We need a name.
There’s been some informal discussion about a name for the new organization of technical writers in Montreal, but nothing definitive. We’ll have a meeting of volunteers next week to see if we can make any progress on the issue.
But in the meantime, here’s your opportunity to let loose with some ideas.
Some people feel that we should hew close to the old name — “technical communication” is a phrase that is well-understood. On the other hand, some argue that emulating STC too closely might limit opportunities for growth, and we should make a deliberate attempt to reach out to UX folks, science writers, aviation writers, and so on.
So, for example, in the first camp, we have:
CSTC Montreal — Canadian Society for Technical Communication
MATC — Montreal Association for Technical Communication
In the opposite camp, we have:
WOMBAT — Writers of Montreal: Business and Technology
BEST — Business Engineering Science and Technology
MSCIP — Montreal Society for Cool and Interesting People
Also, should the acronym be bilingual? Perhaps so.
Andy Gural pointed me to the Acronym Generator, which produced a titanic list based on the keywords:
- montreal
- technical
- writer
- communication
- association
MAW Montreal Association Writer TAW Technical Association Writer WAT Writer Association Technical TWA Technical Writer Association CWM Communication Writer Montreal ATM Association Technical Montreal MAT Montreal Association Technical TAM Technical Association Montreal CAW Communication Association Writer MAC Montreal Association Communication CAM Communication Association Montreal ACT Association Communication Technical CAT Communication Association Technical MASCOT Montreal ASsociation COmmunication Technical WAST Writer ASsociation Technical TEWA TEchnical Writer Association MOAT MOntreal Association Technical MATE Montreal Association TEchnical MAST Montreal ASsociation Technical TEAM TEchnical Association Montreal WACO Writer Association COmmunication CAMO Communication Association MOntreal COMA COmmunication Montreal Association TACO Technical Association COmmunication COAT COmmunication Association Technical CATE Communication Association TEchnical CAST Communication ASsociation Technical MACAW Montreal Association CommunicAtion Writer WASTE Writer ASsociation TEchnical COMTE COmmunication Montreal TEchnical COMMA COMmunication Montreal Association ASCOT ASsociation COmmunication Technical COAST COmmunication ASsociation Technical CASTE Communication ASsociation TEchnical WATCh Writer Association Technical Communication MATCh Montreal Association Technical Communication MOW MOntreal Writer MOT MOntreal Technical WAS Writer ASsociation MOA MOntreal Association CWR Communication WRiter COW COmmunication Writer ATE Association TEchnical TEA TEchnical Association MOC MOntreal Communication COT COmmunication Technical COA COmmunication Association COWMAN COmmunication Writer Montreal AssociatioN MASTIC Montreal ASsociation TechnIcal Communication TACOMA Technical Association COmmunication MontreAl MONACO MONtreal Association COmmunication THAW TecHnical Association Writer WATT Writer AssociaTion Technical WANT Writer AssociatioN Technical WAIT Writer AssocIation Technical WETA WritEr Technical Association TWAT Technical Writer AssociaTion TIWA TechnIcal Writer Association MEAT MontrEal Association Technical MATT Montreal AssociaTion Technical MATH Montreal Association TecHnical MAAT MontreAl Association Technical TAME Technical Association MontrEal META MontrEal Technical Association WAAC Writer AssociAtion Communication ACME Association Communication MontrEal CAME Communication Association MontrEal CAMA Communication Association MontreAl TACT Technical Association CommunicaTion CATT Communication AssociaTion Technical CANT Communication AssociatioN Technical COWpAT COmmunication Writer Association