JoAnn Hackos at Stevens Institute of Technology

JoAnn T. Hackos is a lecturer, consultant, and author of a number of books about

technical communication Technical communication (or tech comm) is communication of technical subject matter such as engineering, science, or technology content. The largest part of it tends to be technical writing, though importantly it often requires aspects of visual ...

. Now retired, Hackos is the founder of the Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM) and the president emeritus of Comtech Services in

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. She is also a fellow and past president of the

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. She is a member of the IEEE Standards Association and active in the ISO SC7 Working Groups that is developing standards for information developers. She is the co-author of the standards on content management and information-development management. Hackos is considered an expert in the fields of content management and information design, with some of her work in the fields being described as "groundbreaking." Hackos was also an early and vocal advocate of the

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's Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication * 2000 - Alfred N. Goldsmith Award for Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Communication

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Professional Communication SocietyPCS Awards
at the IEEE PCS official website. Accessed March 9, 2013.

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An Interview with JoAnn Hackos
by Scott Abel, Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Bibliography
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Professional profile
at the Center for Information-Development Management's official website

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