Speech (now IEEE PCS). http://tc.eserver.org/33923.html http://tc.eserver.org/33923.html A UX (User Experience) Book Club is a get-together in which people interested in the area of user experience come to discuss a book relevant to the discipline. In keeping with the book-club theme the location would be somewhere like a wine bar or a bookstore. The important thing is that the noise level has to be low, and be able to accommodate a group of 15-30 people. http://tc.eserver.org/33423.html http://tc.eserver.org/33423.html Results from Aberdeen’s study of over 360 technical publications department indicate that most organizations adopting topic-based authoring see benefits primarily in terms of project schedule improvements. However, a few see consistent improvements to authoring budgets, localization costs, and the quality of communications. Aberdeen’s research suggests that these differences largely result from how topic-based methodology is implemented and supported. Making the transition to a topic-based authoring requires a dramatic shift in the daily operations of a technical communications department. Meeting the challenges transitioning to a structured authoring approach can result in a wide range of performance benefits. Failing to adequately address these challenges can add an unprecedented layer of complexity that can significantly burden technical communications projects. However, findings ways to successfully evade these obstacles provides the opportunity to achieve greater value from the initiative. This report identifies the attributes most common to the Best-in-Class and provides a guide for organizations attempting to realize the potential of topic-based authoring. http://tc.eserver.org/33391.html http://tc.eserver.org/33391.html Israel's organization of technical and marcom writers. http://tc.eserver.org/33211.html http://tc.eserver.org/33211.html A community of hundreds of technical and professional writers, editors and illustrators from around Cleveland, Akron-Canton, Youngstown and Ashtabula who exchange ideas and feelings about their careers. http://tc.eserver.org/33191.html http://tc.eserver.org/33191.html The Design and Emotion society raises issues and facilitates dialogue among practitioners, researchers, and industry, in order to integrate salient themes of emotional experience into the design profession. The Design and Emotion Society was established in 1999 as an international network of researchers, designers and companies sharing an interest in experience driven design. The network is used to exchange insights, research, tools and methods that support the involvement of emotional experience in product design. http://tc.eserver.org/33192.html http://tc.eserver.org/33192.html The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS) is a worldwide association of professional organisations, web designers and developers working together to promote the use and preservation of accessible design standards. http://tc.eserver.org/33193.html http://tc.eserver.org/33193.html the European Thematic Network for the human-centered design of interactive technologies. Convivio supports and promotes the development of "convivial technologies", ICT products, systems and services that enhance the quality of everyday life and human interaction. http://tc.eserver.org/33194.html http://tc.eserver.org/33194.html UsabilityMatters.org is a non-profit organization working towards design awareness and exchange of design sensibilities through interaction between designers and design sensitive consumers. It is a forum dedicated to discussing, improving and promoting the work of the Usability and Interaction design community in India. http://tc.eserver.org/33195.html http://tc.eserver.org/33195.html We are an informal group of university people who share a common interest in web accessibility. Our members are from universities all over Australia. http://tc.eserver.org/32738.html http://tc.eserver.org/32738.html Alle kvinder, der interesserer sig for IT, kan blive medlemmer af Webgrrls. Netværket er både for novicen og nørden, for den unge, den ældre og dem midt imellem. http://tc.eserver.org/32669.html http://tc.eserver.org/32669.html The Indiana Chapter of STC represents professional technical communicators in the state of Indiana. Our chapter meetings are held each month in Indianapolis, the state capital. Indiana STC also has a satellite group that meets each month in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. http://tc.eserver.org/32257.html http://tc.eserver.org/32257.html Read about STC's new strategic goals and the direction in which the organization is heading. http://tc.eserver.org/31494.html http://tc.eserver.org/31494.html The African regional chapter for the International Association of Business Communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/30644.html http://tc.eserver.org/30644.html Our STC chapter draws members from throughout the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia; from the