STC Rochester Chapter

We proudly honor the winners of our chapter’s 2010-2011 Summit Awards, the professional competition for technical publications.

The following entries were recognized at Spectrum 2011, the region’s premier technical communications conference.  These entries were also on display for conference attendees to peruse and admire.

All recipients of the Distinguished Technical Communication and Excellence awards are eligible for the STC Summit Awards, the international competition.

Congratulations to all award recipients!

Distinguished Technical Communication

Xerox® Color 800/1000 Presses Brochure
Category: Promotional
Contributors: Xerox Creative Communications Group
Best in Show winner!

Excellence

Fundamentals of Imaging Technology
Category: Instructional
Contributors: Jeff Denmark, Sue Inzero, Dave McClelland, Patricia Roesch, Debra Stamp

Quick Reference Guide for Worldwide Wireless
Category: User Support
Contributors: Heather Ferrin-Germani, Elaine Lanni, Beth Noble, Dennis Swarthout, Pam Laycock

Vital Signs Monitor 6000 Series Quick Reference Card
Category: User Support
Contributors: Bobbi Werner, Corrie Baum

Merit

Customizing Line Circuit Operation
Category: User Support
Contributor: REDCOM Technical Publications Team

Engineers Can Write!
Category: Informational
Contributors: Tom Moran, Georgia Stelluto

MarkView 6.5 System Upgrade Guide for Oracle E-Business Suite
Category: User Support
Contributor: Deborah Holmes

MarkView AP Advisor Operation and Administration
Category: Informational
Contributors: Anna Pratt, Taryn Light

The Wallace Center’s Supported Technologies Portal & Wiki Spaces
Category: User Support
Contributors: Jessica Hooper, Katie McDonald, James DeWitt, Randall Church

Xerox Mobile Print Solution
Category: User Support
Contributors: Brian Laing, Orilee Ireland-Delfs

Xerox® Color 800/1000 Presses Clear Dry Ink Design Guide
Category: User Support
Contributor: Xerox Creative Communications Group

The award recipients from the STC Rochester Chapter 2010-2011 Summit Awards will be on display at Spectrum 2011. Come see what your colleagues have been writing and designing, and congratulate them on their achievements!

We will also announce which submission was named Best of Show. Was it your submission? Maybe you work with the recipient? The announcement will be made at the Awards Luncheon.

Register for Spectrum 2011 today! Registration options include full-day, half-day, morning keynote only, Awards luncheon only, and pre-conference networking reception.

We’re midway through the judges’ evaluation period for the competition! By now you should have received your judges’ packet containing the entries for you to evaluate. You should have also received an email this week with judging guidelines.

If you have not received this information, please contact Pam Greenfield ASAP.

See you for the Consensus Judging Day on Saturday, November 20! Details for the day will be emailed to you soon.

Thank you to those who have volunteered their time to evaluate and compare notes on this year’s competition entries.

Information about packet pickup will be emailed the week of October 25, 2010.

** New Judging Guidelines for 2010**

The competition’s structure has changed slightly, and so has the way entries will be evaluated.
There will be a webinar Saturday, October 30 from noon – 2pm EST for more information about the judging changes for the STC International Summit Awards (which the Rochester Chapter is following as a model).

If you wish to attend the live webinar this Saturday, contact Pam Greenfield ASAP.

This webinar will be recorded, so if you can’t attend Saturday, you can still attend a recorded session.

Stay tuned to this website for details about the changes to this year’s judging process.

Evaluation Forms

Use these judging forms for your evaluations. MAKE SURE you download the appropriate category for the entries you have been assigned. You may have been assigned entries in more than one category!

• Informational Materials
• Instructional Materials
• Promotional Materials
• User Support Materials

Consensus Judging Day

Saturday, November 20, 2010
Nazareth College
9am – noon
more details to follow

Questions? Contact Jan Peartree, Judging Coordinator, or Pam Greenfield, Competitions Manager, here.

The Call for Entries for the STC Rochester Chapter 2010-2011 Summit Awards is now closed. Thanks to all who have submitted and expressed interest. Stay tuned to this website in late November for award announcements!