Whether you’ve been to one Summit or 30 (as a few of our longtime members have) there’s bound to be something new waiting for you in Phoenix! There are a few things that are new to everybody this year.
Revamped Preconference Education
This year STC offers four certificate courses as part of our preconference education on Saturday and Sunday, but adds an “a la carte” option to two of them as well. The courses are broken up into four workshops, and you can sign up for a full certificate course and take all four or sign up for any of the workshops as a single event. There will also be extra workshops unrelated to the certificate courses available.
Shorter Sessions
This year all Summit sessions are 45 minutes instead of one hour. This change responds to feedback from attendees and follows the schedules of related conferences.
Spotlight Sessions
This new format allows speakers to share a powerful message or story in a short time with a large audience. The Summit will offer three spotlight sessions at the same time, in different rooms, on the last day of the Summit. These sessions will be in larger rooms, accommodating up to 300 attendees in each session. After 20 minutes, a short break will be provided so attendees can change rooms, if desired.
Communities Break
This year the Communities Reception will take place in the Expo on Monday afternoon from 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. The Communities Break allows attendees to learn more about our Special Interest Groups and includes beverages and food.
Join us in Phoenix from 18–21 May and see what else is new. And if you’ve never been to a Summit before, come add your name to the “new” list!