upper and middle Shenandoah Valley to the Blue Ridge to the Piedmont to Tidewater. Our members are employees and independent contractors or consultants. http://tc.eserver.org/30467.html http://tc.eserver.org/30467.html An organization that seeks to provide current information on distance learning, and to advocate and promote the use of distance learning. http://tc.eserver.org/29458.html http://tc.eserver.org/29458.html The XMetaL-DITA group was founded to educate XMetaL users in working with the DITA standard. http://tc.eserver.org/29406.html http://tc.eserver.org/29406.html An Ukrainian community of technical writers. The club is headquartered in the city of Kharkiv, the second largest Ukrainian city. http://tc.eserver.org/29391.html http://tc.eserver.org/29391.html DITA Users is a membership organization that includes: individuals learning DITA; organizations moving to single-source authoring and multi-channel publishing; vendors of XML Editors and XML Content Management Systems. http://tc.eserver.org/29401.html http://tc.eserver.org/29401.html A gathering place for information about DITA. http://tc.eserver.org/29398.html http://tc.eserver.org/29398.html Lone-DITA's goal is to provide resources for solo Technical Writers, or those who are part of a small documentation team, who want to implement DITA at their organization. http://tc.eserver.org/29301.html http://tc.eserver.org/29301.html The OpenOffice.org XML project is the home of of XML related features of OpenOffice.org, like its OASIS OpenDocument/ISO/IEC 26300 file format implementation. It further provides some XML base implementations, like XML parser and printer components. http://tc.eserver.org/29264.html http://tc.eserver.org/29264.html An international organization for the directors and employees at higher education writing centers. http://tc.eserver.org/29196.html http://tc.eserver.org/29196.html NBMA is an open community of new media professionals. Since 1992, it's been a meeting ground to explore the present and future of new media; a place to exchange ideas, learn about new techniques and technologies, be inspired, and find business support in a friendly and productive atmosphere. http://tc.eserver.org/28851.html http://tc.eserver.org/28851.html EPSScentral.INFO is a set of free resources on the many disciplines that comprise performance centered design, including cognitive science, usability engineering, agile development, information engineering and architecture, knowledge management, hypermedia engineering, content management, learning technologies, human factors engineering, and more. The site includes articles, awards, books, design and development methods, tools, organizations, people, reports and studies. http://tc.eserver.org/28383.html http://tc.eserver.org/28383.html The professional objectives of the AMI are to promote the study and advancement of medical illustration and allied fields of visual communication, and to promote understanding and cooperation with the medical profession and related health science professions. Its members are primarily artists who create material designed to facilitate the recording and dissemination of medical and bioscientific knowledge through visual communication media. Members are involved not only in the creation of such material, but also serve in consultant, advisory, educational and administrative capacities in all aspects of bioscientific communications and related areas of visual education. http://tc.eserver.org/28384.html http://tc.eserver.org/28384.html The GNSI is a non-profit organization that sets high professional standards, provides opportunities for professional and scholarly development, encourages and assists member networking, and promotes itself to potential clients and the general public. http://tc.eserver.org/28327.html http://tc.eserver.org/28327.html The European Design for All e-Accessibility Network is a network of 160 organisations in EU member states. The goal of the network is to support all citizens' access to the Information Society. http://tc.eserver.org/28307.html http://tc.eserver.org/28307.html COM&TEC è l'associazione italiana per la comunicazione tecnica. Il suo obiettivo è quello di fornire supporto sia ai professionisti della comunicazione e della documentazione tecnica che a quelli della traduzione e localizzazione. L'associazione mira a creare maggiore consapevolezza in merito all'importanza della documentazione tecnica di buona qualità e svolge a tal fine attività di sensibilizzazione ed indirizzo per l'intero settore. http://tc.eserver.org/28301.html http://tc.eserver.org/28301.html STC France is a geographic community of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). Our Mission is to encourage and support technical communicators in France with regular networking and training events, news, useful resources, and an online job bank service. http://tc.eserver.org/27999.html http://tc.eserver.org/27999.html We explain why we chose a wiki-based content management system (CMS) as the basis for the portal for KeyContent.org. We compare various tools and discuss other sites that have implemented similar software for collaborative solutions. http://tc.eserver.org/27899.html http://tc.eserver.org/27899.html We call on the common man to rise up in revolt against this evil of typographical ignorance. http://tc.eserver.org/27466.html http://tc.eserver.org/27466.html The Houston Chapter of STC was formed in 1962 and provides networking, employment, volunteer, and educational opportunities to local and satellite members. http://tc.eserver.org/27465.html http://tc.eserver.org/27465.html The Southeastern Michigan Chapter (STC/SM) ranges from Jackson, Michigan, to Lansing and Port Huron—with a majority of our members concentrated in the metro Detroit and Ann Arbor areas. Our local chapter provides learning and networking opportunities for technical communicators and supports the international STC organization with its efforts. http://tc.eserver.org/27454.html http://tc.eserver.org/27454.html CM Pros is a membership organization that fosters the sharing of content management information, practices, and strategies. http://tc.eserver.org/27400.html http://tc.eserver.org/27400.html The Outsourcing Institute is a professional association dedicated to outsourcing--a source for outsourcing information, consulting and networking opportunities. http://tc.eserver.org/26984.html http://tc.eserver.org/26984.html The website of the Bay Area Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. http://tc.eserver.org/26939.html http://tc.eserver.org/26939.html The XML Authoring Group is an informal gathering of technical communication professions in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area of North Carolina who meet once every two months or so to discuss issues regarding the development of technical content with structure or XML tags. We are not a group of XML programmers and we are not beginners with XML either. We are using XML for developing, delivering, and maintaining technical content, not data. http://tc.eserver.org/26932.html http://tc.eserver.org/26932.html The Studio for New Media is an interdisciplinary research institute organized to support, further, and coordinate work with digital media. http://tc.eserver.org/26804.html http://tc.eserver.org/26804.html Knowledge and learning have become the new strategic imperative of organizations. Recent surveys by The Conference Board and the American Management Association show that at least one-half of U.S. companies, and up to 72% of overseas firms, have some kind of knowledge management initiative underway. Other studies put the figure closer to 80% for global corporations. Chief Knowledge Officers and Chief Learning Officers are popping up everywhere. These strategic knowledge initiatives are ushering in a rich array of opportunities for applying OD expertise. This article will first describe the new logic driving interest in knowledge management and then focus on how OD practitioners can participate in that strategic conversation, and support knowledge creation and sharing through building communities of practice. http://tc.eserver.org/26769.html http://tc.eserver.org/26769.html tekom is the German society for technical communication. Nearly all contents of tekom's website have been translated into English. A lot of contents are free, others are for members only. http://tc.eserver.org/26756.html http://tc.eserver.org/26756.html The KMBA brings together knowledge management professionals from a variety of companies. KMBA conducts benchmarking studies to identify practices that improve the effectiveness of Knowledge Management activities. http://tc.eserver.org/26465.html http://tc.eserver.org/26465.html Der DTT e.V. ist ein Forum für alle, die sich mit Terminologie und Terminologiearbeit beschäftigen. Er hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, durch Beratung und Koordination sowie durch die Veranstaltung von Symposien und Workshops zur Lösung fachlicher Kommunikationsprobleme beizutragen. http://tc.eserver.org/26438.html http://tc.eserver.org/26438.html RusCHI serves as an inter-disciplinary group for the exchange of ideas and experience in the field of usability and human-computer interaction (HCI) by bringing together people working on the design, evaluation, implementation, and study of interactive systems. http://tc.eserver.org/26081.html http://tc.eserver.org/26081.html CFUG.ie was formed in 1999 with the aim of promoting the benefits of using ColdFusion within the Irish web development community. http://tc.eserver.org/26082.html http://tc.eserver.org/26082.html The Dallas/Fort Worth ColdFusion User Group is made up of ColdFusion users and enthusiasts in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area. http://tc.eserver.org/26083.html http://tc.eserver.org/26083.html IWA, a professional trade association, provides educational and certification standards for Web professionals. http://tc.eserver.org/26071.html http://tc.eserver.org/26071.html