Notes from 50th International STC Conference
Dallas, Texas, May 18-21, 2003

Dan Voss
Communications Department
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida
Lockheed Martin Corporation

This site contains notes taken from the technical sessions at the 50th Annual International Conference of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) in Dallas, Texas, May 18-21, 2003. Below is a hot-linked table of contents of the sessions for which notes are provided. Additional links to other sites and materials are provided within the notes from the various sessions. Links to these sites are expected to be valid at least until September 1, 2003. In some cases, handouts are available only in hard-copy form. To get copies of such materials contact Dan Voss via e-mail.

The presenters of several of the sessions covered below published one or more articles on the conference Proceedings, which are available in hard copy and, in some cases, electronic format. To get copies of these papers, you can contact the authors (some of whose e-mail addresses are provided with the notes to the sessions), or you can contact Dan Voss via e-mail.

To view files of presentations from the conference and other related materials, check out the Conference Web site.

Keynote Address

• "Keynote Address", Natalie Angier.

Web Authoring and Electronic Publishing Technology

• "XML for Technical Communicators", Neil Perlin, Hyper/Word Services.
• "Developing a Business Case for Single Sourcing and Content Management", Ann Rockley, The Rockley Group.
• "Beyond Buttons and Colors: Web Application Design Issues", Whitney Quesenbery, Whitney Interactive Design.

Metrics

• "Using Metrics to Tell Your Story", Deirdre A. Murr, Walt Disney Imagineering.

Management

• "Send Me an E-Mail: From Messaging to E-Business Linchpin", Charles R. Crawley, Rockwell Collins, Susan B. Moore, EDS, and Lynette R. Porter, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
• "Using Humor to Survive in Difficult Times", Karen G. O’Keefe, Tybrin Corporation, and Mary T. Dysert, Cyber, Inc.

Integrated Strategic Communication

• "From Tina to Xena II: Strategic Communication in the Corporate Jungle", Dan Voss and W.C. Wiese, Communications Department, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control-Orlando.

Ethics of Technical Illustration

• "Hiding Humanity: Verbal and Visual Ethics in Accident Reports", Sam Dragga, English Department chair, Texas Tech University, and Dan Voss, Communications Department, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Orlando.

Job Placement

• "Creative Resumes that Will Make You Stand Out", Mike Hamilton, eHelp Corporation.

Accessibility and Disability in Technical Communication

• "From Disabled to Enabled: Meeting Special Needs to Ensure Accessibility" — Progression Sponsored by STC's AccessAbility SIG, Kathy Bine, Lori Gillen, Mike Hamilton, Pauline Horn, Gail Lippincott, Cynthia Lockley, Andy Malcolm, Helen Marty, Mike Murray, Gloria Reece, Fabien Vais, Judy Vinegar, and Dan Voss.

Special Feature

• "23 New Ideas from the 50th STC Conference" W.C. Wiese, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Orlando.

Comments or suggestions regarding the 50th International STC Conference notes? Please e-mail Dan Voss at daniel.w.voss@lmco.com.