Notes from 53rd International STC Conference
Las Vegas, Nevada, May 7-10, 2006

  

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 53rd Annual International Conference of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 7-10, 2006. 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, 2006. 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 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

• "Fireside Chat with 'Fathers' of the Internet", Vinton G. Cerf and Robert G. Kahn.

Management

• "Realities of Managing Virtually: Strategies for Thriving", Jacqueline Sirota, Write on the Edge; Jackie Damrau, T-Mobile WiFi; Judith Herr, Well Chosen Words; and Brenda Huettner, P-N Designs.
• "Five Dysfunctions of a Team", Paul Mueller, based on the book Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencionci.
• "A Simple Transactional Analysis Tool for Harried Project Managers", Laura Ramsey, based upon a Ph.D. dissertation by Scott MacGregor.
• "Telecommuting/Working with Remote Project Teams", Edward J. Marshall, Jr.

Metrics

• "Numbers Instead of Words: Developing Meaningful Metrics for Quality", Lori Fisher, IBM.

Diversity and Intercultural Relations

• "Ethical and Intercultural Challenges for Technical Communicators and Managers in a Shrinking Global Marketplace", Dr. Madelyn Flammia, University of Central Florida, and Dan Voss, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

Graphic Design

• "Effective Page Layout for the Non-Artist", Jean-luc Doumont.
• "Effective Slides: Design, Construction, and Use", Jean-luc Doumont.
• "The Three Laws of Communication", Jean-luc Doumont.

Writing/Editing

• "Three Profiles of Contemporary Editing", Avon J. Murphy, Ann S. Jennings, Frederick M. O’Hara, Jr.

Accessibility and Disabilities

• "The AccessAbility SIG: Anatomy of a Successful Community", Mike Murray, Lockheed Martin Information Systems.
• "Ethical Tenets of Legality, Respect, and Fairness in Accessibility", Dan Voss, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

Outreach and Community Service (Orlando STC Chapter and the University of Central Florida)

• "Do-it-Yourself Programs on a Shoestring: New Turnkey Power Tools for Your Community Toolkit", Dan Voss, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control; Dr. Gail Lippincott, UCF; Bonnie Spivey, MasTec, Inc.; and Jen Selix, UCF and Universal Studios.

Closing Address

• "Just a Drop in the Bucket: Technical Communication, Hurricane Katrina, and You", Anita Salem.

Comments or suggestions regarding the 53rd International STC Conference notes? Please e-mail Dan Voss at daniel.w.voss@lmco.com.