The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support teaching, learning, research and administration. JISC is funded by all the UK post-16 and higher education funding councils. http://tc.eserver.org/26084.html http://tc.eserver.org/26084.html The Southern California ColdFusion Users Group (SCCFUG) was formed in 1998 and was dedicated to helping its members understand and use Macromedia's ColdFusion. http://tc.eserver.org/25907.html http://tc.eserver.org/25907.html The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is a trade association and resource for Adobe® Photoshop® education, training, and news. http://tc.eserver.org/25845.html http://tc.eserver.org/25845.html Plain English Campaign is an independent pressure group fighting for public information to be written in plain English. http://tc.eserver.org/25761.html http://tc.eserver.org/25761.html An open directory of links to internationalization (i18n) resources and related material. http://tc.eserver.org/25715.html http://tc.eserver.org/25715.html The Center for the Art of Translation is committed to giving voice to great world writing by publishing fresh English translations alongside the original language text. We seek to promote world literature--with its power to move, inform, and inspire--and provide a window into the cultures that produce it. http://tc.eserver.org/10007.html http://tc.eserver.org/10007.html The Typographic Circle was formed about thirty years ago by a group of advertising typographers as the Type Directors Club, to bring together anyone with an interest in type. http://tc.eserver.org/25354.html http://tc.eserver.org/25354.html The Web Standards Project (WaSP) fights for standards that reduce the cost and complexity of development while increasing the accessibility and long-term viability of any site published on the Web. http://tc.eserver.org/25355.html http://tc.eserver.org/25355.html Wise-Women is a world-wide, online community of web designers, developers and programmers. http://tc.eserver.org/25353.html http://tc.eserver.org/25353.html The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. http://tc.eserver.org/25285.html http://tc.eserver.org/25285.html The CSSR's purpose is to promote the study of the theory and practice of rhetoric in all periods and languages, and its relationships with other fields of enquiry and realms of practice. http://tc.eserver.org/24933.html http://tc.eserver.org/24933.html The project brought together leading institutions and individuals involved in science communication teaching from across Europe, to exchange ideas on good practice in teaching. http://tc.eserver.org/24934.html http://tc.eserver.org/24934.html Basic information about Science Communication Group: what we do and who we are. http://tc.eserver.org/24813.html http://tc.eserver.org/24813.html The publications process maturity model provides a way for organizations to look at themselves and evaluate the effectiveness of their current processes. The model provides them with a set of standards. Dr. JoAnn Hackos will present a picture of a mature organization and provide an opportunity for participants to discuss how their organizations compare. http://tc.eserver.org/23482.html http://tc.eserver.org/23482.html ELRA's mission is to promote language resources for the Human Language Technology (HLT) sector, and to evaluate language engineering technologies. http://tc.eserver.org/23220.html http://tc.eserver.org/23220.html Founded in 1976, the ATC is, perhaps, one of oldest professional groups representing the interests of translation companies in the world. It is dedicated not only to representing the interests of translation companies, but also to serving the needs of translation purchasers. http://tc.eserver.org/23209.html http://tc.eserver.org/23209.html EBLIDA is the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations. We are an independent umbrella association of national library, information, documentation and archive associations and institutions in Europe. http://tc.eserver.org/23206.html http://tc.eserver.org/23206.html コンセントによる日本のインフォメーションアーキテクトのための情報提供サイト。IA関連イベント情報、参考文献、IA関連リンクなどの紹介。 http://tc.eserver.org/23081.html http://tc.eserver.org/23081.html The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. It operates with about 30 staff and a governing board of representatives from Federal departments and public members appointed by the President. http://tc.eserver.org/23024.html http://tc.eserver.org/23024.html An organization for Usability and Design professional, as well as people just enthusiastic about these endeavors, who live or work in the Greater Twin Cities Area. http://tc.eserver.org/22895.html http://tc.eserver.org/22895.html The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZI) aims to represent the interests of indexers and to provide training and other resources to all Australians and New Zealanders involved in indexing, whether they are freelancers or employees, full-time, part-time or