“Beyond the Bleeding Edge” is Looking for Proposals for the 2014 Summit

Many technical communicators are hard-put to keep up with the daily grind, let alone have time to look into emerging technologies. “Beyond the Bleeding Edge,” which debuted at the 1999 annual conference, addresses this by presenting summaries of technologies and methodologies that are too new or unusual to make it into traditional Summit sessions. Now, the Bleeding Edge is looking for presenters for the 2014 STC Summit, 18-21 May, Phoenix, AZ.

In the last year or so, have you …

  • Developed online help designed to be used on wearable devices like Google Glass?
  • Created a dynamically customizable online document?
  • Worked with CSS’s “float” style?
  • Developed an augmented reality system for user support?
  • Or done something else that’s cool, perhaps a bit weird, and applicable to tech comm?

Is there a technology or methodology that you’d like to discuss? It can be:

  • New, like an augmented reality system for surveyors or a true mobile app.
  • Existing, but fairly new to tech comm, like a float-driven Web page for content.

To be accepted, a topic should be fairly new as of early 2014. The presentation should be:

  • Short—You’ll have about 20 minutes to cover your topic and take questions.
  • Informal—Attendees prefer handouts, but this is at your discretion.
  • Level-appropriate—You can cover a topic at whatever technical level you consider necessary as long as you let attendees know what to expect.

If you enjoy learning about new things and like to discuss them, we want to hear from you. Send your proposals to Neil Perlin, Hyper/Word Services, by 17 March. There are only three slots this year and they fill up quickly, so don’t delay!

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