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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English: What's new in Issue 9

  • Fachvortrag
  • Best Practices in Technical Documentation
  • 12. March
  • 16:30 - 17:10 PM (CET)
  • Meeting Room 4+5
  • finished
  • Mr. Orlando Chiarello

    Mr. Orlando Chiarello

    • Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group
  • Federica Vezzani

    Federica Vezzani

    • University of Padova

Contents

The release of Issue 9 brings significant updates to ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE). This talk will explore the transition from "specification" to "standard," highlighting its growing recognition and the alignment of its linguistic terminology with international standards through metaterminology harmonization.

Key changes include major revisions to the writing rules, offering clearer wording, new general recommendations, and added clarifications to enhance usability. The dictionary has also been extensively updated, with over 600 terms reviewed, including new entries, removals, and improved examples. These enhancements extend the applicability of STE to industries beyond aerospace and defense, making it a more versatile and inclusive resource for technical communicators across various fields.

This session provides a focused overview to help attendees quickly grasp the updates and incorporate them into their professional practices.

Takeaways

A copy of the new issue 9 of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, released in January 2025.

A summary of the important changes and improvements resulting from the new release.

Prior knowledge

No prior knowledge of STE is required. Professional proficiency in English is recommended.

Speakers

Mr. Orlando Chiarello

Mr. Orlando Chiarello

  • Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group
Biography

Orlando Chiarello is a Product Support Manager at Secondo Mona, an Italian aerospace system manufacturer. He oversees product support services, including maintenance manuals. As the Chairperson of the ASD Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group, he has contributed to the development of ASD-STE100 since its inception in 1983. Orlando is a member of multiple national and international working groups and a member of COM&TEC

Federica Vezzani

Federica Vezzani

  • University of Padova
Biography

Federica Vezzani, University of Padova (Italy), holds a PhD in terminology and is a tenure-track assistant professor at the Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies of the University of Padova, Italy. She is a member of the ISO/TC 37 "Language and Terminology”. Her main research interests are terminology, specialised translation, and technical communication. In particular, she focuses on the management of multilingual terminology in the medical domain, and she has developed the FAIR terminology paradigm for the optimal organisation of findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable terminological data.

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