casual. http://tc.eserver.org/22894.html http://tc.eserver.org/22894.html The Australian Society for Technical Communication (NSW) is a professional non-profit organisation dedicated to serving the needs of technical communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/22898.html http://tc.eserver.org/22898.html The Editorial Freelancers Association is a national, nonprofit, professional organization of self-employed workers in the publishing and communications industries. Members are editors, writers, indexers, proofreaders, researchers, desktop publishers, translators, and others who offer a broad range of skills and specialties. http://tc.eserver.org/22896.html http://tc.eserver.org/22896.html The Society of Editors (Victoria) Inc. is an organisation for people who are engaged professionally in editing for publication. It has more than 300 members, including in-house and freelance editors. http://tc.eserver.org/22831.html http://tc.eserver.org/22831.html CAST is a not-for-profit education research and development organization that uses technology to make education more flexible and accessible for all students, especially those with disabilities. http://tc.eserver.org/22809.html http://tc.eserver.org/22809.html AIPO es una organización abierta a todas las personas de nivel universitario e interesadas en la Interacción Persona-Ordenador de España e Iberoamérica. http://tc.eserver.org/22810.html http://tc.eserver.org/22810.html Cadius es una iniciativa al servicio de la comunidad de profesionales de la Arquitectura de Información y la Usabilidad. http://tc.eserver.org/22731.html http://tc.eserver.org/22731.html Good graphical user interface (GUI) design is more important than ever, given the proliferation of software applications and Web sites. GUI design principles were first defined for desktop-oriented software applications, when the Internet was barely known by most software users. Those GUI design principles were later adopted and modified for use in Web design. This article reviews some basic rules of good GUI design in the desktop environment, explores why those rules might differ in the Web environment, and, finally, summarizes the similarities and differences in good GUI design for both environments. http://tc.eserver.org/22701.html http://tc.eserver.org/22701.html PRISM is an extensible XML metadata standard for syndicating, aggregating, post-processing and multi-purposing content from magazines, news, catalogs, books and mainstream journals. http://tc.eserver.org/22630.html http://tc.eserver.org/22630.html The Editors' Association of Canada promotes professional editing as key in producing effective communications. Its 1,600-plus members, salaried and freelance, work with individuals and in the corporate, technical, government, non-profit, and publishing sectors. http://tc.eserver.org/22253.html http://tc.eserver.org/22253.html SIG-IA is guided by an ethic of inclusion, in which the full range of participants - from those who are self-taught to those with considerable academic training or practical experience - feel comfortable helping one another develop the professional practice of information architecture. http://tc.eserver.org/22243.html http://tc.eserver.org/22243.html The Risk Communication Specialty Group (RCSG) focuses on the communication of risk information between technical and lay audiences and is open to all members of the Society for Risk Analysis. Our membership represents a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives on risk communication. Members' interest areas include the perception of risk, public participation, mass media coverage of risk, trust and credibility, social influence, and evaluation related to risk communication activities. http://tc.eserver.org/22198.html http://tc.eserver.org/22198.html The Irish XML Special Interest Group, is an informal, not-for-profit trade association, whose members subscribe to an electronic forum and attend monthly events on topics surrounding XML. http://tc.eserver.org/22145.html http://tc.eserver.org/22145.html This is a reprint of an article first published in Technical Communication. It explains the strategic planning experience of the Information Design and Development organization in DuPont's External Affairs division. The author describes why they undertook a strategic planning initiative, the process used, the logistics involved in preparing for and carrying out the process, and the results of their work. Their experience can be applied by technical communication work groups seeking to define and communicate their mission and value proposition within their organization. Original publication: Breuninger, Charles L. 1997. “The DuPont Experience: Strategic Planning for Information Design and Development Organizations.” Technical communication 44:394–400. http://tc.eserver.org/22020.html http://tc.eserver.org/22020.html Welcome to the Center for the Study of Group Processes.  