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Technical Communicators Get Geared for Success
By Suzanna Laurent, Region 5 Conference Manager, Senior Member, Oklahoma Chapter
The Oklahoma chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) is proud to host the STC Region 5 Conference, Geared for Success on Route 66, from October 4-6, 2002 at the Hilton Northwest in Oklahoma City.
With a kaleidoscope of sessions, any professional involved in communicating technical information is guaranteed to benefit from this conference. From writing to multimedia to graphics art, STC members and non-members can gear up to learn through linear tracks or by combining sessions that best meet their individual needs.
There are 36 educational opportunities offered in four tracks that include a dynamic range of individual sessions lead by professionals from around the world. Tracks include: Customized Models: Web and Graphic Design; In the Driver's Seat: Career Development and Management; Your Tool Kit: Technology and Applications; Taking a Test Drive: Users and Usability; and Under the Hood: Writing and Editing.
The keynote speaker, world-renowned Jim Stovall from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the Emmy-winning founder of the Narrative Television Network (NTN), the first network to bring television to the more than thirteen million blind and visually impaired people in the United States. NTN now includes over 1200 cable systems and broadcast stations, reaching over 35 million homes in the United States and 11 foreign countries. NTN programming is also presented via the Internet at NarrativeTV.com, serving millions of people around the world. Stovall promises “You will laugh and you will cry, but you will never be the same!”
In addition, attendees can select from a variety of pre-conference workshops on October 3. Even if you don't attend the conference, you can attend one of the 8-hour workshops on Project Management, Web Site Design and Development, or Motion Media Scripting.
For conference registration information, go to the conference website, or contact Suzanna Laurent at 405-376-4210 or slaurent@prodigy.net.
On Sunday morning a free, regional leadership workshop will be presented by Linda Oestreich, STC Region 5 Director-Sponsor, Judy Glick-Smith, Immediate Past Society President and Thea Teich, First Vice President of the Society, as they share their expertise in this lively session that will be part interactive discussion and part exercises. No doubt you’ll leave this workshop with some valuable tips on how to be a better leader in your STC life, in your work life, and in your “life” life!
With the “Mother Road” as a backdrop, the STC Region 5 Conference will help you navigate the new horizons of technical communication. Just as the original tourists had to take care of the basics of fuel, oil, and tires, our conference sessions on writing and editing will help you reconnect to the basics. And, just as the original tourists dubbed Route 66 the “road to opportunity,” never knowing quite what was around the next bend, our conference sessions on new and innovating technologies and concepts will help you map your future successes. Plan now to join us as we get Geared for Success on Route 66.