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In this issue we bring the story behind the headline from CPIT's Bruce Russell, about why they are calling time on the Graduate Diploma of Information Design (GDID). Our featured technical communicator is Angela Maslin, of Contact Energy (one of the many noble companies preventing us all from freezing over the last few weeks of wint'ry blast).

The latest Southern Communicator is out, and Martin Wojczys' article on his favourite tools is a must-read - we tell you why. In Let's Tech Communicate, we've gathered up another wonderful collection of technical thought and fact from around the world.

From the President

We mention CPIT's decision to "teach out" the GDID and strongly urge you to enter the plain English Awards, which are now open.

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CPIT's Information Design Course Closes

The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) has offered the Graduate Diploma of Information Design (GDID) since 2003, and other online technical communication qualifications since 1995. In June 2015, CPIT stopped taking new enrolments - students who were already enrolled have until 2018 to complete their papers.

We asked CPIT’s Bruce Russell to tell us more about why the programme has been withdrawn, and whether there is a future for technical communication training at CPIT.

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Angela Maslin: Creating Order Out of Disorder

Angela Maslin - a Technical Writer at Contact Energy - recently teamed up with Lorraine Bonisch to talk to the Christchurch Branch about a couple of interesting projects they had worked on together. Claire Nicholson took the opportunity to interview Angela and find out more about her job and her path into technical communication.

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Scrolling in Clover

In July's Southern Communicator, Martin Wojczys has given us a bucketload of productivity gains and wonderful applications in his article Tweaking Your Technical Writing Toolset.

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Let's Tech Communicate

In this month's Let's Tech Communicate, we cover agile content development, why it’s important to design for mobile first, content trends for 2015, and how to start a conversation with a stranger. This and much more from around the Net!

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