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Teknisen viestinnän palkkakysely / Salary survey

----Shortly in English----

The Finnish Technical Communications Society along with Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt YTN ry is conducting a salary survey for people working in technical communications. It is open to all so please forward to colleagues who might not be members of either FTCS or YTN.

Unfortunately the survey is only available in Finnish. Please let us know if you need help understanding anything.

----Full message in Finnish---

Hyvä vastaanottaja,

Tämä kysely on lähetetty kaikille Suomen Teknisen Viestinnän Yhdistys ry:n jäsenille sekä Akavan yksityissektorin neuvottelujärjestön Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt YTN ry:n jäsenliittojen teknisen viestinnän tehtävissä työskenteleville jäsenille. Kyselyn tarkoituksena on kartoittaa teknisen viestinnän tehtävissä toimivien jäsenten palkkausta ja työsuhteen ehtoja.

Kyselyyn vastataan anonyyminä ja tuloksia hyödynnetään STVY ry:n ja YTN ry:n edunvalvonnassa ja jäsenpalveluissa. Tulokset julkistetaan syksyn aikana mm. STVY:n syysseminaarissa sekä YTN käännösalan extra-tiedotteessa.

Pääset vastaamaan kyselyyn alla olevan linkin kautta. Vastausaikaa on 9.9.2010 asti.

http://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?sid=524756&chk=6CW9YFAB

New blog: Social media - where's the beef?

Check out our latest blog:

http://www.stvy.fi/blog

Fall Seminar 2010 Call for Papers

Documentation and Multimodality

The Finnish Technical Communications Society is arranging a two-day seminar in Tampere on 4-5 October 2010. This year the seminar theme is Documentation and Multimodality . The aim is to discuss ways in which different modes – text, image, sound and movement – are combined in various technical communication information products targeted at different user groups.

Call for Contributors

Negotiating International and Cross-Cultural Technical Communication: Stories of Technical Communicators

Summary

We request story proposals of 300 words for an upcoming collectionNegotiating International and Cross-Cultural Technical Communication: Stories of Technical Communicators. This collection is designed for technical communicators to tell their stories working in international and cross-cultural contexts, working for/with clients/colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds, or writing/designing for audience from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Helsinki local event June 16, 2010

Developer documentation

Developer documentation is a fascinating field for technical communicators. Though some of the challenges are the same as in any area of our field, developer documentation also has some special quirks of its own. Join us to hear more from Nick Hill, who has worked in this area for several years.

In addition, we’ll hold the spring general meeting of the society and Helsinki’s FTCS summer party. Take the time for some professional development and good old-fashioned camaraderie – you deserve it! An Akateeminen kirjakauppa gift certificate will be raffled among the non-STVY board attendees of the spring meeting.

Kutsu STVY:n kevätkokoukseen

Paikka: Helsinki, Kaivopihan Ullakkosauna
Kaivokatu 10A

Aika: Keskiviikko 16.6.2010, 17.30-18:00 (Helsinki paikallistapahtuman ja kesäjuhlan yhteydessä)

Kuka: Kaikki STVY jäsenet ovat tervetulleita! Arvotaan kaikkien osallistujien (paitsi hallituksen jäsenet) kesken 20€ lahjakortti Akateemiseen kirjakauppaan.

Esityslista:

1. Kokouksen avaus

2. Valitaan kokouksen puheenjohtaja, sihteeri, kaksi pöytäkirjantarkastajaa ja tarvittaessa kaksi ääntenlaskijaa

3. Todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus

4. Hyväksytään kokouksen esityslista

5. Esitetään tilinpäätös, toimintakertomus 2009, ja tilintarkastajien lausunto

6. Päätetään tilinpäätöksen vahvistamisesta ja vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä hallitukselle ja muille vastuuvelvollisille

7. Käsitellään muut kokouskutsussa mainitut asiat.

Tampere local event a success!

12 FTCS members gathered on Monday, May 3 to hear 3 researchers in our field (also FTCS members) tell us about their ongoing projects:

Tytti Suojanen: A historical look at how the end user has been addressed and taken into account in Finnish technical communications

Laura Katajisto: A future look at how these 3 things might affect technical communications: social media, virtual worlds and ubiquitous (= everywhere, all the time) computing

Suvi Isohella:How technical communicators should be qualified for work in today's marketplace in Finland: what competences are needed, which ones should be focused on in technical communications education.

TCeurope is looking for members to join a new working group

The new EU Machinery Directive (MD) came into force at the end of 2009. What are the new requirements for user manuals? How can different manufacturers implement these requirements? How to save time and effort by harmonising practices and creating tools to deal with the requirements of the directive? What about the standards related to the directive?

If you are interested in these issues, you can join TCeurope's Machinery Directive working group. For more information, go to http://www.tceurope.org/index.php/projects.html.