We're located in the Sociology Department at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. This site offers access to information about the Center, as well as group processes research, researchers, and events at Iowa and around the country. http://tc.eserver.org/21927.html http://tc.eserver.org/21927.html The Graphic Artists Guild is a national union of illustrators, designers, web creators, production artists, surface designers and other creatives who have come together to pursue common goals, share their experience, raise industry standards, and improve the ability of visual creators to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers. http://tc.eserver.org/21926.html http://tc.eserver.org/21926.html To promote and stimulate interest in the art of illustration, past, present and future, and to give impetus generally toward high ideals in the art by means of exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, social intercourse, and in such other ways as may seem advisable. http://tc.eserver.org/21745.html http://tc.eserver.org/21745.html AIS SIGHCI provides a forum for AIS members to discuss, develop, and promote a range of issues related to the history, reference disciplines, theories, practice, methodologies and techniques, new developments, and applications of the interaction between humans, information, technologies, and tasks, especially in the business, managerial, organizational, and cultural contexts. http://tc.eserver.org/21744.html http://tc.eserver.org/21744.html AIfIA is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to advancing and promoting information architecture. Founded in 2002, AIfIA has over 400 members in 30 countries. http://tc.eserver.org/21526.html http://tc.eserver.org/21526.html The WaSP Dreamweaver Task Force was created in 2001 to accomplish two tasks of vital importance: To work with Macromedia’s engineers to improve the standards compliance and accessibility of web pages produced with Macromedia Dreamweaver, the market-leading professional visual web editor and development tool. Detailed objectives are listed below. This part of the group’s mission was largely fulfilled with the release in May 2002 of Dreamweaver MX, though the Task Force will continue to work with Macromedia as the company fine-tunes subsequent versions of its product. To communicate effectively within the online Dreamweaver community, raising awareness of web standards and helping others discover how their tools can be used to create standards-compliant, accessible sites. This work will continue indefinitely and is a key component of WaSP’s developer education outreach program. http://tc.eserver.org/21454.html http://tc.eserver.org/21454.html TCeurope is the European umbrella organisation for technical documentation, currently representing technical writers and illustrators in seven European countries. http://tc.eserver.org/21455.html http://tc.eserver.org/21455.html Die TECOM Schweiz ist der Fachverband der Autoren, Redaktoren, Illustratoren und weiteren Kommunikationsspezialisten, die sich mit Dokumentation von technischen Einrichtungen, Prozessen und Software beschäftigen. http://tc.eserver.org/20904.html http://tc.eserver.org/20904.html The Intercultural Committee of the Association for Business Communication is a resource for the members of the organization: to promote awareness of intercultural and international differences and similarities; to foster excellence in intercultural business communication research; to honor and celebrate cultural diversity in classrooms, in businesses, and in corporations; and to allow for different culture-driven communication styles. http://tc.eserver.org/20906.html http://tc.eserver.org/20906.html Northwest Science Writers Association (NSWA) is a northwest-US based organization that strives to improve understanding of science and technology by examining issues from a variety of perspectives. We encourage writers of all types (e.g., journalists, novelists, poets, technical writers) and others (e.g., policy makers, educators, business leaders) to participate in discussions to gain insight from one another. http://tc.eserver.org/20812.html http://tc.eserver.org/20812.html The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative is an open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. DCMI's activities include consensus-driven working groups, global workshops, conferences, standards liaison, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices. http://tc.eserver.org/20703.html http://tc.eserver.org/20703.html This site is dedicated to increasing awareness of the benefits derived from the use of 'user-centered' development methods in the creation of advanced technological solutions to complex social and business problems. The primary focus of our editorial content is on screen-based products and services. In the strong belief that knowledge is power and collaboration expands knowledge we have created this site with the hope of building an executive resource for user-centered design information. http://tc.eserver.org/20683.html