Vision: Technical communication is recognized as an essential part of every organization's competitive strategy.
Mission: STC advances the theory and practice of technical communication across all user abilities and media so that both businesses and customers benefit from safe, appropriate, and effective use of products, information, and services.
STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 14,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it.
Society membership provides opportunities for ongoing learning and professional networking. Through the efforts of a small, full-time staff and a large network of volunteers, STC promotes the public welfare by educating its members and industry about issues concerning technical communication.
STC shares many goals with a number of related organizations. STC invites corporations and universities to promote the Society's goals through the Corporate Value Program.
STC is governed on a Society level by an elected board of directors. In addition to the Society leaders, each of STC's more than 130 local chapters elects a set of officers.
