Editorial 4-00
Dear colleagues,
with this issue TC-FORUM finishes its 4th volume - which
provides a good opportunity for me to thank all those who have
contributed to it:
- The authors of papers, comments and letters, who
made TC-FORUM a real Forum, a marketplace for technical
communicators to exchange their views and experiences
world-wide.
- The colleagues of our small TC-FORUM-team who work
together to produce and distribute TC-FORUM.
- The generous sponsors who enable us to produce and
distribute 2000+ copies four times a year free of charge for
our subscribers. We urgently need new sponsors to
continue distributing the paper version in future years.
Looking at the content of TC-FORUM, we can see that the
topics dealt with since 1997 are very consistent; very few have
been added that lead to new developments. One new topic is,
however, emerging: Knowledge Management (KM). I consider
the first paper on KM - printed in this issue - to be a stimulus
for a wider discussion among TCs. With the evolving
globalization of products and services, KM will become a must
for TCs - at least in larger organizations that offer a wide
palette of products/services. Who, other than TCs, will have
or already have been collecting and creating knowledge for
different users and forms of presentation effectively? This is
a significant new challenge for
TCs.
As a means of exchanging knowledge about professional
organizations for technical communication in other
countries, we have started a series of papers under the
general heading of "Technical Communication in lt;your
country>". I invite those who have not yet contributed to it,
to describe their organization in an upcoming issue, whether or
not they are members of INTECOM.
And, finally: TC-FORUM will soon start informing you on the
next FORUM conference to be held earlier than previously, in 2003.
Best wishes for the New Year
Hans Springer
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