Technical COMsAT COmmunication Montreal Association Technical COMbAT COmmunication Montreal Association Technical WRIT WRIter Technical MOTE MOntreal TEchnical AMON Association MONtreal MASS Montreal ASSociation TASS Technical ASSociation COMM COMmunication Montreal COTE COmmunication TEchnical COWRITE COmmunication WRIter TEchnical WhAM Writer Association Montreal WArM Writer Association Montreal WhAT Writer Association Technical WArT Writer Association Technical WAfT Writer Association Technical AToM Association Technical Montreal MArT Montreal Association Technical MAlT Montreal Association Technical TrAM Technical Association Montreal TAMp Technical Association Montreal WACk Writer Association Communication CrAW Communication Association Writer ClAW Communication Association Writer ChAW Communication Association Writer MArC Montreal Association Communication MACk Montreal Association Communication MACh Montreal Association Communication MACe Montreal Association Communication CrAM Communication Association Montreal ClAM Communication Association Montreal ChAM Communication Association Montreal CAMp Communication Association Montreal CAMi Communication Association Montreal CAlM Communication Association Montreal CyMA Communication Montreal Association MiCA Montreal Communication Association ACTs Association Communication Technical TAlC Technical Association Communication TACk Technical Association Communication TACh Technical Association Communication ChAT Communication Association Technical CATo Communication Association Technical CArT Communication Association Technical ASWIM ASsociation WrIter Montreal WRATH WRiter Association TecHnical WAITE Writer AssocIation TEchnical MATTE Montreal AssociaTion TEchnical TAMAS TechnicAl Montreal ASsociation MALTA MontreAL Technical Association COMET COmmunication MontrEal Technical MACON Montreal Association COmmuNication CAMAS CommunicAtion Montreal ASsociation ACUTE Association CommUnication TEchnical TASCA Technical ASsociation CommunicAtion COATI COmmunication Association TechnIcal CATCH Communication Association TeCHnical COTTA COmmunicaTion Technical Association MASSICOT Montreal ASSocIation COmmunication Technical MONASTIC MONtreal ASsociation TechnIcal Communication WRITE WRIter TEchnical MONTE MONtreal TEchnical TASSO Technical ASSOciation COMMO COMmunication MOntreal MEW MontrEal Writer WIT WrIter Technical WET WritEr Technical TWI Technical WrIter MET MontrEal Technical AWE Association WritEr WAN Writer AssociatioN AIM AssocIation Montreal MAO Montreal AssOciation MAN Montreal AssociatioN ANT AssociatioN Technical TAT Technical AssociaTion TAO Technical AssOciation TAN Technical AssociatioN TAI Technical AssocIation CUM CommUnication Montreal MCI Montreal CommunIcation CUT CommUnication Technical TIC TechnIcal Communication CAN Communication AssociatioN MANTIC Montreal AssociatioN TechnIcal Communication WRApT WRiter Association Technical WATEr Writer Association TEchnical WAiST Writer ASsociation Technical MAyST Montreal ASsociation Technical MATEy Montreal Association TEchnical MATEr Montreal Association TEchnical WRACk WRiter Association Communication WACkO Writer Association COmmunication ArMCO Association Montreal COmmunication MACrO Montreal Association COmmunication MAChO Montreal Association COmmunication MACaO Montreal Association COmmunication ChASM Communication ASsociation Montreal CAMpO Communication Association MOntreal CAMeO Communication Association MOntreal MOChA MOntreal Communication Association MOCAp MOntreal Communication Association AzTEC Association TEchnical Communication TEACh TEchnical Association Communication CrOAT COmmunication Association Technical CrATE Communication Association TEchnical ClAST Communication ASsociation Technical CATEr Communication Association TEchnical CAnST Communication ASsociation Technical