Benefits to you

Join the leading lights of the technical communication community in the ISTC.

1. Professional Recognition: Professional development and training through membership of the ISTC


• Code of professional practice
• Professional recognition
• Salary information
• Awards and competitions
• Career development advice
• Discounted training
• Training and education information


2. Publications: Receive the Communicator journal and Infoplus+ newsletter; the authoritative publications for UK technical communicators.


• The Communicator journal
• Monthly newsletter
• Industry news (see newsletter and journal)
• Book and technology reviews


3. Community: We facilitate your participation in the professional community by promoting online and face-to-face communication.


• Local area groups and discussion groups
• Mailing list
• Independent Authors' Special Interest Group (IASIG)


4. Technical Communication UK: Receive a substantial discount when you register for the largest technical communication conference in the UK


• Annual Conference


5. Professional Resources: As well as the many opportunities to network with your peers, as an ISTC member you can access Oxford Reference Online, Technical Communication Standards and the British Standards Institute.


• Library
• Links to useful sites
• Special offers
• Standards information
• On-line reference material (members area)

Tax-deductible

Did you know that your ISTC subscription is tax deductible? The 2005/2006 Inland Revenue Understanding Your Tax Code states:

10 Job expenses: Flat rate job expenses: Professional subscriptions annual subscriptions to professional bodies - these must be connected with your job and the professional body must have been approved by the Inland Revenue.

The HMRC website lists us under: Scientific and Technical Communicators Inst. of

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