The Environmental, Safety, & Health Communications SIG at the STC Conferences

The ES&H SIG participates every year at the STC annual conference with a membership meeting and a luncheon table where you can meet and network with other SIG members.

There are always sessions of interest to our members as well. Click the links in the menu to read about earlier conferences. You can download materials from many of the sessions from the STC conference session materials download page.

2008 STC 55th Annual Conference, June 1-4 in Philadelphia

Sessions of Interest to ES&H Communicators

The sessions listed below include presenters who are members of the ES&H SIG, or have otherwise been recommended by our members.

Several sessions presented information that may be of interest to ES&H SIG members, including those on the list below. Many of these presentations and their associated materials can be downloaded from the Session Materials site: http://www.stc.org/edu/55thConf/index.asp.

Technical Communication Body of Knowledge I: A Framework for Moving Forward (AR 41)

Members of an STC-sponsored task force will present a progress report on the first steps taken to define the body of knowledge (BOK) in technical communication. Panel members will describe the project background and rationale, review some personas and scenarios created to guide the design of the TCBOK, and discuss the outline of domains and topics created thus far. This framework is intended to guide development of the next stage of the TCBOK: filling in the content that will define the profession.

Speakers:
David D. Dayton, Towson University (Moderator)
Hillary Hart, Univ. of Texas at Austin
Michael A. Hughes, PhD, IBM Internet Security Systems
Janice (Ginny) Redish, Redish & Associates, Inc.

Leveraging your Core Competencies in Computer Forensics (DS 5E)

In this follow-up to his popular "eDiscovery" session from the 2007 Technical Communication Summit, Jack Molisani will show how technical communicators can leverage their core competencies to move into the fascinating field of computer forensics.

Presenter: Jack Molisani, ProSpring Technical Staffing / The LavaCon Conference

Technical Communication Body of Knowledge II: Feedback and Discussion (AR 9H)

This is a follow-on session designed to give conference attendees an opportunity to give feedback about the STC-sponsored effort to begin defining the body of knowledge for technical communication. Panel members from industry and academe will make brief statements, after which they will respond to questions and opinions from the audience. Defining the body of knowledge is a cooperative effort requiring input by STC members. What would you like to see offered by a web-delivered gateway for learning about the breadth and depth of technical communication? What would you like included in a guide to resources for professional development?

Speakers:
Marjorie T. Davis, School of Engineering, Tech Comm Dept (Moderator)
Nancy W. Coppola
Mark Hanigan, On the Write Track
Daphne R. Walmer, Medtronic

Topics of Special Interest from 3 SIGs (DD 10H): What Is Environmental Technical Writing All About?

Progression session with general topics of interest presented jointly by the Environmental, Safety, and Health; Policies and Procedures; and Quality and Process Improvement SIGs.

ES&H SIG Presenter: Gary Sternberg has worked for the past seven years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an editor. He's a member of the STC host chapter - Philadelphia Metro.

Communicating and Creating Training for Disasters and Emergencies (DD B)

How do you write emergency training that will engage people to become prepared when they are apprehensive about their safety? Come hear members of the Environmental, Safety and Health SIG share their experiences with this type of documentation.

Presenters:
Lori Gillen, McKesson Health Solutions (Moderator)
Eve Dumovich, The Boeing Company
Trina Grieshaber, BloodCenter of Wisconsin
Judith Herr, Well Chosen Words

Home Truths: A Case Study of Emergency Communication (AR L)

This case study identifies three rules for delivering appropriate informatin in crisis situations. The case itself, a faculty strike at the author's university, provides an interesting backdrop but the rules are supported by information about other notable cases of emergency communication.

Presenter: Emilie W Gould, Acadia University

If I'd Known Then What I Know Now... (DS 13D)

In this panel discussion, seasoned professionals will share hard-won lessons learned on how to produce tech comm projects and manage your personal development. Have challenges in your job, your company, your career? Bring them to this session!

Presenters:
Jack Molisani, ProSpring Technical Staffing / The LavaCon Conference (Moderator)
Andrea Ames, IBM
Bernard P. Aschwanden, Bright Path Solutions
Rahel Anne Bailie, Intentional Design Inc.
Bonni Graham
Bogo Vatovec, Bovacon