COsTA COmmunication Technical Association ThECA TEchnical Communication Association MASCON Montreal ASsociation COmmuNication sATCOM Association Technical COmmunication Montreal sWAM Writer Association Montreal sWAT Writer Association Technical sCAM Communication Association Montreal pACT Association Communication Technical fACT Association Communication Technical sCAT Communication Association Technical WpM Writer Montreal WoT Writer Technical TWo Technical Writer ToW Technical Writer TuM Technical Montreal ToM Technical Montreal MuT Montreal Technical AWn Association Writer AWl Association Writer WAy Writer Association WAx Writer Association WAr Writer Association WAg Writer Association WAd Writer Association ArM Association Montreal AMu Association Montreal AMp Association Montreal MAy Montreal Association MAx Montreal Association MAr Montreal Association MAp Montreal Association MAm Montreal Association MAg Montreal Association MAd Montreal Association ArT Association Technical ApT Association Technical AlT Association Technical AfT Association Technical TAy Technical Association TAx Technical Association TAu Technical Association TAr Technical Association TAp Technical Association TAj Technical Association TAg Technical Association TAd Technical Association TAb Technical Association CfM Communication Montreal MsC Montreal Communication MiC Montreal Communication MCg Montreal Communication MCf Montreal Communication TCh Technical Communication ArC Association Communication ACe Association Communication CAy Communication Association CAr Communication Association CAp Communication Association CAl Communication Association CAd Communication Association CAb Communication Association WArMTH Writer Association Montreal TecHnical WEbCAM WritEr Communication Association Montreal WATChA Writer Association Technical CommunicAtion THWACk TecHnical Writer Association Communication AMTrAC Association Montreal TechnicAl Communication TAlCUM Technical Association CommUnication Montreal TArMAC Technical Association MontreAl Communication ToMCAT Technical Montreal Communication AssociaTion MANTECA Montreal AssociatioN TEchnical CommunicAtion TAMASIC TechnicAl Montreal ASsocIation Communication WITT WrITer Technical WERT WritER Technical TWIT Technical WrITer MOTT MOnTreal Technical MOTH MOntreal TecHnical MORT MOntReal Technical MOLT MOntreaL Technical METE MontrEal TEchnical AMAL Association MontreAL MOLA MOntreaL Association 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Technical WhACk Writer Association Communication WACky Writer Association Communication WACke Writer Association Communication CrAWl Communication Association Writer CAreW Communication Association Writer AMuCk Association Montreal Communication AMiCe Association Montreal Communication MArCh Montreal Association Communication MACle Montreal Association Communication MAChe Montreal Association Communication CreAM Communication Association Montreal CrAMp Communication Association Montreal ClAMp Communication Association Montreal ChArM Communication Association Montreal ChAMp Communication Association Montreal CAMus Communication Association Montreal MusCA Montreal Communication Association MiCAh Montreal Communication Association ACTor Association Communication Technical TrACy Technical Association Communication TrACk Technical Association Communication TrACe Technical Association Communication TACky Technical Association Communication CrAfT Communication Association Technical CleAT Communication Association Technical CheAT Communication Association Technical ChArT Communication Association Technical CAreT Communication Association Technical CApeT Communication Association Technical CAdeT Communication Association Technical CesTA Communication Technical Association MASlOW Montreal ASsOciation Writer WRATHy WRiter Association TecHnical