STC Rochester Chapter

The STC Academic SIG invites submissions to a student poster competition at STC Summit ’12.  Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome. Selected posters may be presented virtually at the Summit, making it possible for students to participate in the competition in person while attending the conference or from a distance through Adobe Connect.

Poster Session Theme:  Students’ Perspectives on Technical Communication.  Submit innovative work in communicating technical content, managing a technical communication group, producing and publishing content, researching content, or promoting the profession.

Who Can Enter:  Student members of STC. Students whose posters are selected for presentation will have their Summit fee waived.

Format:  Posters are to be submitted, and selected posters presented, as PDFs. Poster format templates and design help are available from a number of Internet locations, including C.B. Purrington’s Designing Conference Posters: http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign

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Delivery:  The competition committee will provide instructions on presenting virtually at the Summit to those whose posters are selected for presentation and who wish to present from a distance.

Winner Selection:  A panel of judges, composed of academic and practitioner members of STC, will evaluate the content and design of all submissions.  Those selected to compete at the Summit also will be judged on delivery. The top two posters will be awarded cash prizes of $125 and $75 and, we hope, additional incentives from vendors.

How to Submit:  In an email, attach the following two documents:

·         A Word document with your name, poster title, and a 250-word abstract.

·         A PDF of the poster.  Name the file TitleofPoster_STC12

Email to the following:  admin@stc-academic.org

Deadlines:

·         April 9, 2012:  Deadline for poster submission, midnight CDT

·         April 23, 2012: Notification of selection

·         May 21, 2012: Presentation and judging of selected posters at the Summit

Questions: Contact sally.henschel@mwsu.edu

Come see why Spectrum is regarded as the best regional TechComm conference! Great speakers, great networking, great learning. Your registration includes a pre-conference webinar, keynote and reception, and a full day of presentations, progressions, and workshops.

We’ve also added a Leadership Institute on Tuesday, April 24, designed to share leadership best practices with current and future leaders of local communities/chapters of STC and similar organizations.

For more information, visit our Spectrum Conference website at http://spectrum.stc-rochester.org

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Feeling the February chill? We have a reprieve! Come hang out with some warm-hearted people, enjoy some hearty  food, and get some mental and emotional fuel to combat the winter blahs. We will also be “sharing the love” by giving you the opportunity to win some great items such as a free program registration for this year, in addition to some sweet prizes! Any paid registrant is eligible (members and non-members)! Only those present can win! You can bring your Valentine, too. After all, we want you to be happy, even if our event comes after Valentine’s Day!

Our speaker will rekindle your interest in learning!

Education in the Age of Technology

Technology has had a significant impact on many aspects of our personal and professional lives, and not surprisingly, on our views about how we educate people. How can we as professionals address technology “distractions” like social media and mobile devices, how do we find opportunities for “student” engagement in the midst of those distractions, and how do we find the resources required to educate instructors? Will instructional paradigms need to change? How do we address information immediacy needs and wants? Answers to these questions are currently being sought at many higher education institutions. During this presentation we will discuss options for new education paradigms, review technology-use case scenarios, and examine associated challenges and strategies as they relate to integrating new forms of instructional delivery (both technical and non-technical) into the learner’s classroom. Whether you are a technology enthusiast, a skeptic, or an observer who is unsure what to think, you will have an opportunity to engage in the conversation and explore the issues.

Agenda:
5:30 Networking
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 Jessica Hooper Presents

Menu Choices:

• Grilled Chicken topped with Spinach, Artichokes, and Feta Cheese with a side of Saffron Risotto and Vegetable of the Day
• Stuffed Pork Loin with Apple Walnut Dressing, and and a Apple Riesling Reduction with a side of Mashed Potatoes and Vegetable of the Day
• NY Strip Steak seasoned with Sweet Smokehouse Rub served with a side of Mashed Potatoes or Saffron Risotto and Vegetable of the Day
• Artichokes, Roasted Red Peppers, Black Olives, and Button Mushrooms in a Lemon, Garlic Butter Sauce over a bed of Linguine

Meal includes Coffee or Hot Tea, and Chocolate Cake

Cash Bar available

When:
Wednesday February 15, 2012
5:30 – 8:00 pm

Where:
Towpath Cafe in Fairport, NY
http://towpathcafe.com/

RSVP: Reservations are appreciated by noon February13th (Monday). Register on Eventbrite. After that, please contact marilyn.woelk@gmail.com  or programs@stc-rochester.org.

To renew your membership or to join Rochester STC, go to http://www.stc.org/membership/join-or-renew-now.

Meet our Speaker:

STC Rochester is proud to partner with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) this year to bring you Spectrum 2012.

Spectrum 2012, STC Rochester’s 53rd annual conference, is scheduled to kick-off on Sunday, April 22, 2012 with keynote speaker Pam Sherman and a cocktail reception open to all conference attendees. Monday, April 23 begins a day of unique presentations, demonstrations of exciting new technologies and services in the Tech Comm industry, progression sessions, and lightning talks.

This year’s theme is Knowledge, Expertise, Leadership: Influence Change in Your Organization. Our diverse format will provide state-of-the-art information, technology, and inspiration to empower technical communication professionals to be able to build a business case for new ideas and technology, share their knowledge, and lead change in their organization. Attendees will leave Spectrum 2012 with the technical and soft skills their employers need for success and immediately add value to their roles as technical communicators.

Presenters from across the country and Canada will be in Rochester, NY to discuss communication models, innovative tools and technologies, business challenges, content reuse, translation, and other topics dedicated to helping technical communicators grow. The topics and exhibitors will provide an exciting range of forward-thinking ideas with an emphasis on influencing one’s company and learning to speak the language of company decision makers.

Spectrum is a regional conference that attracts attendees from New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, California, and Canada. It is the only educational conference for the technical communications industry in the area. Over the past few years the Rochester chapter has become geographically diverse as we welcome members from other areas of New York and as far away as California. Our annual Technical Publications competition also attracts entrants from many areas in the Northeast. Last year we were recognized by the Society as a Community of Excellence and received a Pacesetter Award.

Becoming a supporter of Spectrum 2012 as a sponsor, exhibitor, or advertiser offers you a chance to showcase your products and services to a wide variety of technical communicators and managers from companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Bausch + Lomb, Xerox, and many other top, multi-national organizations.

For more information on becoming a sponsor,  download the Opportunities for Support brochure or contact adv@stc-rochester.org.

Hello, STC Rochester chapter members,