Notes from 57th International STC Conference
Dallas, Texas, May 2-5, 2010

Reaching Across the Atlantic: An International Mentoring Initiative
Tabletop presentation within Academic SIG’s progression, “Across the Spectrum”

Clio Fouque, Hypertexte, Paris, France
Dan Voss, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, FL

Session Description: This presentation and the associated article in the conference Proceedings describe a trans-Atlantic mentoring initiative involving the STC Orlando and STC France chapters, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Paris Diderot (Paris 7). The co-authors launched their own international bilingual mentoring relationship at the 2009 STC international conference in Atlanta and also leveraged it as a means of piloting a broader initiative – setting up a mentoring program between the STC-France chapter and the University of Paris Diderot modeled on the one between STC-Orlando and UCF. The possibility also exists for international exchanges and cooperation between professional technical communicators within the two chapters as well as technical communication students within the two universities.

Note: Notes are not available from this session, since I was the presenter. However, the presentation and the article from the conference Proceedings are available.

• Reaching Across the Atlantic: An International Mentoring Initiative,” presentation by Clio Fouque and Dan Voss.
• “Un Programme de Mentorat International? Mais Oui, C’est Possible! Absolument!” Article by Clio Fouque and Dan Voss.