http://tc.eserver.org/20683.html The latest on the STC Transformation blog mentions that of the thousands of STC members, only 1% are contributing their views to the blog. So, they wonder, what do the other 99% have to say? One commentor thinks that this 99% are silent because they're happy with their memberships. I think this group has probably just forgotten they're members. http://tc.eserver.org/20685.html http://tc.eserver.org/20685.html STC must change, and the Board has ideas on what STC should look like. But is it fair to simply foist our ideas on members? Why would we do that? http://tc.eserver.org/20687.html http://tc.eserver.org/20687.html The Society for News Design (formerly the Society of Newspaper Design) is an international professional organization with more than 2,600 members in the United States, Canada and more than 50 other countries, divided into the 19 regions shown below. http://tc.eserver.org/20660.html http://tc.eserver.org/20660.html AWARE stands for Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education, and its mission is to serve as a central resource for web authors for learning about web accessibility. http://tc.eserver.org/20056.html http://tc.eserver.org/20056.html There are two million people with sight problems in the UK - can they use your website? http://tc.eserver.org/20051.html http://tc.eserver.org/20051.html The Adaptive Technology Resource Centre advances information technology that is accessible to all; through research, development, education, proactive design consultation and direct service. http://tc.eserver.org/20041.html http://tc.eserver.org/20041.html AIfIA in het Nederlands is de sectie van de AIfIA website waar we vertalingen van belangrijke teksten over informatie-architectuur (IA) in het Nederlands publiceren. We plaatsen ook nieuws over en hyperlinks naar informatie over IA in het Nederlandse taalgebied. Wij bieden gelegenheid tot interactie in de Nederlandse taal via commentaren op nieuwsberichten en een e-mail rondzendlijst. http://tc.eserver.org/19763.html http://tc.eserver.org/19763.html The RoboHelp Community is a recognized leader in online support for technical writers and help authors. The RoboHelp Community includes the RoboHelp Knowledge Base, Community Help Author Forums, downloads, and other resources. http://tc.eserver.org/19733.html http://tc.eserver.org/19733.html ICDRI’s mission is to collect a global knowledge base of quality disability resources and best practices and to provide education, outreach and training based on these core resources. http://tc.eserver.org/19594.html http://tc.eserver.org/19594.html A listing of over 175 technical communication organizations and associations. http://tc.eserver.org/19467.html http://tc.eserver.org/19467.html Idea Watch is for the technical writer or other professional who, through ideas and intellectual debate, wants to revolutionize the products they create, the organizations they are in, the topics they write about, and the lives they lead. http://tc.eserver.org/19173.html http://tc.eserver.org/19173.html The Information Design Association (IDA) was founded in the UK in 1991, to bring together practitioners, users and anyone else with an interest in information design. http://tc.eserver.org/18807.html http://tc.eserver.org/18807.html The online discussion group for WebWorks Publisher users. This eGroup is an extension of wwpusers.com. Though this service primarily serves as a community listserv, there are also other tools available for you to use. http://tc.eserver.org/18660.html http://tc.eserver.org/18660.html The Marketing Communication Special Interest Group is a resource designed to help its members network, exchange information, and receive education on marketing and public relations writing for technical products. Members are marketing and public relations writers, editors, specialists, managers, and consultants, as well as technical communicators interested in marketing communication. http://tc.eserver.org/18638.html http://tc.eserver.org/18638.html The Open eBook Forum (OeBF) is the leading international trade and standards organization for the electronic publishing industry. Our members consist of hardware and software companies publishers, accessibility advocates, authors, users of electronic books, and related organizations whose common goals are to establish specifications and standards and to advance the competitiveness of the electronic publishing industry. The Forum's work will foster the development of applications and products that will benefit creators of content, makers of reading systems and consumers. http://tc.eserver.org/18601.html http://tc.eserver.org/18601.html The Universal Design Research Project is a three year study funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. This project was designed to gain an understanding of why and how companies adopt universal design, and what factors are the most important in making this decision. In addition, factors which discourage or