Title :
Towards a more international union: experience of establishing professional organizations for technical communicators in Europe and the Middle East
Author_Institution :
Dept. of English, Bentley Coll., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
The article explores the challenges of establishing a chapter of a US based professional organization for technical communicators in an area outside of the United States. These challenges include: (1) registration of the profession; (2) registration of the organization; (3) delayed mail; (4) increased membership costs; (5) dollar-focused finances; (6) English-oriented activities; (7) limited support systems for technical communicators; (8) competition from other societies; and (9) US-centrism
Keywords :
certification; costing; professional communication; societies; English-oriented activities; Europe; Middle East; US based professional organization; US-centrism; United States; competition; delayed mail; dollar-focused finances; international union; membership costs; registration; societies; support systems; technical communicators; Chapters; Costs; Delay; Educational institutions; Europe; Government; Meeting planning; North America; Postal services; Professional communication;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1999. IPCC 99. Communication Jazz: Improvising the New International Communication Culture. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5709-4
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1999.799116
