STC TransAlpine Chapter

WE ARE
Journal International, a successful magazine publisher operating internationally. We are offering an exciting opportunity in Munich for an ambitious young journalist to gain valuable foreign experience and work on a group of leading English-language magazine titles, focusing on luxury travel and lifestyle.

WE SEEK
Junior Editor
With extensive journalistic experience, the candidate will be able to make a positive contribution to the success of our publications and take on increasing responsibility.

and/or

Trainee Journalist (for a two-year traineeship).
Ideally with some basic journalistic experience (but not a pre-requisite), the candidate will be expected to demonstrate enthusiasm, tenacity and a determination to gain new skills and develop quickly. Start asap.The successful candidate(s) will be English native speakers based in or around Munich. Some knowledge of German is an advantage, but not essential. Please apply with Full CVJournal International
Personalabteilung
Hanns-Seidel-Platz 5 · 81737 München
Tel. +49 - 89 - 64 27 97 – 0

Established, reputable Munich translation company seeks native English speaker for a position as

Financial Translator

Join our international team as a translator of high-end financial and accounting texts. The position requires in-depth knowledge of IFRS and experience in translating financial communications texts (including annual and quarterly reports, audit reports, financial statements, accounting & bookkeeping documentation, financial press releases, etc.).

If you’re interested in joining our team, please submit a brief cover letter and your CV or resume to Bewerbungen@spannetz.de

Our client is an international leader in innovation engineering and consulting; they have more than 8500 collaborators in 15 countries. Their motivated teams have accompanied clients worldwide in the deployment of their projects for more than 40 years, developing and integrating technologies for innovative products, production processes, and leading edge infrastructures.

 For an international project involving France, Germany, the US and Asia, they are currently seeking a project manager in technical documentation to coordinate project activities in Germany. The salary range is 35-45K Euros, depending on experience.

 Your role would be to coordinate a team of technical authors to develop the documentation set for use and maintenance of automated products and systems. In close coordination with the customer, you will be responsible for regular monitoring of project requirements. You will also be charged with monitoring costs, quality and project planning. You will report to the Project Manager based in France.

Strong management and team leadership skills as well as your technical/analytical skills are absolutely essential for the coordination of this project. You must have 5+ years’ experience in electronics or automated systems as well as experience in technical documentation.

Strong German and English required. French desired.

The position is based near Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Firehead, Ltd. is acting as a recruitment agency in regards to this position.

Please send enquires to CJ at cj@firehead.net  quoting reference number FHL-CJ 05015

Please don’t forget that you need to renew your STC membership ASAP. You can renew your membership quickly and easily online. Please note: If you have not renewed by February 28, you will not be eligible to vote in the upcoming STC elections!

Speaking of the elections: you can find information about the candidates on the official Candidate Information Page.

Deadline for proposals extended to 15 January 2008

The Annual Conference of the IEEE Professional Communication Society (IEEE PCS)

Conference Theme: Opening the Information Economy

Conference Location: Concordia University, Montréal, Canada

Conference Dates: 13-16 July 2008

Conference Website: http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pcs/?q=node/2

The information economy is based on the collection and the exchange of data and ideas. We all either contribute to or use materials from the information economy in most aspects of our everyday lives. Thus, the information economy exists as an environment in which we are all contributors and consumers. Within this system, effective communication is essential to success and means individuals can contribute ideas and information effectively and can make efficient use of the goods and services. Few of us, however, understand all of the nuances of the information economy or the communication factors that affect its operations.

This conference seeks to “open” this economic model by examining the connections between communication practices and the products, practices, and services that constitute the information economy. The objective of such an examination will be to help attendees better understand and participate in the information economy as both contributors and consumers.

The conference will take place on the campus of Concordia University in Montréal, Canada, and will consist of paper presentations and panel discussions that focus on various communication, design, social, and cultural aspects of the information economy.

Possible Topic Areas
Suggested topic areas include but are not limited to the following:

• Establishing and assessing the value of knowledge work and knowledge products
• Information design, usability, and accessibility
• Virtual teams, online collaboration, and distributed models of work
• Cross-cultural communication, globalization, outsourcing, translation, and localization
• Legal policies and social issues related to the information economy
• Media selection and multimodality
• The role of and perspectives on teaching and training within the information economy
• Content management, open source software, single sourcing, and XML

Proposal Submission Process and Submission Dates

1. Send 1-2 page (250-500 word) proposals to IPCC2008@gmail.com by 15 January 2008. In your proposal, please be sure to do the following:
• State the focus/main topic of the presentation
• Provide an overview of the main points or ideas that will be covered in the presentation
• Discuss how the presentation enhances attendees’ understanding of the information economy

For conference- or proposal-related questions contact: IPCC2008@gmail.com