impede the adoption and successful practice of universal design are also being identified. A second objective is to determine what those outside of companies can do to support universal design within the companies. http://tc.eserver.org/18503.html http://tc.eserver.org/18503.html The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) has the primary aim of developing professional practices in localisation globally. TILP is a non-profit organisation, owned by its members and lead by a Council elected at its Annual General Meeting. http://tc.eserver.org/18431.html http://tc.eserver.org/18431.html The Argus Center for Information Architecture works to define and advance the evolving discipline of information architecture. The Argus Center serves as a focal point for learning about the theory and practice of information architecture. Towards this goal, we: manage a selective collection of links to the most remarkable content, events, and people in our field; produce original articles, white papers, conferences, and seminars that draw from the experience and expertise of the Argus team; conduct research, independently and through partnerships, focused on improving our collective understanding of information architecture. http://tc.eserver.org/18430.html http://tc.eserver.org/18430.html ARST was founded in 1992 with the hope of providing a forum for researchers and teachers in the area of the rhetoric of science and technology. Since then, ARST has hosted day-long conferences in conjunction with the annual meetings of National Communication Association (NCA). In addition, ARST acts as an interest group of NCA to host panels and papers within the conference itself. Originally called the American Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology, in November 2006 members voted unanimously to rename the organization to the Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology in order to better reflect the international nature of its membership and intellectual concerns. http://tc.eserver.org/18429.html http://tc.eserver.org/18429.html The Society for Text and Discourse is an international society of researchers who investigate all aspects of discourse processing and text analysis. The purpose of the Society is to consolidate research in discourse processing and to enhance communication among researchers in different disciplines. http://tc.eserver.org/18435.html http://tc.eserver.org/18435.html Universalusability.org provides the definition and foundation for the topic of universal usability in addition to introducing researchers and practitioners to five perspectives on universal usability. Universal usability involves understanding how users attempt to accomplish tasks using a variety of technologies in different organizational and social contexts. And researchers and practitioners have a wide range of approaches and methods available to apply to this range of user-system interactions. http://tc.eserver.org/18239.html http://tc.eserver.org/18239.html The Online Writing Center Consortium supports collaboration among writing centers and writing-across-the-curriculum programs. Consortium members share ideas, resources, and advice about how best to use the World Wide Web to support writers and teachers. http://tc.eserver.org/15237.html http://tc.eserver.org/15237.html IVLA is a not-for-profit association of educators, artists, and researchers dedicated to the principles of visual literacy. IVLA was formed for the purpose of providing education, instruction and training in modes of visual communication and the application through the concept of visual literacy to individuals, groups, organizations, and to the public in general. Our members represent a wide range of disciplines including the arts, sciences, education, communication, business, videography, photography, instructional technology, health, and computer applications. We hope you will feel free to join us in the lively debates of our field, and we look forward to forming lasting professional and personal friendships. http://tc.eserver.org/15057.html http://tc.eserver.org/15057.html GRApES is a group of applied linguists and rhetoricians in the English Department at ISU who meet regularly to discuss their various research pursuits, looking for areas of mutual interest in terms of methodology and theory. As you will see below, the group is quite diverse in interests and expertise. Our goal is to collaborate on joint research projects. Feel free to contact any of us about our research. http://tc.eserver.org/15044.html http://tc.eserver.org/15044.html Links to the websites of regional chapters of the NASW. http://tc.eserver.org/14892.html http://tc.eserver.org/14892.html FADBEN est une association de spÈcialistes des enseignants documentalistes (loi 1901) des lycÈes et collËges. http://tc.eserver.org/14834.html http://tc.eserver.org/14834.html The overall aim of Terminologicentrum TNC is to meet all kinds of terminological needs of users of languages for special purposes.