About us

The Australia Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) was formed in 2001, with the goal of providing Australian STC members with an opportunity to initiate and become involved in local activities and to discuss local issues.

Operations

As an international STC chapter, we operate with a large degree of autonomy while upholding the constitution and by-laws of the STC. Our managing committee is made up entirely of volunteers committed to promoting the technical communication profession in Australia.

Where does the money go

A proportion of your STC membership fees are returned for use in Australia for the benefit of our technical communication community. Our Chapter's major objective is to use this money for the promotion of the profession of technical communication within Australia.

Additional information can be obtained by viewing the details of the chapter mission statement and constitution.

Purposes of the Australia Chapter

(taken from the Chapter's Constitution)

The purposes for which the Chapter was formed are:

1. to provide a forum where Australian technical communicators can discuss their work
2. to adopt strategies that support active participation by members, irrespective of their location throughout Australia
3. to promote industry and public awareness about technical communications and technical communicators within Australia
4. to provide services for Australian technical communicators in the form of meetings, publications, seminars and conferences
5. to assist in establishing and maintaining high standards of technical communication
6. to engage in research, education, and publishing activities designed to advance the theory and practice of technical communication
7. to guide and inform students and to aid educational institutions in the establishment of curricula for training in technical communication
8. to operate within the rules and guidelines established by the Society of Technical Communicators (Inc)
9. to establish and maintain liaison with other organisations in all matters affecting technical communicators as a group
10. to do everything necessary and proper in connection with or incidental to the above purposes

Legal Information

ABN: 42 066 818 965
Trading name: Society for Technical Communication Australia Chapter
Legal name: Society for Technical Communication (Australia Chapter) Incorporated
Legal status: Incorporated Association