STC 49th Conference, May 5-8, 2002, Nashville, Tennessee

Here are SIG members' presentations:

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From Gobbledygook to Great Documents: Three Success Stories
UID 3F  Monday, May 6  2-3:30 PM  
Janice Redish, Dana Howard Botka, Gail Hughes, Caroline Jarrett
If you have ever had the challenge of getting a large organization to accept change--or you have ever wanted to revise rules, letters, or forms, come hear how three groups have successfully made legal documents work for users.

Scientific Publication Issues: Authorship and Duplicate Publishing in the Age of the Web
WE 4T  Monday, May 6  4-5 PM  
David Armbruster, Lottie Applewhite
Authorship of scientific articles and the moving target of publishing on the Web first vs. in paper journals are discussed from the standpoint of the responsibilities of author's editors to authors.
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Intellectual Property and the Web
WE 5S  Tuesday, May 7  8:30-10 AM  
Hillary Hart, David Armbruster, John Pearce
Publication of scientific data and findings on the Web poses potential problems for researchers. This session explores strategies for protecting intellectual property and integrity of data on the Web.

Doc, I Need Help!
WE 6B  Tuesday, May 7  11 AM-12 Noon  
Kris Freeman, George Cassidy, Ben Kauffman, Jennifer Lambe, Neelam Singh
Using test plans, SME interviewing techniques, recent research on text and design characteristics, and the principles of minimalist documentation to improve quality, credibility, and readability.

Scientific Writing and Editing: Problems, Pitfalls, and Pratfalls
WE 6O  Tuesday, May 7  11 AM-12 Noon  
Elaine Firestone
Come and explore various situations and problems scientific editors and writers encounter every day. This session will be highly interactive so bring your peeves, issues, concerns, problems, and expertise to contribute to the lively discussion.

Localization and Barriers of Language and Culture
WE 7X  Tuesday, May 7  2-3:30 PM  
Kris Freeman, Teresa Mulvihill, Sedef Olcer
Learn how to overcome barriers of language and culture, prepare a localization kit, and use tools like XML to localize
information.

Conference networking

The ES&H SIG had several successful meetings at luncheons at the STC Annual Conference in Chicago last May. Here are some suggestions for topics that SIG members would like to hear more about or talk about at future conferences:

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ES&H SIG, STC - last updated Aug. 25, 2003