Upcoming Events

STC Sponsored Field Trip to Jack Henry and Associates

April 10, 2008 at 4 p.m.
2131 E. Primrose
RSVP to Elspeth Rowley by 6:00 p.m. April 8
This is a perfect opportunity to see a team of technical writers at work.

Regional Conference

April 25-26, 2008
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri

The Fifth Almost-Annual Workshop for Teachers of Technical Writing
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Friday, April 25, 2008
Plaster Student Union 308

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Maps for Missouri State

Schedule and Presentations

8:00-8:30: Registration and Light Breakfast
8:30-9:20: Sam Dragga—"Mapping Ethical Judgments in Technical Communication: A Review of Theories and Perspectives"
9:20-10:10: Tom Warren—"Teaching Students Project Planning"
10:10-10:20: Break
10:20-11:00: Sherry Southard and Melissa Place—"Technical Writing Literacy Narratives: Uncovering Negative Student Attitudes that Block Learning"
11:00-11:45: Linda Chadwick—"Why 'Usability' is the Hottest New Skill in the Technical Communicator Tool Belt"
11:45-12:45: Lunch (PSU 400)
12:45-1:35: Steve Gerson and Sharon Gerson—"Before Electronic Communication vs. After Electronic Communication: A Conversation"
1:35-2:25: Kathryn Northcut—"Challenges of Visual Technical Communication: A Model and a Pilot Study"
2:25-2:35: Break
2:35-3:25: David Wright—"Cowboys and Computers: Teaching through Research Tools"

STC Region 6 Student Conference
8:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday, April 26, 2008
Karls Hall 101

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Maps for Missouri State

Schedule and Presenations

8:00-8:30: Registration and Light Breakfast
8:30-9:20: Steve Gerson—"Playing Nice in the Workplace: How to Build Rapport and Develop Partnerships"
9:20-9:50: Sam Dragga—"Crisis and Conscience in Technical Communication: Using Case Studies to Cultivate Ethics"
9:50-10:05: Break
10:05-10:50: Sarah Nord and Price Horn—"Proving Your Value as a Writer"
11:00-11:30: Poster Session, PSU 308B
11:30-12:45: Lunch, PSU 400
1:00-1:30: Janette Reed—"Helping Users Find the Information They Need: How to Create Good Indexes in Technical Documentation"
1:30-2:15: Tom Warren—"Graphic Elements in Information Design"
2:15-3:00: Edna Stone and Libby Guthrie—"Wal-Mart's Logistics University: Reinforcing Procedural Standards"
3:00-3:10: Break
3:10-3:55: Dan Charles—"Technology Planning for Your Career"

Technical Communication Summit - STC's 55th Annual Conference

June 1-4, 2008
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Who Attends the STC Annual Conference?

Attendees include technical writers, usability specialists, documentation managers, Web designers, technical illustrators, multimedia experts, and many other professionals in all media who make technical information understandable and usable to those who need it. Attendees come to the conference from more than a dozen countries around the world.

Five Reasons to Attend

Build your skills. Whether you need to learn about content management or XML, management or localization, or any other key topic in technical communication, our conference is your primary source of learning. We have general presentations to provide conceptual overviews, workshops to build skills, demonstrations to show how concepts work, and case studies to describe how real organizations apply ideas.
Find the products and services to finish your work. Whether you are looking for a content management system or a vendor to assist with the development of a project, our Expo is the largest marketplace of products and services for technical communicators. Our book store is full of material to extend the conference learning experience.
Build your network. Whether you're looking for employees, a job, or someone to bounce ideas off of, you're likely to make a long-term contact or two at the largest gathering of technical communicators in the world. Our networking lunches, receptions, and other activities provide a comfortable environment for meeting new people.
Learn from the best—that is, the creators of the best online materials, technical publications and technical art—as judged in the STC International Competitions. We display the award-winning work and provide several opportunities for you to hear the secrets of the winners' success a the conference.
Hear expert speakers—people who are not only experts in their content areas, but in sharing their knowledge and wisdom with you. At the top of the list is our Honorary Fellow and Opening Speaker, Simon Singh.