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The Edge is the newsletter of the Emerging Technology Special Interest Group of the Society for Technical Communication. (See also About STC.)
 
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Submission Guidelines


Articles and news items should be submitted to the editor at least a month prior to the month of publication (one month before January, April, July, and October). Please place ARTICLE in the subject line. Please see the copyright statement regarding publication rights.

All topics related to any realm of emerging technology (people, projects, financial, etc.) are welcomed.

Articles should be edited prior to submission and may be further edited by the newsletter staff to conform to the newsletter's editorial style.

Articles and news items should be submitted at least a month prior to the month of publication. Send articles to the editor at tpbarnet@srpnet.com.

Copyright Statements

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This newsletter invites writers to submit articles that they wish to be considered for publication. Note: By submitting an article, you implicitly grant a license to this newsletter to run the article and for other STC publications to reprint it without permission. Copyright is held by the writer. In your cover letter, please let the editor know if this article has run elsewhere, and if it has been submitted for consideration to other publications.

Opinions
The opinions expressed by contributors to this web site are solely those of the individual contributors and do not reflect the opinions of the STC, the STC Management SIG, the members of the STC Management SIG Leadership Team, or the STC Management SIG WWW volunteers.

Product Endorsements
Reference herein to any specific commercial firm, commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Society for Technical Communication (STC) or the STC Management SIG.

Reprint Policy

Reprints of any of the original material herein are permissible with the proper attribution (source, including date of issue and name of author). A copy of the publication in which The Edge material was reprinted must be sent to the editor.

Publication Frequency

The Emerging Technology SIG Newsletter, The Edge, has not been published for several years. The new target publication cycle is quarterly, which may change.

Letters to the Editor

Comments, suggestions, and opinions regarding our SIG newsletter, the ET SIG, or emerging technology issues are very welcome.  

Advertising

No advertising has occurred on the ET SIG site, and therefore no policy has been established to deal with it. If you are interested in advertising on this site, contact the ET SIG manager, Dan Charles

Volunteering 

If you are interesting in contributing to our newsletter, we welcome any help you are willing to offer. The newsletter had a long publication gap and is entering a new era. Many roles are possible and limited only by your imagination. Some example roles are

   copyeditor, columnist, feature writer, software reviewer,
   book reviewer, hardware reviewer, and so on
 


Newsletter Editor-Webmaster

Tom Barnett, tpbarnet@srpnet.com, 602-236-6914

I took over our SIG's newsletter in May 2005, but the publication of the first issue was delayed until the beginning of 2006. 

I have had a lot of experience with newsletters, inside and outside of STC. 

  • I managed the STC Newsletter Competition for four years (2000 to 2004).
  • In the late 1980s, I was a contributor and editor of a department newsletter called the Sentinel (circulation 60). 
  • In the 1990s, I edited the STC Phoenix Chapter newsletter, the Rough Draft, four times (circulation as high as more than 400). 
  • In the late 1990s, I edited another department newsletter, Tech Talk (circulation 4000).
  • I've also helped with local chapter newsletters for DAMA (data management organization) and The Institute of Internal Auditors ( IIA). 
  • Awards the STC chapter newsletters have won include two Distinguished Awards, one Merit Award, and one Achievement Award. The department newsletter won an Excellence Award in STC's International Technical Publications Competition.

I am a long-time volunteer for the Society and an associate fellow. I am currently running for Society secretary. 


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