54th Annual Conference:
Technical Communication Summit
Call for Proposals 
May 13–16, Minneapolis, MN
If you’ve done innovative work in communicating technical content, managing a technical communication group, producing and publishing content, researching content, or promoting the profession, we invite you to submit a proposal to the 54th Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication.

About the Conference
STC's annual conference is the world's largest gathering of technical communicators. Among the many highlights of the conference are educational sessions, workshops, vendor exhibits, and displays of the winning entries of the Society's international competitions.

Technical communication professionals also benefit from numerous networking opportunities and employment resources. 

Minneapolis Guides

Annual Business Meeting 
The Emerging Technology SIG has its annual business meeting at the conference. If you are interested in attending and networking with fellow SIG members, consider attending the informal meeting. 

STC Conference Articles
(Appropriate membership is required.) 
Know Before You Go (PDF), Intercom, February 2006
Preliminary Program (PDF), Intercom, February 2006
Las Vegas: On and Off the Strip (PDF), Intercom, January 2006
Vegas: Extreme Fun (PDF), Intercom, December 2005
Viva Las Vegas—and its Food (PDF), Intercom, December 2005
Getting Support from Your Supervisor (PDF), Intercom, December 2005
Airfare Options (PDF), Intercom, December 2005 

STC Remote Seminars

The Society offers many Web- and telephone-based seminars in which participants listen to the presenter over the phone (much like a conference call) while viewing presentation materials over the Web. This format provides easier access to materials for reference during the presentation, as well as a more intimate, "classroom" setting than the typical telephone seminar. See the Remote Seminars page for more information and to register.

August 23, 2006 *
It Might Be GUI, but It Doesn’t Have to Be Messy!
Presenter: Leah Guren
Level: All levels

September 13, 2006 *
Visible: The New Visible
Presenters: Austin Skaggs and Christine Granger
Level: Intermediate

September 27, 2006 *
Creating Interactive CBTs with Captivate-in Half the Time
Presenter: Kevin Siegel
Level: All levels

October 11, 2006 *
Designing Business Forms: A No Nonsense Approach
Presenter: Nathaniel Lim
Level: All levels

October 25, 2006 *
Ten Ways to Increase Your Value as a Technical Communicator
Presenter: Holly Harkness
Level: All levels

November 8, 2006 *
Choosing the Right Usability Technique (to answer the right question)
Presenter: Whitney Quesenbery
Level: Intermediate

November 22, 2006 *
Selling Technical Communication Services-Both Inside and Outside Your Organization
Presenter: Robert Dianetti
Level: Intermediate/Advanced

December 6, 2006 *
Creating Training that Sticks
Presenter: Maggie Haenel
Level: Beginner/Intermediate

January 17, 2007 *
The Xfactor-From HTML to XHTML
Presenter: Neil Perlin
Level: Beginner/Intermediate


Past Web-Telephone Seminars

* One site can have only one phone connection and one computer connection. You will be issued an enrollment ID, pass code and phone number when you register and pay for the seminar. If you forward your ID, pass code and/or phone number to others or use it on more than one computer or phone connection, you will be billed $150 for each additional connection used.

Other STC Conferences 

Region 5 Conference
50 Facets of Technical Communication
November 2–4, 2006 - Allison, TX
 

The Region 5 Conference will be hosted by the Lone Star Chapter. Call for Proposals are due by July 28. Help celebrate the Lone Star Chapter's 50th birthday!

Non-STC Events

PC Forum 2006
Erosion of Power: Users in Charge
March 12–14, 2006 - Carlsbad, CA

What could be more empowering than control over your own