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The '''Česká společnost pro vědeckou a technickou komunikaci''' ('''ČSVTK'''), in English '''Czech Society for  Scientific and Technical Communication''', is the Czech association for [[technical communication]]. Its aims are to popularize and advance the theory and practice of technical communication in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tceurope.org/index.php/members/31-csvtk.html|title=TCeurope's presentation of the CSVTK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310094917/http://www.tceurope.org/index.php/members/31-csvtk.html|archive-date=2010-03-10}}</ref>
==Overview==
'''CSVTK'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technickakomunikace.cz/en/aboutus/|title=CSVTK's official web site}}</ref> is, according to its website, the national organization for scientific and technical communication in the [[Czech Republic]]. It is active mainly in [[Prague]] and has also members in [[Hradec Králové]] and [[Brno]]. Special interest groups and a committee for establishing standards and guidelines are at the moment established. CSVTK members are, to a large extent, foreigners and both Czech and English are used in their communications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technickakomunikace.cz/en/aboutus/2-statutes|title=CSVTK Statutes, §1 Character}}</ref> They work in a variety of roles, including:
*[[Technical writing]]
*[[Editing]]
*[[Content development (web)]]
*[[Single source publishing]]
*[[Education]]
*[[Technical illustration]]
*[[Instructional design]]
*[[Usability]]
*[[Consultant|Consulting]]
*[[Management]]
CSVTK publishes a bimonthly newsletter and prepares several publications.
The CSVTK offers three types of individual membership. The full membership is available for people citing a professional interest in technical communication. Students with an interest are entitled to student membership. Members. The fellowship is reserved for members who have contributed to the profession in an exceptional manner. Organizations can join the CSVTK as Business Affiliates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technickakomunikace.cz/aboutus/1-whatiscsvtk?lang=en|title=CSVTK - Introduction}}</ref>
==History==
The organization started out as a loosely organized discussion group of technical writers on [[LinkedIn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/companies/csvtk|title=LinkedIn Profile}}</ref> Shortly after, the first workshops and seminars were organized. In 2009, CSVTK got registered as a non-profit organization<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technickakomunikace.cz/aboutus?lang=en|title=CSVTK - About Us}}</ref> and held its first general assembly.
==Notes==
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==See also==
* [[Technical communication]]
* [[Technical writer]]
* [[Technical writing]]
* [http://www.tceurope.org/ TCeurope (European Umbrella Organisation for technical communication)]
* [[European Association for Technical Communication]] (Largest European professional society for technical communication)
* [[Society for Technical Communication]] (US-based)
* [[Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators]] (UK-based)
* [[:wikiversity:Technical writing|Wikiversity Technical Writing course]] a very good introduction to technical writing
==External links==
*[http://www.tceurope.org/index.php/members/31-csvtk.html]
*[http://www.technickakomunikace.cz/en]
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