New job ad posted

A job ad for Business Director for Content Services was posted today. Society members can access the ad in Available positions on the right-hand menu list (non-members do not have access to that menu list)


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Main page Technical communication About us Join the society! Paying the membership fee Blog Conferences and training Contact information	FINNISH TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY Welcome to the Finnish Technical Communications Society website! Teknisen viestinnän palkkakysely / Salary survey ----Shortly in English---- The Finnish Technical Communications Society along with Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt YTN ry is conducting a salary survey for people working in technical communications. It is open to all so please forward to colleagues who might not be members of either FTCS or YTN. Unfortunately the survey is only available in Finnish. Please let us know if you need help understanding anything. ----Full message in Finnish--- Hyvä vastaanottaja, Tämä kysely on lähetetty kaikille Suomen Teknisen Viestinnän Yhdistys ry:n jäsenille sekä Akavan yksityissektorin neuvottelujärjestön Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt YTN ry:n jäsenliittojen teknisen viestinnän tehtävissä työskenteleville jäsenille. Kyselyn tarkoituksena on kartoittaa teknisen viestinnän tehtävissä toimivien jäsenten palkkausta ja työsuhteen ehtoja. Kyselyyn vastataan anonyyminä ja tuloksia hyödynnetään STVY ry:n ja YTN ry:n edunvalvonnassa ja jäsenpalveluissa. Tulokset julkistetaan syksyn aikana mm. STVY:n syysseminaarissa sekä YTN käännösalan extra-tiedotteessa. Pääset vastaamaan kyselyyn alla olevan linkin kautta. Vastausaikaa on 9.9.2010 asti. http://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?sid=524756&chk=6CW9YFAB Read more New blog: Social media - where's the beef? Check out our latest blog: http://www.stvy.fi/blog Fall Seminar 2010 Call for Papers Documentation and Multimodality The Finnish Technical Communications Society is arranging a two-day seminar in Tampere on 4-5 October 2010. This year the seminar theme is Documentation and Multimodality . The aim is to discuss ways in which different modes – text, image, sound and movement – are combined in various technical communication information products targeted at different user groups. Read more Call for Contributors Negotiating International and Cross-Cultural Technical Communication: Stories of Technical Communicators Summary We request story proposals of 300 words for an upcoming collectionNegotiating International and Cross-Cultural Technical Communication: Stories of Technical Communicators. This collection is designed for technical communicators to tell their stories working in international and cross-cultural contexts, working for/with clients/colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds, or writing/designing for audience from diverse cultural backgrounds. Read more 1 attachment Helsinki local event June 16, 2010 Developer documentation Developer documentation is a fascinating field for technical communicators. Though some of the challenges are the same as in any area of our field, developer documentation also has some special quirks of its own. Join us to hear more from Nick Hill, who has worked in this area for several years. In addition, we’ll hold the spring general meeting of the society and Helsinki’s FTCS summer party. Take the time for some professional development and good old-fashioned camaraderie – you deserve it! An Akateeminen kirjakauppa gift certificate will be raffled among the non-STVY board attendees of the spring meeting. Read more Kutsu STVY:n kevätkokoukseen Paikka: Helsinki, Kaivopihan Ullakkosauna Kaivokatu 10A Aika: Keskiviikko 16.6.2010, 17.30-18:00 (Helsinki paikallistapahtuman ja kesäjuhlan yhteydessä) Kuka: Kaikki STVY jäsenet ovat tervetulleita! Arvotaan kaikkien osallistujien (paitsi hallituksen jäsenet) kesken 20€ lahjakortti Akateemiseen kirjakauppaan. Esityslista: 1. Kokouksen avaus 2. Valitaan kokouksen puheenjohtaja, sihteeri, kaksi pöytäkirjantarkastajaa ja tarvittaessa kaksi ääntenlaskijaa 3. Todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus 4. Hyväksytään kokouksen esityslista 5. Esitetään tilinpäätös, toimintakertomus 2009, ja tilintarkastajien lausunto 6. Päätetään tilinpäätöksen vahvistamisesta ja vastuuvapauden myöntämisestä hallitukselle ja muille vastuuvelvollisille 7. Käsitellään muut kokouskutsussa mainitut asiat. Tampere local event a success! 12 FTCS members gathered on Monday, May 3 to hear 3 researchers in our field (also FTCS members) tell us about their ongoing projects: Tytti Suojanen: A historical look at how the end user has been addressed and taken into account in Finnish technical communications Laura Katajisto: A future look at how these 3 things might affect technical communications: social media, virtual worlds and ubiquitous (= everywhere, all the time) computing Suvi Isohella:How technical communicators should be qualified for work in today's marketplace in Finland: what competences are needed, which ones should be focused on in technical communications education. Read more TCeurope is looking for members to join a new working group The new EU Machinery Directive (MD) came into force at the end of 2009. What are the new requirements for user manuals? How can different manufacturers implement these requirements? How to save time and effort by harmonising practices and creating tools to deal with the requirements of the directive? What about the standards related to the directive? If you are interested in these issues, you can join TCeurope's Machinery Directive working group. For more information, go to http://www.tceurope.org/index.php/projects.html. New job ad posted A job ad for Business Director for Content Services was posted today. Society members can access the ad in Available positions on the right-hand menu list (non-members do not have access to that menu list) 1 2 next › last »