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

   

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 57th Annual International Conference of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) in Dallas, Texas, May 2-5, 2010. Below is a hot-linked table of contents of the sessions for which notes are provided.

The presenters of several of the sessions covered below published one or more articles in the conference Proceedings, which are available in electronic format. To get copies of these papers, you can contact Dan Voss via e-mail.

Keynote Address

• "The Dictionary is Dead: Long Live the Dictionary", Erin McKean, Wordnik.

Using Online Tools in Project Management

• "Managing Documentation Projects in a Collaborative World", Larry Kunz, Systems Documentation, Inc.
• "Designing for Collaboration: Managing Projects with a Wiki", Nicky Bleiel, Component One, and Stewart Nader, Social Media Group.

Technical Editing

• "Developing Company Editorial Standards", Kristine Haugseth, Microsoft.
• "When Everyone is an Editor", Jeffrey Lamp, Interact Public Safety.
• "You Need It When? Project/Time Management for Editors", Lillian McAnally, PBS&J.

Visual Communication

• "Building Visual Explanations: Practical Advice for Writers", Don Moyer, Thoughtform, Inc.

Interviewing SMEs

• "The Art of Questioning", Rich Maggiani, Solari Communication.

International Mentoring

• "Reaching Across the Atlantic: An International Mentoring Initiative", Clio Fouque, Hypertert, Paris, France, and Dan Voss, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, FL, USA.

Attitude/Stress Management

• "Attitude – the Choice is Yours!", Suzanna Laurent, former STC president.
• "Humor in the Workplace: A Styptic for the Razor Cuts of Stress", Dan Voss, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

Comments or suggestions regarding the 57th International STC Conference notes? Please e-mail Dan Voss at daniel.w.voss@lmco.com.