STC Region 8 Hosts Conference

The Society for Technical Communication (STC), Region 8 is pleased to announce its 2003 Annual Conference: "Around the World in T.C. Ways!" to be held January 12 - 14 2003 at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

You can present at this fun and exciting conference. The stem sessions are as follows:

• Knowledge and Content Management: Passport and Maps
  All forms of technical communication are knowledge "assets" in the hands of the right people at the right time.
• Writing and Editing: Exploring the Countryside
  Writing and editing skills and results range from small town newspaper to international multimedia presentations.
• Technology and Applications: Exploring the Infrastructure
  Beyond the building blocks of good writing and editing is the infrastructure of technologies and tools that bring technical communication to new audiences.
• Localization and Usability: Understanding the EURO
  Considerations need to be made for the international reader of your publications.
• From Café Writing to Teaching at the Sorbonne: Your Career:
  Managing work, career, and professional development seems to be a book we never have time to read.

The deadline for proposal submissions is November 30, 2002. Send presentation proposals to Mark Bloom at mhbloom@aol.com.

Volunteers are needed to help during the conference. Contact Volunteer Committee Chair Kathryn Munn at president@stc-berkeley.org for more information.

For more information about registering for the conference, contact Patrick Morrissey at patrick.morrissey@idc-mcs.com.

For information about the conference, including prices and lodging, see www.stcregion8conference.org.

The STC Region 8 includes 21 chapters with nearly 4,000 members in California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Australia. With more than 20,000 members worldwide, the STC is the largest professional organization for technical communicators. The society's membership includes writers, editors, illustrators, educators, students, engineers, and scientists from a variety of technological fields.