The chapter web and newsletter links on this page were originally compiled by Tom Barnett, STC Fellow, Phonenix Chapter and are posted with details about the newsletters on http://stc-annex.com/Newsletters/NLsOfSTC.htm. The links were updated and information about Chapter SIGs was added for posting here in 2005. Tom Barnett’s page was updated in February 2007.
STC provides a Chapter Search with contact information at http://www.stc.org/chapter_search.asp. The STC website also lists all Society level SIGs with links to contact information at http://www.stc.org/sig_links.asp.
There is also an update to date list of chapters and SIGs with links to sites and newsletters on the STC Wiki: http://stc-on.org/wiki/STC_Community_Data.
This introduction was updated April 15, 2007. The listing below was updated May 10, 2005.
STC SIGs online
STC chapters outside the US online
Chapters outside the US | Location | Newsletter | Local SIGs |
Australia | Sydney, Australia | ||
TransAlpine (Austria) | Vienna, Austria | The TransAlpiner | Local Interest Groups |
Belgium | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
CANADA | |||
Alberta | Calgary, Alberta | Superscript | |
Canada West Coast | Vancouver, B.C. | Coastlines | Contractors Group Valley Tech Writer’s Group (a regional group) |
Eastern Ontario | Ottawa, Ontario | Stimulus | |
London Ontario (ST) | London, Ontario | ||
Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Manuscript | |
Montreal | Montreal, Quebec | Connections | |
Southwestern Ontario | Waterloo, Ontario | The Quill | http://www.stc-soc.org/sigs.php Consulting and Independent Contracting Management Online Information |
Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | communication TIMES | STC Toronto Online STC Toronto Contractors STC Toronto Single Sourcing |
EUROPE through UK | |||
STC Europe | |||
France | Paris | L’Antenne (registration required) | |
India | Mumbai/Bangalore, India | Indus | |
Israel | Israel | i-Contact | |
Netherlands | Randstad | News | |
Tokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo Crosspoint | |
New Zealand | Auckland | Chatterbox | |
Singapore | Singapore | ||
Nordic (Sweden) | Stockholm | ||
Republic of China | Taipei | Circuit | |
United Kingdom | London | Forward | Local Interest Groups |
STC chapters in the US online
Chapters in the US | City, State | Newsletter | Local SIGs |
Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | Technically Speaking | |
Huntsville/ North Alabama | Huntsville, AL | Pen & Brush | |
Alaska | Anchorage, AK | What’s New | |
Arizona State (ST) | Mesa, AZ | ||
Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | Rough Draft | Fun SIG FrameMaker User Network Adobe Acrobat SIG |
Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | The Border Line | |
Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | Technically Speaking | |
Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Ragged Left | |
Cal Poly (ST) | San Luis Obispo, CA | ||
East Bay | Oakland, CA | Devil Mountain News | |
Inland Empire | Riverside, CA | Ruff Draft | |
Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Technograph | |
NorthBay | Santa Rosa, CA | northbay news | |
Orange County | Anaheim, CA | TechniScribe | |
Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | The Capital Letter | |
San Diego | San Diego, CA | Signature | |
San Fernando Valley | San Fernando Valley, CA | Viewpoint | |
San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Active Voice | |
San Gabriel Valley | Pasadena, CA | Quill & Disk archive | |
San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | ||
Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | The Shell | |
Sierra-Panamint | Ridgecrest, CA | the Petroglyph | |
Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | Connection | General Information Consulting and Independent Contracting Job Hunting MedWriters Networking Publications Management Technical/API Tools WritingThe following are not active: Internationalization and Localization Peninsula Contracting Online and Interactive Information Windows Help Writing and Editing Usability Student Quality |
Rocky Mountain | Denver, CO | Technicalities | Consulting and Independent Contractors Information Design and Usability (both active in past years) |
Southern Colorado | Colorado Springs, CO | http://www.stc-soco.org/sigs.htm Single Sourcing Multimedia/Visual Information | |
Central Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Imprints | |
Washington, DC | Washington, DC | Capital Letter | http://www.stcwdc.org/sigs.shtml Consulting and Independent Contracting Usability |
First Coast | Jacksonville, FL | Newsletter | |
Orlando | Orlando, FL | Memo to Members | |
Palm Beaches | Boca Raton, FL | The Wave | |
Space Tech | Melbourne, FL | TechLines | |
Suncoast | Tampa Bay, FL | WriteUp | |
Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | CommLink | http://www.stcatlanta.org/sigs.htm FrameMaker Management New Writers Online Usability Writing and Editing |
Mercer U. (ST) | Macon, GA | Connections | |
Aloha | Honolulu, HI | Pacific Communicator | SIGs are being formed. |
Snake River | Boise, ID | The Sidebar | |
Central Illinois | Urbana, IL | ||
Chicago | Chicago, IL | byline (requires registration) | Independent Consulting Global Communication |
Illinois Heartland | Bloomington/ Normal, IL | Heartline | |
Quad Cities | Moline, IL | The Bridge | |
Rock Valley | Rockford, IL | Tech COMMonalities | |
Hoosier | Indianapolis, IN | Interface | |
Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | Perspectives | |
Eastern Iowa | Cedar Rapids, IA | Lines | |
Iowa St. U. (ST) | Ames, IA | Documentia | |
Air Capital/ Wichita | Wichita, KA | Air Capital Journal | |
Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Techniques | |