WATTlE Writer AssociaTion TEchnical WAITEr Writer AssocIation TEchnical ANThEM AssociatioN TEchnical Montreal AMyTAL Association Montreal TechnicAL MuTATE MonTreal Association TEchnical MOvANT MOntreal AssociatioN Technical MEtATE MontrEal Association TEchnical MATTEr Montreal AssociaTion TEchnical MATTEd Montreal AssociaTion TEchnical MArTEN Montreal Association TEchNical MArTEL Montreal Association TEchnicaL MANTlE Montreal AssociatioN TEchnical TASMAn Technical ASsociation MontreAl TAMALe Technical Association MontreAL THoMAS TecHnical Montreal ASsociation MOuTAN MOntreal Technical AssociatioN MORTAr MOntReal Technical Association MORTAl MOntReal Technical Association WRETCh WRitEr Technical Communication TWITCh Technical WrITer Communication TECTuM TEchnical CommunicaTion Montreal COWpEA COmmunication WritEr Association CONWAy COmmuNication Writer Association ASChAM ASsociation CommunicAtion Montreal MOsAIC MOntreal AssocIation Communication MAnIOC Montreal AssociatIOn Communication MAnIAC Montreal AssocIAtion Communication MACrON Montreal Association COmmuNication ClAMOR Communication Association MOntReal CAMErA Communication Association MontrEAl COlOMA COmmunicatiOn Montreal Association COlMAN COmmunication Montreal AssociatioN COlIMA COmmunIcation Montreal Association ASCeNT ASsociation CommuNication Technical ArCTIC Association Communication TechnICal AlCOTT Association COmmunicaTion Technical ACTuAL Association Communication TechnicAL ACeTIC Association Communication TechnICal ACeTAL Association Communication TechnicAL ACCOsT AssoCiation COmmunication Technical AToNIC Association TechNIcal Communication TENACe TEchNical Association Communication TEACUp TEchnical Association CommUnication CUrATE CommUnication Association TEchnical CATTlE Communication AssociaTion TEchnical CATNIp Communication Association TechNIcal CATCHy Communication Association TeCHnical CArTEL Communication Association TEchnicaL CApOTE Communication AssOciation TEchnical CANuTE Communication AssociatioN TEchnical CANTlE Communication AssociatioN TEchnical CANTEr Communication AssociatioN TEchnical COTTAr COmmunicaTion Technical Association CONTrA COmmuNication Technical Association COlTAN COmmunication Technical AssociatioN CeNTAS CommuNication Technical ASsociation TuNICA TechNIcal Communication Association TEATIME TEchnical AssociaTIon MontrEal CONTEMN COmmuNication TEchnical MoNtreal MALACCA MontreAL Association CommuniCAtion CANMORE Communication AssociatioN MOntREal ACCOUNT AssoCiation COmmUNication Technical ASIATIC ASsocIAtion TechnIcal Communication CONNATE COmmuNicatioN Association TEchnical CASSATA Communication ASSociAtion TechnicAl CUTLASS CommUnication TechnicaL ASSociation sWATCh Writer Association Technical Communication fACTuM Association Communication Technical Montreal iMpACT Montreal Association Communication Technical sTEW TEchnical Writer sTEM TEchnical Montreal iTEM TEchnical Montreal xMAS Montreal ASsociation sCOW COmmunication Writer vAST ASsociation Technical tATE Association TEchnical sATE Association TEchnical rATE Association TEchnical pATE Association TEchnical pAST ASsociation Technical oAST ASsociation Technical nAST ASsociation Technical lATE Association TEchnical lAST ASsociation Technical hATE Association TEchnical hAST ASsociation Technical gATE Association TEchnical fATE Association TEchnical fAST ASsociation Technical eAST ASsociation Technical dATE Association TEchnical bATE Association TEchnical bAST ASsociation Technical sCOT COmmunication Technical sACO Association COmmunication sWEAT WritEr Association Technical sWATH Writer Association TecHnical vATIC Association TechnIcal Communication sCANT Communication AssociatioN Technical sCUTA CommUnication Technical Association uTICA TechnIcal Communication Association TEAMWoRk TEchnical Association Montreal WRiter WoRkMATE WRiter Montreal