Time is running out to register for STC's Summit, taking place 2–5 May in Dallas, TX, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. The Advance rate of $995 USD for members expires on 20 April; after that, the Walk-in rate of $1,195 USD takes effect. Members can also purchase a One-day rate at $445 USD.
The Technical Communication Summit, STC's 57th annual conference, offers extraordinary opportunities for in-depth exploration of hot topics in technical communication. Take advantage of:
Preconference Certificate Programs
This year, the certificate programs will be held Saturday, 1 May, and Sunday, 2 May, from 8:30 AM through 4:30 PM. Attendees can choose from Content Management, Instructional Design for e-Learning, TechComm 101, and Communication Manager.
Preconference Workshops and Tutorials
For those desiring an additional, but shorter, preconference learning experience, STC will offer seven half-day and two full-day preconference workshops. The full-day topics are Introduction to Information Mapping for Technical Communicators and Topic-Based Authoring: Getting Your Feet Wet. For half-day topics, choose between Career Tactics for Technical Communicators, Developing and Designing Blogs with WordPress, Essential UX Skills for Technical Communicators, and Hands On: Minimalism, DITA, and Content Management Workshop in the morning session. In the afternoon, your options are A Quick Look at Adobe Captivate, Architecting Content: Content Strategies, and Teamwork and Creativity: Seriously, Let's Play.
Conference
Conference education sessions cover a wide variety of topics and are organized into nine tracks: Communication and Interpersonal Skills; Design, Architecture, and Publishing; Education and Training; Emerging Technologies; Managing People, Projects, and Business; Professional Development; Usability and Accessibility; Web Technologies; and Writing and Editing.
Institutes
The Summit also offers Institutes, which are conferences-within-the-conference designed by experts in the field and featuring invited speakers with extensive and unique knowledge of their areas. Each Institute consists of conference sessions, runs concurrently with other sessions during the Summit, and is included in the conference registration fee. Institutes include: Usability, Content Strategy, Information Design, and Localization.
In addition, you'll be able to network with your colleagues—top technical communicators from around the world. Your conference registration will also get you access to the Expo, where over 50 vendors stand ready to showcase their new products. And you'll be able to listen to Honorary Fellow and Keynote Speaker Erin McKean as she speaks about her love of words.
View details of all of the above— including dates, times, and full descriptions—and register online at http://conference.stc.org.
Follow the 2010 Summit on Twitter
Once again, you can follow the 2010 Summit via Twitter—and even get a little taste of the conference to boot! Prior to the conference, follow the username @stc2010 for all the official announcements and information on speakers, preconference courses, and more. Once the Summit starts, check out the hashtag #stc10. Attendees are invited to tweet from the conference using that hashtag, which will allow anyone to view their comments by searching on the hashtag. The conference website (http://conference.stc.org) will have a live stream of tweets during the conference as well.
