53rd Annual Conference Update: P&P SIG in Las Vegas

By Dawnell Claessen, Conference Coordinator

The Policies and Procedures Special Interest Group will have an excellent showing at the STC Annual Conference in Las Vegas May 7-10 2006! The following is a listing of events and sessions that may be of interest to members of our SIG attending the conference.

Sunday, May 7

First-time Attendees Session 2:00 – 3:30 pm (Location TBA)

Speaker’s Orientation Session 3:30 – 4:30 pm (Location TBA). This will be immediately followed by a very brief and informal meeting for SIG Sponsored Speakers in the same room.

Welcome Reception 7:30 – 9:30 pm (Location TBA). P&P SIG will have a table somewhere in the thick of things!

Monday, May 8

Policies and Procedures Communication 101 – Presentation by SIG Manager Raymond Urgo

Session Info: WE 3O Monday May 8, 2006 2:00-3:30 pm - Bronze 3 Bally's

Gain an overview about communicating P&P and the P&P discipline. Learn about the fundamental purpose, principles, techniques, vocabulary, trends, and resources for P&P. Discover opportunities and roles for P&P practitioners.

Leveraging Technical Communication into a Process Improvement Career – Presentation by SIG Member Elizabeth McQueen

Session Info: PD 4U Monday, May 8, 2006 4:00 – 5:00pm - Palace 3 Bally’s.

Corporate process improvement holds terrific career advancement opportunities for technical communicators. Come learn how to leverage your skills to achieve corporate process improvement goals, as well as how to ensure management support for your initiatives. Presenter will share a proven path to success in defining and implementing process improvements.

P&P SIG Annual Business Meeting

Monday May 8, 2006 at 4:00 – 5:00 pm - Association Office #1

Tuesday, May 9

Tuesday, May 9Shoes and SOX – Getting a Foothold on Sarbanes-Oxley – Presentation by Mark Hanigan and Bonnie J. Spivey

Session info: MG 6Q Tuesday, May 9, 2006 11:00 – 12:00 noon Palace 3 Bally’s.

This presentation explains the foundations of SOX, analyzes where its implementation is today and where it seems to be heading, and focuses on opportunities for technical communicators.

Topics in Policies and Procedures – SIG-Sponsored Progression Session

Session info: WE 7B. Tuesday May 9, 2006. 2:00 – 3:00 PM Vendome A/B Paris

Fifteen speakers from various areas of practice will host tables with a variety of topics directly relevant to Policies and Procedures practitioners. Attendees hear a twenty minute presentation about one topic, and then move to another table to hear the next twenty minute presentation and so on. Sessions in this format are among the best attended at the conference. For full details, see PP Topics Progression Session Details.

SIG Networking Luncheon

Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. The P&P SIG will have several tables! 12:15 - 2:00 pm.

Honors Reception and Banquet

Tickets are $40 and must be purchased in advance. Come and see our own Raymond Urgo honored by STC and made a “Fellow” of the Society. 6:00 – 9:00pm.

Wednesday, May 10

Developing and Managing Policies and Procedures for Compliance – SIG-Sponsored Moderated Panel Discussion

Session info: WE 9N. Wednesday May 10, 2006. 8:30-10:00 AM. Room: Bordeaux, Paris

Five panelists will discuss the challenges and opportunities and some “best practices” relating to policies and procedures developed for compliance.

Be sure to check our website for updates to conference information at www.stcsig.org/pp/.

Dawnell Claessen has been successfully coordinating our SIG’s participation in the annual STC conference for a number of years. She can be contacted by email: Dawnell Claessen.