News from tekom Europe
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06/06/18
European Academic Colloquium 2018 21st Century Skills for Technical Communication
The sixth European Academic Colloquium (EAC) took place on April 26-27 at the University of Limerick in Ireland. For the third time, the Colloquium was integrated into the Erasmus+ project TecCOMFrame. On the first day of the event, about 50 scholars and practitioners came together to discuss this year’s topic, 21st century skills for technical communication. During several presentation slots, professionals from the industry and academia presented their research projects.
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04/06/18
New developments in practice and research
A “Technical Communication Day” will be organised at the University of Twente in the Netherlands on the 4th of July. This event provides an opportunity to:
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15/05/18
Documenting comprehensibly – professionals’ skill!
More than 50 people gathered at the WIFI Tirol in Innsbruck (Austria) to learn about strategies that help creating comprehensible texts. Three experienced speakers – experts coming from different fields – provided new insights, answered questions and discussed interesting topics the whole day.
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24/04/18
How Can I Make My Information More Intelligent Today?
To answer this question, professionals in technical communication met last week on April 11-12 at the COMTecnica conference in Bologna, Italy. In two days, participants received insights on how to improve their content by gaining professional tips and networking with experts and like-minded people.
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15/04/18
WANTED: Technical Articles for the tekom Europe Year Book 2018
Technical writing is your job, but do you also like writing about technical communication? Then this is your chance to get your ideas, insights, studies, and work in the field of technical communication published.
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13/03/18
How the New "International Europe Advisory Board for Professional Development and Training" Started Its Work
The German Advisory Board for Education and Training is a very important institution for the profession of technical communicator in Germany. In order to create a similar working group on a European Level, the Executive Board of tekom Europe decided last year to found the tekom International Europe Advisory Board for Professional Development and Training.
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09/03/18
How Can We Establish Suitable Educational Programs for Technical Communication in Denmark?
As part of the ERASMUS+ project TecCOMFrame, funded by the EU, tekom Denmark in cooperation with Aarhus University, School of Communication and Culture, are organizing a workshop event for practitioners, teachers and students on competences that are relevant for the modern tasks of technical communicators.