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[ April 10, 2010; ] Caroline Jarrett asks you to consider participating in the "Design to read" workshop on 10 April at CHI 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Caroline writes We are want to bring together practitioners and researchers who work with audiences who do not read easily, and also people who themselves have encountered difficulties with reading. We aim to find out more [...]
Practice, practice, practice. That may be a familiar phrase to anyone who played a musical instrument as a child. It’s a phrase you can apply to all of your skills. It’s also a phrase that pops up on technical communication discussion lists whenever the topic of “unemployment” or “just starting out” pops up. Someone will suggest [...]
Moments ago, it was August 26, and we announced the call for proposals for the STC 2010 conference. Now, the October 5th deadline for submitting your proposals is rapidly approaching. This post is a copy of the reminder mail that Caroline Jarrett, Track Manager for Usability/Accessibility at the conference, sent out on our discussion list. This [...]
Only yesterday, we were saying that we didn’t know when the call for proposals would be out for STC’s Technical Communication Summit 2010 set in Dallas, Texas, 2–5 May 2010 (at the Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion.) Today, we are pleased to announce that the STC 2010 Summit Call for Proposals is now open. Go ahead and [...]
With all the open calls for papers for various conferences, it is easier to blog about them than to tweet about them. Why the call for papers? Conferences are excellent opportunities to exchange knowledge with your peers. It’s never too early or too late to share. Some even provide special student opportunities to encourage the new generation. Think [...]
Whatever your speciality in technical communication, Web development education can affect you in some way. The authoring tools you use will change. New areas like mobile technology will provide new career opportunities as services and products move from your desktop to your browser to your mobile phone to … who knows where? There is a [...]
[ June 13, 2009 to June 14, 2009. ] Are you ignoring an important market sector? How do we make our communications usable by people with hearing and sight difficulties? How do we work with colleagues and customers who have hearing and sight difficulties? The Society for Technical Communication UK and Ireland chapter is pleased to announce this major event that will give you the answers. The [...]
Photos of the conference taken by Rachel Houghton and Cynthia A. Lockley are up. So far there are 13 photos available. If anyone else has photos to add to the SIG’s conference collection, please use the Contact Us form to let us know. AccessAbility SIG breakfast meeting. This year’s conference photos are at http://www.stc-access.org/photos/album/72157618066308364/stc-2009-annual-conference-atlanta-ga.html All our photo collections [...]
David Pogue, the Keynote speaker at the STC conference, gave one of the funniest keynotes we’ve ever had. It was a shame that it wasn’t recorded. However, I found a recording of a similar keynote address he gave to TED last year. The first half is similar to the one he gave to us and [...]
We are pleased to present you with this year’s AccessAbility SIG roadmap for the STC Technical Summit 2009 in Atlanta. Listed here are the sessions that have a particular focus on accessibility or usability. You can view this roadmap by day Sunday, May 3 Sunday, May 4 Sunday, May 5 Sunday, May 6 or jump straight to our AccessAbility SIG Events SIG [...]
For those who have lost their jobs, STC has added a special series of sessions to the conference. These sessions cover such topics as interviewing, resumes, portfolios and job hunting. Take a peek at the final program before you get to the conference!. The full conference program is online in the Live Learning Center at http://www.softconference.com/stc/ [...]
The Employment booth will be very different this year. First of all, the resumes will be online and not in binders. We will be using the STC Career Center where you can post your resume free. That way your resume will be available for more than just the conference days and be [...]
The conference accessibility guide – 8th year in a row! – has been live on the conference site for two months. Additional material is available, as always, on our permanent page for the conference accessibility guide. We tooted our horn on our SIG discussion list and on Twitter – and we forgot to blog about [...]
[ April 24, 2009; ] STC extended the deadline for the Early Bird Rate for registering for the Technical Summit to 24 April.
[ April 15, 2009; ] Special conference room rate $159.00 (plus 15 percent tax) for single or double accommodations. Make your reservations at the Hyatt: http://atlantaregency.hyatt.com/groupbooking/atlrastco2009. (Note: the Hyatt booking page has not been updated with the new rate, but you will be given the new rate if you specify you are registering for the STC conference.) Recognizing how the recession [...]
The Summit At-a-Glance PDF file was updated. This updated link will give you a view of the overall structure of each day’s offerings. (.pdf) Related posts Conference Program Updates & Other News (0) Technical Summit 2009 Tweme is #stc09 (1) Technical Summit 2009 Room-Share Forum (0) STC Wants Your Opinion [...]
Recognizing the impact the economic downturn has had on technical communicators, STC will grant 250 scholarships to members who have been laid off, let go, downsized, or have been forced to take a pay cut of 10 percent or more. Scholarships of $400 will be given to members wishing to attend the STC Technical Communication Summit [...]
Conference attendees are already sending Twitter.com tweets. The Twemes.com site collects all related tweets containing the same hashtags or Twitter memes, which they call “twemes”. Use the tweme of #stc09 for tweets related to planning for and attending the 2009 Technical Summit. Twemes.com also pulls in any Flickr and Del.icio.us bookmarks that contain the hashtag in uploaded [...]
Alan Houser, head of the program planning committee for the STC conference, shares the news about a room-sharing forum just posted to the STC Forum. If you share a room at the Summit hotel, you can cut your travel costs. The forum is at http://stcforum.org/viewtopic.php?id=1659 Post your arrival and departure dates to the forum. Identify appropriate roommates [...]
Preliminary Program Updates The STC Live Learning Center database of sessions, speakers, and descriptions is updated frequently as information is received almost daily. You can view the most current listings for sessions within each of the six tracks, or choose to view those that are offered as part of the preconference certificate programs or workshops and [...]
STC members may choose to spread their registration payment by paying half with their registration form and half onsite. Eligibility Available upon request to all members in good standing with the exception of students who are encouraged to volunteer and retired members who have a special rate. Process Download the conference registration form (.pdf) Payments are manually processed by staff [...]
We hope to see you at the conference in Atlanta, 3-6 May 2009. Please let us know if you will be attending or presenting. You can do this by going to the LinkedIn Events calendar entry at http://events.linkedin.com/STC-Tech-Comm-Summit/pub/37684 Related posts Call for Proposals for Technical Communication Summit 2009 (0) The [...]
[ March 19, 2009; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Here's a great webinar offer from STC's Usability and User Experience SIG! Mary Deaton, the SIG manager, writes: After months of planning, UUX is ready to jump into the business of offering Web seminars to members of the community, STC, and other UX practitioners. To celebrate, we are offering special pricing for both STC and [...]
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