Louisiana Gulf Coast Satellite | Louisiana (host: Houston, TX) | ||
Metro Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Chesapeake bayline | |
Boston | Boston, MA | Broadside Archives | http://www.stc-boston.org/sigs/sigs.shtml Consulting and Independent Contracting International Online Information AccessAbility Technical Editing Idea Watch |
Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | Tech Comments | |
St. Joseph Valley | Benton Harbor, MI | The Watermark | |
West Michigan Shores | Grand Rapids, MI | Shorelines | |
Minn. St. U., Mankato (ST) | Mankato, MN | Techniques | |
Twin Cities | Mpls./St. Paul, MN | TechTalk | http://www.stctc.org/sigs/international.htm http://www.stctc.org/sigs/idl.htm http://www.stctc.org/sigs/medwriters.htm http://www.stctc.org/sigs/usability.htm |
Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | Heartland Tech News | |
Missouri Western St. U. (ST) | St. Joseph, MO | The Network | |
S.W. Missouri St. U. (ST) | Springfield, MO | The Buzz Word | |
St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | Archetype News archive | |
Montana | Butte, MT | Cyber Lines | |
Heartland | Omaha, NE | Plain Talk | |
Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | The Silver Scribe | |
Northern New England | Nashua, NH | Nor’Easter | |
New Jersey | Plainsboro, NJ | The Information Turnpike | |
New Jersey Institute of Technology (ST) | Newark, NJ | ||
New Mexico Kachina | Albuquerque, NM | Tecolote | |
New Mexico Tech. (ST) | Socorro, NM | Technikos | |
Central New York | Syracuse, NY | Print Queue | |
Long Island | Melville, NY | ||
Tech Valley | Albany, NY | Mohawk Monitor | |
New York Metro | New York, NY | MetroVoice | |
Niagara Frontier | Buffalo, NY | HyperChat | |
Rochester | Rochester, NY | Proof Sheet | |
RPI/Jay R. Gould (ST) | Troy, NY | ||
Carolina | Raleigh, NC | Carolina Communiqué | STC Carolina Management SIG STC Carolina Technical Editing SIG STC Carolina Online Communication SIG STC Carolina Consulting and Independent Contracting (CIC) SIG North Carolina FrameMaker User’s Network (NC-FUN) SIG STC Career Quest SIG |
East Carolina U. (ST) | Greenville, NC | ||
Metrolina | Charlotte, NC | The Front Page | |
U. North Carolina (ST) | Charlotte, NC | ||
North Carolina St. (ST) | Raleigh, NC | Technically Speaking | |
Piedmont (Triad) | Winston-Salem, NC | The Piedmont Press | |
Bowling Green St. (ST) | Bowling Green, OH | TBA | |
Cedarville U. (ST) | Cedarville, OH | Communicator | |
Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | Techniquill | |
Miami U. (ST) | Oxford, OH | ||
Northeast Ohio | Cleveland, OH | Lines and Letters | Consulting and Independent Contracting |
Southwestern Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | Between the Lines | http://www.stc-swo.org/special-interest-groups-sigs/ Consultants and Independent Contractors Creative Writing Education & Research and Management (combined) Emerging Technologies and Online Information (combined) Illustrators & Visual Designers and Marketing Communications (combined) Information Design and Indexing (combined) Instructional Design & Learning International Technical Communication and Scientific Communication and Environment, Safety, Health (combined) Lone Writer and Usability (combined) Policies & Procedures and Quality (combined) Technical Editing and Single Sourcing (combined) |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | Dialog | |
Oklahoma St. U. (ST) | Stillwater, OK | The Spur | |
Mid-Valley | Corvallis, OR | ||
Oregon Institute of Technology (ST) | Klamath Falls, OR | ||
Rose City (ST) | Portland, OR | ||
Willamette Valley | Portland, OR | Willamette Galley | Consulting and Independent Contracting |
Central Pennsylvania | Jamestown/State College, PA | Center View | |
Philadelphia Metro | Philadelphia, PA | News & Views | Montco Support Group (Montgomery County Technical Writers) Technical Writers Support Group |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Blue Pencil | Consulting and Independent Contracting |
Susquehanna Valley | Harrisburg, PA | http://www.stc-svc.org/sig.htm FrameMaker Content Management | |
South Carolina Foothills | Greenville, SC | Carolina FootNotes | |
South Carolina Lowcountry | Charleston, SC | Tech Talk | |
South Carolina Midlands | Aiken, SC | VERBATIM | |
Dakota St. U. (ST) | Madison, SD | ||
Austin Peay St. U. (ST) | Clarksville, TN | ||
East Tennessee | Oak Ridge, TN | transcript | |
Mid-South | Memphis, TN | Newsbrief | |
Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Communiqué | |
Tennessee Tech. (ST) | Cookville, TN | ||
Alamo | San Antonio, TX | Tech Line | |
Austin | Austin, TX | Austin Communicator | |
Houston | Houston, TX | Dateline Houston | http://www.stc-houston.org/sigs.html Consultants and Independent Contractors Online Documentation |
Lone Star | Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX | Technically Write | Consulting and Independent Contracting Information Design Instruction Design Multimedia Newcomers SIG Online Information |
College Station (ST) | College Station, TX | ||
Texas Tech. U. (ST) | Lubbock, TX | Plainly Stated | |
Brigham Young U. (ST) | Provo, UT | ||
Intermountain | Salt Lake City, UT | Intermountain Update | |
Utah St. U. (ST) | Logan, UT | ||
Vermont | Burlington, VT | The Communicator | |
James Madison U. (ST) | Harrisonburg, VA | ||
James River | Richmond, VA | The Watershed | |
Inland Northwest | Spokane, WA | Passages | |
Puget Sound | Seattle, WA | SoundOff | http://www.stc-psc.org/stc-psc.org-asp//sigs.asp Idea Watch |
U. of Washington (ST) | Seattle, WA | ||
Four Lakes | Madison, WI | 4 Lakes Technicalities | |
U. of WI, Stout (ST) | Menomonie, WI | ||
Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | Lakeshore Connection |