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The Australian Society
for Technical Communication

2025 Annual Conference Update

 

This year's ASTC Conference is scheduled for October 16 and 17 at the PARKROYAL Parramatta, so mark the dates in your calendar now!

 

This is our showcase event each year. It's the ideal opportunity for Technical Communicators from across Australia to meet, network, exchange ideas, and participate in two days of fantastic presentations.

 

Earlybird pricing for the Conference runs until September 5, so book your spot at the Conference now!

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Connect with your profession.


Learn from your peers.

See our updated presenter and session details, as well as pricing and booking options on the 2025 Conference home page. Check back often for the latest information and watch out for email and social media updates in the coming weeks.

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If you want more information (perhaps you'd like to provide a level of sponsorship at this year's Conference?) or want to provide us with feedback, send us an email at conference@astc.org.au.

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ISTC Communicator

 

The Summer 2025 (Northern hemisphere) issue of the Communicator, the quarterly publication of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) in the UK is now available. This issue includes some wonderful articles about:

  • Adapting to change

  • Continuous professional development or CPD

  • Free training and development opportunities on the web

  • Choosing a chatbot for documentation development.

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Also in this issue are some articles about Linda Robins. Linda was the past President of the ISTC and sadly passed away in January this year. Of course, Linda played a huge role in the ISTC, but she was also one of the main people to involve the ASTC and TechCommNZ into the Communicator and IJTC projects. We only knew Linda for a brief time, but we're saddened by her passing.

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ASTC members can access this and all other issues at ISTC Communicator.​

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June Members Meeting

 

Grant, the current President of the ASTC, presented about some of the new Canva product features presented at this year's (April 2025) Canva Create. Grant demonstrated a small fraction of these new features, including:

  •     Docs

  •     Sheets

  •     Charts

  •     Multi design

  •     Photo editor

  •     AI voice.

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You can watch the meeting in full from the Members Only pages of our website.

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International Journal of Technical Communication

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The International Journal of Technical Communication (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. Access to the IJTC is just one of the benefits of ASTC membership.

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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.

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Can you contribute content?

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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.

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Can you advertise on the IJTC website?

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For information about advertising options, contact the IJTC editor.

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Don't want access to the IJTC?

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If you don't want to access the IJTC, email us at info@astc.org.au and we'll unsubscribe you.

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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.

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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.

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