Organizations, Education
Links for technical writers and others who create technical documentation and software documentation: professional organizations and education
On this page:
Organizations with a distinct focus on technical communication (in alphabetical order)
Related organizations (in alphabetical order)
ASTC Australian Society for Technical Communication. ATTW Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. ISTC Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (UK). JTCA Japan Technical Communicators Association. STC Society for Technical Communication. TechCommNZ The Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand. Tech Writers Without Borders Global community of technical communicators helping non-profit organizations to improve the quality and effectiveness of their instructional materials. https://techwriterswithoutborders.org tekom German professional association for technical communication and information development and European Association for Technical Communication – tekom Europe e.V. https://www.technical-communication.org TWIN Technical Writers of India. Other Organizations in other countries (web sites in local languages): ▪Finland: https://www.stvy.fi ▪France: http://www.conseil-des-redacteurs-techniques.fr ▪Italy: https://www.comtec-italia.org ▪Sweden: http://www.teknikinformatoren.se ▪Switzerland: http://www.tecom.ch |
ACES American Copy Editors Society. ACL Association for Computational Linguistics. ACM SIGCHI Association for Computing Machinery, special interest group on computer human interaction. ACM SIGDOC Association for Computing Machinery, special interest group on design of communication. AIGA Professional association for design. aiip Association of independent information professionals. AMWA American Medical Writers Association. ANZSI Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers. asis&t American Society for Information Science and Technology. asja American Society of Journalists and Authors. ASP Association of Support Professionals. ASTD American Society for Training and Development. ATA American Translators Association. Chartered Institute of Linguists Has four divisions representing members from the professional backgrounds of translating, education, interpreting, and business. EFA Editorial Freelancers Association. eLearning Guild Community for e-Learning Professionals. https://www.elearningguild.com ELIA European Language Industry Association. GALA Globalization and Localization Association. HFES Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. IABC International Association of Business Communicators. IA Institute Information Architecture Institute. IDA Information Design Association in the UK. http://www.informationdesignassociation.org.uk IEEE PCS Professional Communication Society. IIID International Institute for Information Design. Indexing.ca Indexing Society of Canada; Société canadienne d’indexation. Interaction, the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Group British HCI group, a specialist group of the British Computer Society. https://www.bcs.org/membership/member-communities/interaction-specialist-group JAT Japanese Association of Translators. ISPI International Society for Performance Improvement. ITI Institute of Translation and Interpreting. ITIA Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association. https://www.translatorsassociation.ie IxDA Interaction Design Association. OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards. PACT Professional Association for Computer Training. PLAIN Plain Language Association International. https://plainlanguagenetwork.org SfEP Society for Editors and Proofreaders. Society of Indexers British and Irish professional body for indexing. UXPA User Experience Professionals Association. Xplor International Association of users and suppliers of products and services that create, modify and deliver customized information. |
If you are looking for a colleges, universities, or schools that provide programs in technical communication, the following databases can help: STC Academic Database This database of the Society for Technical Communication lists academic institutions mainly in the U.S. and Canada, but also some in Australia and New Zealand. https://www.stc.org/wiki/academic-database/ Information provided by tekom tekom provides a number of comprehensive surveys of academic institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. https://www.tekom.de/technische-kommunikation-das-berufsfeld/aus-und-weiterbildung/studienangebote https://www.tekom.de/technische-kommunikation-das-berufsfeld/aus-und-weiterbildung |
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