Association TEchnical WAinSCOT Writer ASsociation COmmunication Technical COMATosE COmmunication Montreal Association TEchnical ChrOMATE COmmunication Montreal Association TEchnical MONTCAlm MONtreal Technical Communication Association WAiSTCOAT Writer ASsociation Technical COmmunicATion CATECHIsM Communication Association TECHnIcal Montreal CATAMOuNT Communication Association TechnicAl MONTreal ClASSMATE Communication ASSociation MontreAl TEchnical WATChMAn Writer Association Technical Communication MontreAl WArTIME Writer Association TechnIcal MontrEal WAlTHAM Writer Association TecHnicAl Montreal WhITMAN WrIter Technical Montreal AssociatioN CUTAWAy CommUnication TechnicAl Writer Association CATAWbA CommunicAtion TechnicAl Writer Association WIChITA WrIter CommunIcation Technical Association TAMaRAC Technical Association MontReAl Communication ChATHAM Communication Association TecHnicAl Montreal ClAMANT CommunicAtion Montreal AssociatioN Technical METICAl MontrEal TechnIcal Communication Association WIMp WrIter Montreal WhIM WrIter Montreal MEWs MontrEal Writer MEWl MontrEal Writer WIsT WrIter Technical WIlT WrIter Technical WhIT WrIter Technical WhET WritEr Technical WEsT WritEr Technical WEpT WritEr Technical WEnT WritEr Technical WElT WritEr Technical WEfT WritEr Technical TWIn Technical WrIter TWIg Technical WrIter TWEe Technical WritEr TrIM TechnIcal Montreal ToME Technical MontrEal MyTH Montreal TecHnical MuTT MonTreal Technical MiTT MonTreal Technical MiNT MoNtreal Technical MiLT MontreaL Technical METz MontrEal Technical MEeT MontrEal Technical AvOW AssOciation Writer ANeW AssociatioN Writer AlOW AssOciation Writer WEkA WritEr Association WEAr WritEr Association WEAl WritEr Association WEAk WritEr Association WArN Writer AssociatioN WANk Writer AssociatioN WANg Writer AssociatioN WANe Writer AssociatioN WANd Writer AssociatioN WAlI Writer AssocIation WAIl Writer AssocIation WAIf Writer AssocIation WAdI Writer AssocIation WAbI Writer AssocIation WAAl Writer AssociAtion AMyL Association MontreaL AMuR Association MontReal AMuN Association MoNtreal AMiR Association MontReal AMiN Association MoNtreal AMEx Association MontrEal AMEs Association MontrEal AMEn Association MontrEal AMAh Association MontreAl AgMA Association MontreAl AdAM AssociAtion Montreal MRnA MontReal Association MiRA MontReal Association MiAO Montreal AssOciation MEsA MontrEal Association MEgA MontrEal Association MEAl MontrEal Association MEAd MontrEal Association MAyO Montreal AssOciation MAyA MontreAl Association MAxI Montreal AssocIation MAuI Montreal AssocIation MArI Montreal AssocIation MANy Montreal AssociatioN MANx Montreal AssociatioN MANu Montreal AssociatioN MANo Montreal AssociatioN MANn Montreal AssociatioN MANe Montreal AssociatioN MAnA MontreAl Association MAmA MontreAl Association MAlI Montreal AssocIation MAkO Montreal AssOciation MAkI Montreal AssocIation MAIm Montreal AssocIation MAIl Montreal AssocIation MAId Montreal AssocIation MAgI Montreal AssocIation
After STC-Montreal 
For continuity and ease-of-recognition, I think it should be somewhat close (but not the same, obviously) in name and abbreviation. Something like STMC
Whew, what a list! COMMA (COMmunication Montreal Association) get my vote, but that’s mainly because I’m working as a editor right now.
T-CAM – Technical Communicator’s Association of Montreal
Ooohhh, I like both of those. TCAM especially.
Ev asked that I post my list. It’s very rough, and the French translations weren’t done by a professional (read: expect errors). It gets wacky after a while, so be warned. There may also be some duplication with other people’s lists.
My favorite is CTMTC, which stands for “Communicateurs Techniques de Montréal Technical Communicators.” I like that it’s both bilingual and a palindrome. I also like the ones that use “YUL” — Montreal’s airport code.
