Arizona Technical Communication Week 2006
International Technical Communication Month is in May. 

Celebrating What We Do

Arizona's celebration of technical communication 
turns TWENTY-ONE!

By Tom Barnett, 
Tech Comm Week Manager

Each year we recognize and celebrate the important contributions made by technical communicators and information designers to the understanding and usability of technology. That celebration is embodied in Technical Communication Week.

The governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano, has honored us again and proclaimed the week of October 15 through 21 as Technical Communication Week.

The governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano, has honored us again and proclaimed that this recognition and celebration will occur during the week of October 15 through 21. 

Tech Comm Week is a special time of year in which STC members and others not only celebrate the value of technical communications, but also raise the awareness of our profession, our professionalism, and the ethics and creativity we bring to our work.

Technical communicators in the early eighties had the inspiration to create Arizona’s first celebration of our great endeavor. Today over a dozen other states celebrate the work we do. The twentieth annual celebration is once again sponsored by the STC Phoenix Chapter.

Companies celebrate Technical Communication Week in different ways. Some have a special luncheon. Some put up signs. For many companies, the event allows recognition for a profession that often does not receive the attention it deserves.

Do something in your company to celebrate our field and the good you do in the world. A copy of the governor’s proclamation (PNG version, 1.6 MB) and a list of tips for celebrating Tech Comm Week is available from our Web site.

2006 Proclamation

• WHEREAS, recognition is given to the importance of having a bridge between those who create technology and those who use it; and
    
• WHEREAS, recognition is given to the creative work of information designers and technical communicators who build those bridges of under- standing and usability; and 
    
• WHEREAS, recognition is given to the standards of professional excellence and ethical behavior exhibited by these individuals; 
    
• NOW, THEREFORE, I, Janet Napolitano, the Governor of the State of Arizona, do hereby proclaim October 15 through 21, 2006 as 
     

Technical Communication Week 

Last Date Updated: 10/11/2006
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