The Australian Society
for Technical Communication
Welcome
The Australian Society for Technical Communication (ASTC) promotes and supports people who design, write and edit technical and business information. Technical communicators work with text, images, sound and video.
International Journal of Technical Communication is LIVE!
​
Our new online digital publication platform, the International Journal of Technical Communication (IJTC) is now live and available for you to sign in!
The IJTC is a collaborative effort between the ASTC, the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) in the UK, and the Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand (TechCommNZ). The site includes articles, book reviews, videos, and other content of interest to technical communicators. Content will continue to expand as we add new articles and posts.
​
To access the IJTC, go to https://www.ijtc.net/, and click Sign in. Use your ASTC account email address and a link will be sent your email address. Click on the link and you're in. No password required!
If you have any problems, email us at info@astc.org.au, give us as much information about the problem, and we'll try to sort it out.
​
Can you contribute content?
​
Yes, we'd love for you to contribute to the IJTC! For contributor guidelines and instructions, see Guidelines for Contributors. For more information, contact the IJTC editor.
​
Can you advertise on the IJTC website?
​
For information about advertising options, contact the IJTC editor.
​
Don't want access to the IJTC?
​
If you don't want to access the IJTC, email us at info@astc.org.au and we'll unsubscribe you.
2024 ASTC Conference
​
We're thrilled to announce we've finalised the presenter list for the 2024 ASTC Conference, October 24-25 in Melbourne at the Savoy Hotel on Little Collins. Go to www.astc.org.au/2024-presenters to see and read about our fabulous presenters.
Early bird pricing for the Conference closes on September 13, so don't delay! Thanks to all you early birds who've already registered.
All pricing and booking information is on our 2024 Conference home page. You can book directly through our TryBooking site at www.trybooking.com/CRZJY.
If you have any questions about the Conference, email us at conference@astc.org.au.
See you there!​
​
Members Meeting
We're still planning out next Members Meeting. Watch this space!
​
July Members Meeting
​
At our July 30 meeting, Grant Noble presented the Canva "Magic" Suite.
​
Grant explored Canva's Magic suite of artificial intelligence (AI) features, including:
-
Magic Write: Generate a presentation's first draft and refine it using your brand voice.
-
Magic Studio: Edit photos to remove backgrounds, erase unwanted elements, grab elements, grab text, and expand your photos.
-
Magic Media: Generate designs and videos from text.
You can catch up by watching the video (approximately 55 minutes) from the Members Only pages of our website.
​
ASTC latest news and upcoming events
Courses
Information Mapping®
Master successful policies and procedures and become a certified Information Mapping® Professional™ with this virtual training course.
News
Australian Style Guide
From the Plain English Foundation, the ASG reflects Australian writing practice for both print and digital environments. It has an easy-to-use interface. And it’s free.
Job Opportunities
Subscribe
As a member, you can receive our Job Opportunity email.
We publish details of jobs and send the details to members.
NETWORKING
The ASTC promotes networking in many ways although these have changed since the advent of COVID-19. Our annual conference is the main networking event, but we also have formal and informal meet-ups conducted via Zoom. Technical communicators often work alone, or maybe in a small team. Our networking allows for support and sharing of information and ideas, and to meet other people in similar roles. Check out our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
EDUCATION
The ASTC supports professional development through education and learning to keep up with changes in the way we work and the tools we use.
We are always looking for new opportunities for members and non-members to update or advance our knowledge and skills.
Training delivery has changed dramatically and now allows access to content both locally and globally.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
ASTC members can elect to receive our Job Opportunity emails. We publish details of jobs we hear about. If you are thinking of making a change, constantly looking for new challenges or just curious about what’s out there, why not subscribe? It’s free to our members, and to employers and agents alike.
If you hear of a technical writer job going, let us know via our contact us page and we’ll advertise it.
​
PARTNERSHIPS
We have agreements with related associations in Australasia and other regions around the world.
Through this we open career doors for our members and provide resources and services at member rates.