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53rd Annual Conference
STC Remote Seminars
Other STC Conferences
Non-STC Events
53rd
Annual 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.
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.
February
8, 2006 *
Documenting APIs: Step
Up to the Plate
Presenter(s): Susan Gallagher
Level: All levels
February
22, 2006 *
Improve Your Technical
Communication Skills through Creative Writing Techniques
Presenter(s): Susan Haire, Amy Himes, and Marella Coylvas
Level: All levels
March
8, 2006 *
Instructions for
Writing Instructions: Guidelines for Organization and Content
Presenter(s): Caroline Stern
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
April
12, 2006 *
Software Simulations:
Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
Presenter(s): William Horton
Level: Intermediate
* 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
March 24–25, 2006
Currents 2006
The Atlanta Chapter STC will hold Currents 2006, its annual technical communication conference, at the Atlanta campus of
Mercer University. For more information, please contact:
Leigh Richardson
lrichardson@intellisync.com
www.stcatlanta.org
March 31, 2006
Spectrum 2006
The Rochester Chapter STC will hold Spectrum 2006, an all-day conference focusing on coming trends and directions in
technical communication, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center in Henrietta, New York. Keynote speakers will be
Suzanna Laurent, president of Communications Design Group
and current president of STC, and Jared Spool, CEO of User
Interface Engineering. For more information, please contact:
Tom Moran
tfmcad@rit.edu
April 6–7, 2006
Technology and People
The Manitoba Chapter STC and Red River College will hold their annual conference,
Technology and People: The/Write/Connection, at the Princess Street Campus of Red River College
in Winnipeg, Canada. For more information, please contact:
Henry Shorr
(204) 945-7298
hshorr@mts.net
Non-STC Events
DITA 2006 Conference
March 23-25, 2006 - Raleigh, NC
Experts from around the globe help attendees improve the way
they produce content by leveraging the power of the Darwin
Information Typing Architecture. Presenters will demystify
DITA, explore its usefulness, expose its limitations, describe
its components, reveal its flexibility, and showcase
successful DITA implementations. Hands-on workshops and
real-world case studies will demonstrate the strength and
usefulness of DITA, while exhibitors will showcase their
software authoring tools, content management systems, and
consulting services designed to help you manage, customize,
and extend DITA functionality.
Kay Ethier
Conference Organizer
Bright Path Solutions
info@travelthepath.com
919.244.8559
Content Management Jumpstart
February 4-5, 2006 - Seattle
This workshop helps content managers and authors understand
how to meet the increasing demands of creating, managing, and
distributing content through a content management strategy. It
covers the value of content management, how to analyze your
content lifecycle, how to develop an ROI. It introduces you to
the information architecture of content management, and
provides guidelines for selecting tools and technology. It
also covers the changing roles and processes that content
management brings about, and provides strategies for managing
that change.
Tom Wilson
The Rockley Group
moreinfo@rockley.com
905-415-1885
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