STC is pleased to announce that Tim O’Reilly has been selected as the Honorary Fellow and Keynote Speaker for the 2011 Technical Communication Summit in Sacramento, CA.
“Our bookshelves are lined with his books,” commented Phylise Banner, chair of the STC Honorary Fellow Nominating Committee. “Some of us have had the honor of writing books for his premier brand in technical publishing. Tim O’Reilly is one of the most highly regarded thought leaders in our industry, and it is with pride that we welcome him to the Society with the rank of Honorary Fellow.”
Tim O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. Many readers instantly recognize the standard images of animals used on the covers of the company’s books. According to Oreilly.com, since 1978 the core goal of O’Reilly Media has been “to be a catalyst for technology change by capturing and transmitting the knowledge of ‘alpha geeks’ and other innovators.” O’Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the O’Reilly Open Source Convention, the Web 2.0 Summit, and the Gov 2.0 Summit. Tim’s blog, the O’Reilly Radar, “watches the alpha geeks” to determine emerging technology trends and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community.
“Few technical communicators have accomplished as much or have acquired his influence,” enthused Alan Houser, conference manager. “Tim O’Reilly continually encourages others to embrace the available possibilities and to invent an amazing future. He is the perfect keynote speaker for the Sacramento Summit.”
O’Reilly will speak at the Opening General Session on Sunday evening, 15 May, to kick off the Summit, so be sure to arrive in time to attend. “I am so delighted that Tim O’Reilly is the keynote speaker for the STC Summit,” said STC President Hillary Hart. “As creator of a new business model built on collaboration, shared resources, and education, he is a wonderful exemplar for the regeneration of STC. As many of you know, the new STC website is based on open source software and supplies a platform that end users can build on: both prime tenets of Tim’s approach to digital culture. Tim’s appearance at the Summit recognizes the value technical communicators bring to ‘spreading the knowledge of innovators.’”
