The Northern California chapter is one of twenty regional chapters of the American Medical Writers Association. With almost 250 members in Northern California, Nevada, and Hawaii, it has been an active and thriving chapter for over twenty years. AMWA members are an integral part of Northern California's large and dynamic medical products industry, as well as its eminent medical research and medical education communities. Learn more.


WHAT'S NEW?


THE PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE 2010 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!


The 2010 PCC Registration Brochure has been updated with some important new information.  If you have not yet registered for the conference, please download and use the updated registration form, or go on line to EvenBrite.com.  If you have already registered, you will receive a registration acknowledgment letter with the updated information.


Reminders:  The deadline for conference registration is March 10, 2010.  The deadline for guaranteed housing at Asilomar is February 18, 2010.


Please join us for this great event at Asilomar, April 18 through 21, 2010. See our PCC 2010 page for more details.


The PCC-2010 registration brochure and Asilomar housing form are now available for download.




WE'RE INVITED...


...to the next chapter meeting of the Pacific Southwest Chapter. We have an open invitation to attend their meetings. There are new meetings, both with very exciting topics scheduled for February 13, in Scottsdale, AZ, and February 20, in the Pasadena, CA area.

FEBRUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER

Have a look at our latest Pacemaker!


  • A message from our Acting President Catherine Magill

  • More info about the PCC 2010, Asilomar Conference Center, April 18-21

  • The 2010 Frances Larson Award, sponsored by the Pacific Southwest Chapter, is open for entries

  • Mitch Gordon on educational materials available through podcases

  • Grammar Girls' "quick and dirty tips"

  • Updates on the AMWA Expanded Certificate Program

  • A summary of Daryl Faulds' December 5 presentation


SITE MISSION

  • Help Northern California AMWA members keep in touch with the chapter and with each other.
  • Represent our chapter in the biomedical and communications communities.
  • Help writers find the education, tools, and information they need to use the Internet and other publishing media effectively in their professional lives.