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The Australian Society for Technical Communication (Victoria) is a non-profit organisation for professionals involved in the communication of technical information.
The organisation was formed to provide members with professional development opportunities, and to increase public awareness of the profession.
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Coming Up!
Next member’s meeting – Professional Indemnity Insurance
Date: Thursday 4th July 2013
Our guest speaker is Ingrid Carli, an insurance broker with
SGI Insurance Agency Pty Ltd. Ingrid will talk about professional indemnity
insurance, such as why, as technical authors and small business operators, we
may need it. She’ll discuss what it covers, what it doesn’t, and pros and
cons about insurance. She will also speak about business insurance in
general, particularly insurance that is applicable to technical authors.
Ingrid is a director and manager at SGI Insurance Agency, where she’s been for the past 13 years. Her experience extends to both insurance companies and insurance broking, with 26 years’ experience in the industry.
Cost
ASTC (Vic.) members – free
Others – $5
Entry
Doors Open: 5.30 pm (Please arrive on time, as you will not be able to enter after 6:00 pm due to the building’s security)
Start Time: 5.45 pm
AGM
The AGM was held on 2nd May. Full details can be found here.
Workshop - Project management for writers
This will be a one-day workshop, to be held on Saturday 20th July. If you have designed and written a complex document from start to finish you will have used some project management principles, whether you realise it or not. Standard project management methodologies can be adapted to small, medium or large writing projects, and this course will take you through the process of managing anything from a single, complex document to a large writing project and everything in between. This workshop will be hands-on as Pen and Sue take you through:
- the history of project management
- project management methodologies
- adapting a project management methodology for writers
Click here for a flyer with details. If you are interested in attending or have any questions, please email Sue at president@astcvic.org.au.
Cost
ASTC (Vic.) members – free
Others – $5
Entry
Doors Open: 5.30 pm (Please arrive on time, as you will not be able to enter after 6:00 pm due to the building’s security)
Start Time: 5.45 pm
New! We've moved!
With the new year, we have a new meeting venue. Our technical meetings will now be held at:
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Level 5 (just behind the PWC Building) |