NAMES:
Technical Communication Montreal (TCM) / Communication technique Montréal (CTM)
Montreal Independent Organization of Technical Communicators (MIOTC) / Organisation indépendante montréalaise des communicateurs techniques (OIMCT)
Independent Association of Montreal Technical Communicators (IAMTC) / Association indépendante montréalaise des communicateurs techniques (AIMCT) **English acronym is already in use by International Association of Medical Technology Consultants**
Montreal Association of Technical Communicators (MATC or MonAssTC) / Association communicateurs techniques de Montréal (ACTM ou AssCTMon) **I moved “Montreal” around in the French to make its alternate acronym sound interesting**
Montreal Technical Communication Association (MTCA) / Association montréalaise de la communication technique (AMCT)
Montreal Technical Communication Group (MTCG) / Groupe montréalaise de la communication technique (GMCT)
Montreal Technical Communication Collective (MTCC) / Collectif montréalais de la communication technique (CMCT)
Technical Communication Collective of Montreal (TCCM) / Collectif de la communication technique de Montréal (CCTM)
Technical Communication Association of Montreal (TCAM) / Association de la communication technique de Montréal (ACTM)
Montreal Association of Technical Writers, Editors, and Communicators (MATWEC) / Association montréalaise des rédacteurs, réviseurs, et communicateurs techniques (AMRRCT)
Association of Montreal Region Technical Communication Professionals (AMRTCP) / Association des professionels de la communication technique du région de Montréal (APCTRM)
Montreal Regional Association of Technical Communication Professionals (MRATCP) / Association régionale de Montréal des professionels de la communication technique (ARMPCT)
Montreal Regional Association of Technical and Scientific Communication Professionals (MRATSCP) / Association régionale de Montréal des professionels de la communication technique et scientifique (ARMPCTS)
Technical Communicators of Montreal and Region (TCMR) / Communicateurs techniques de Montréal et région (CTMR)
Technical Communicators of Montreal and Environs (TCME) / Communicateurs techniques de Montréal et environs (CTME)
Association of Montreal Region Technical Communicators (AMRTC) / Association des communicateurs techniques de la région de Montréal (ACTRM)
Montreal Independent Alliance of Technical Communications (MIATC) / Alliance indépendante montréalaise de la communication technique (AIMCT)
Montreal League of Extraordinary Technical Communicators (MLETC) / Ligue montréalaise de communicateurs techniques extraordinaires (LMCTE)
Montreal Technical Communicators in Cahoots (MTCC) / Communicateurs technique de Montréal en connivence (CTMC) **”cahoots” doesn’t translate well**
The Organization Formerly Known as STC-Montreal (TOFKASTCM) / L’Organisation anciennement connu sous STC-Montreal (LOACSSTCM)
What Would a Montreal Technical Communicator Do? (WWMTCD) / Que ferait un communicateur technique montréalais? (QFCTM)
ODD ACRONYMS; NUMERONYMS:
CTMTC = Communicateurs Techniques de Montréal Technical Communicators **the acronym is a French-English palindrome, but is already in use by Chinese textile-machine company**
MtlheartTC / MtlcoeurCT
MonTCreal / MonCTréal
YUL-TC / CT-YUL
TC-YUL / CT-YUL
514TC / 514CT
MtlTC / CTMtl
M6LTC / CTM6L
MontrealT7lC11s / C12sT8sMontréal **obviously, this doesn’t work**
WordPress obviously didn’t like my HTML. Sorry about that. Here’s a non-HTML version of the list:
NAMES:
Technical Communication Montreal (TCM) / Communication technique Montréal (CTM)
Montreal Independent Organization of Technical Communicators (MIOTC) / Organisation indépendante montréalaise des communicateurs techniques (OIMCT)
Independent Association of Montreal Technical Communicators (IAMTC) / Association indépendante montréalaise des communicateurs techniques (AIMCT) **English acronym is already in use by International Association of Medical Technology Consultants**
Montreal Association of Technical Communicators (MATC or MonAssTC) / Association communicateurs techniques de Montréal (ACTM ou AssCTMon) **I moved “Montreal” around in the French to make its alternate acronym sound interesting**
