STC Conference Activities

The Technical Editing SIG is active at every STC annual conference — and this year's conference in Rosemont, Illinois (greater Chicago area) is no exception. We hope you'll be able to join us on May 20-23. We'll be leading, or participating in, these conference activities (all time shown are Central Daylight Time).

Technical Editing SIG Activities

Saturday, May 19

• 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM: Pre-conference Session, Technical Editing Fundamentals, Part 1
  Linda Oestreich and Michelle Corbin will lead the first part of this course, which provides both an introduction for beginning technical editors as well as a refresher for experienced editors.

Sunday, May 20

• 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Leadership Program, Part 1
  SIG leaders will be attending this program, which includes a series of progressions. SIG co-manager Lori Meyer will be leading a progression about honoring, supporting, and sustaining volunteers.
• 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM: Pre-conference Session, Technical Editing Fundamentals, Part 2

Monday May 21

• 7:30 - 8:15 AM: SIG Leaders Breakfast
  SIG leaders will gather to network and share ideas.
• 6:30 - 8:00 PM: Communities Reception
  Meet leaders and volunteers from the Technical Editing SIG and several other SIGs, as well as members of the Chicago chapter, STC's 2012 host chapter. If you'd like to help host our SIG table for 1/2 hour or more at the reception, contact SIG co-managers Carol Lamarche or Lori Meyer. And stick around after the reception for a great jam session hosted by the Chicago chapter!

Tuesday, May 22

• 11:00 AM: SIG Business Meeting
  All SIG members are invited to join us for our annual business meeting, where we'll review our accomplishments and discuss plans for the coming months. Feel free to bring a lunch; snacks and beverages will be provided. If you're a new Technical Editing SIG member, please join us so we can meet and welcome you.
• 7:00 PM: Honors Reception and Banquet (ticketed event)
  We'll be there to receive our Pacesetter Award for 2011. In addition, Lori Meyer will be among the 2012 Associate Fellows who will receive their honors.

Conference Sessions

Many of our SIG members are leading and participating in conference sessions.

Monday, May 21

• Kelly Schrank will host an editing evaluation session, with evaluators Pat Moell, Michelle Corbin, Lisa Adair, Linda Oestreich, and Rebekka Anderson.
• Carol Lamarche will host a panel discussion, "Why Technical Editors Are Still Relevant," with panelists Michelle Corbin, Pat Moell, Mary Jo David, and Jenifer Servais.

Tuesday, May 22

• Andrea Wenger will lead a progression session, "Project Management and Personality Type."
• SIG co-manager Carol Lamarche will present a session, "Clutch and Cool Tech Comm: How to Train."
• Kelly Schrank will present a session, "Using Checklists for More Efficient Editing."

Additional Opportunities to Network With Us

Join us at these conference activities:

• Conference Opening Session (Sunday, May 20, 5:30 - 6:45 PM)
• Conference Reception (Sunday, May 20, 7:00 - 8:30 PM)
• STC Annual Business Meeting (Monday, May 21, 5:00 - 6:00 PM)
• Just Added: Informal breakfast at o'h American Grill (Monday, May 21, 6:00 - 7:30 AM)
  RSVP* by Sunday, May 20, at 5 PM CT (UTC-5 hours) in one of the following ways:
  • email
  • tweet @virtual_li or @stc_te_sig
  
  *Reservations requested, but not mandatory.

We look forward to meeting you at Summit 2012!

Attend virtually

Conference Tweets

You can "follow along" with Twitter by following @stc_summit and the #stc12 hashtag. Here is a live stream:

Or use the SIG Toolbar to have the stream delivered directly to your browser:

Slides and presentations

Many Summit presenters make their slides and handouts available on Slideshare. We've collected them here for you:

Past Conferences

Read about the Technical Editing SIG's activities in past conferences:

• 2011, Sacramento
  • TE SIG Progression
• 2010, Dallas
  • A Big Howdy from the STC Conference in Dallas
  • A First-Timer's Experience at the Technical Editing SIG Progression: Editing Challenges and Opportunities
  • Tweet Stream from the STC Summit 2010: "Hearing" What Real Technical Communicators Think
• 2009, Atlanta
  • 2009 Conference Highlights
• 2008, Philadelphia
  • Impressions of STC’s 55th Annual Conference
• 2007, Minneapolis
  • Excerpts from STC Annual Conference Report
  • Trip Report for Technical Communication Summit
  • Impressions of the 54th Annual STC Conference
  • STC Summit 2007 Report
• 2006, Seattle
  • Seattle Conference Provides Unique Opportunities

Conference Pictures

These images are streamed from the STC Office's Flickr account.

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