Montreal Technical Communication Association (MTCA) / Association montréalaise de la communication technique (AMCT)
Montreal Technical Communication Group (MTCG) / Groupe montréalaise de la communication technique (GMCT)
Montreal Technical Communication Collective (MTCC) / Collectif montréalais de la communication technique (CMCT)
Technical Communication Collective of Montreal (TCCM) / Collectif de la communication technique de Montréal (CCTM)
Technical Communication Association of Montreal (TCAM) / Association de la communication technique de Montréal (ACTM)
Montreal Association of Technical Writers, Editors, and Communicators (MATWEC) / Association montréalaise des rédacteurs, réviseurs, et communicateurs techniques (AMRRCT)
Association of Montreal Region Technical Communication Professionals (AMRTCP) / Association des professionels de la communication technique du région de Montréal (APCTRM)
Montreal Regional Association of Technical Communication Professionals (MRATCP) / Association régionale de Montréal des professionels de la communication technique (ARMPCT)
Montreal Regional Association of Technical and Scientific Communication Professionals (MRATSCP) / Association régionale de Montréal des professionels de la communication technique et scientifique (ARMPCTS)
Technical Communicators of Montreal and Region (TCMR) / Communicateurs techniques de Montréal et région (CTMR)
Technical Communicators of Montreal and Environs (TCME) / Communicateurs techniques de Montréal et environs (CTME)
Association of Montreal Region Technical Communicators (AMRTC) / Association des communicateurs techniques de la région de Montréal (ACTRM)
Montreal Independent Alliance of Technical Communications (MIATC) / Alliance indépendante montréalaise de la communication technique (AIMCT)
Montreal League of Extraordinary Technical Communicators (MLETC) / Ligue montréalaise de communicateurs techniques extraordinaires (LMCTE)
Montreal Technical Communicators in Cahoots (MTCC) / Communicateurs technique de Montréal en connivence (CTMC) **”cahoots” doesn’t translate well**
The Organization Formerly Known as STC-Montreal (TOFKASTCM) / L’Organisation anciennement connu sous STC-Montreal (LOACSSTCM)
What Would a Montreal Technical Communicator Do? (WWMTCD) / Que ferait un communicateur technique montréalais? (QFCTM)
ODD ACRONYMS; NUMERONYMS:
CTMTC = Communicateurs Techniques de Montréal Technical Communicators **the acronym is a French-English palindrome, but is already in use by Chinese textile-machine company**
MtlheartTC / MtlcoeurCT
MonTCreal / MonCTréal
YUL-TC / CT-YUL
TC-YUL / CT-YUL
514TC / 514CT
MtlTC / CTMtl
M6LTC / CTM6L
MontrealT7lC11s / C12sT8sMontréal **obviously, this doesn’t work**
Thanks, Chris. Now we have a wide variety of options to ponder. My favourite from your list – Association régionale de Montréal des professionels de la communication technique et scientifique (ARMPCTS). Pronunciation, in both official languages, is ‘armpits’! 🙂
ARMPCTS was strictly fortuitous. Honest! 😉
Here’s an acronym that’s perfectly bilingual:
ATCM — Association for Technical Communication in Montreal
ATCM — Association pour technologie et communication de Montréal
I ran it past my in-house translator, and she says the French not only means something different but is ambiguous about what we do.
Not my “onions” – especially since I’m densely involved in STC at this time – but if you want to reach out to UX, CS and other similar fields, why not adopt something like “Content Workers” – “Travailleurs de Contenu”
Why not try to attract writers other than technical, our name should reflect a global approach, something like Business Communicators of Montréal.
I’m working on the bilingual version.
Just getting caught up on this.
I’d avoid Business Communicators of Montreal because (a) business communicator means something different than technical and professional communicators and (b) there’s already a chapter of the International Association of Business Communication here in Montreal.
Some suggestions:
TechniPro Montreal (Technical and Professional Communicators of Montreal / redacteurs technique et professionnelle de Montreal (I have no idea if this is even close to correct, though))
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