Lone Star Community STC News for October 11, 2006

[R. Dale Erickson]

Lone Star Community STC News for October 11, 2006 
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This announcement contains five messages:

Region 5 Conference: Register by Oct. 13 for savings
2006 Lone Star STC Competitions: We need YOU to Judge
October 13: Nominate a fellow LSC member for the BALA award!
October 23: Plano/Richardson Networking Lunch
October 26: LSC STC Fort Worth Satellite Meeting 
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Region 5 Conference: Register by Oct. 13 for savings

Early conference registration deadline: October 13

The Region 5 Conference, sponsored by LSC this year, is coming to Addison
on November 2 – 4. In homage to the Lone Star Community’s 50th
anniversary, the conference theme is the 50 Facets of Technical
Communication. Sessions are organized into four broad tracks: Usable
Tools, Standards of Practice, Global Perspectives, and Learning and
Leading. With almost 30 sessions, including four half-day workshops on
Saturday afternoon, you will find multiple sessions to interest you.

This year's Region 5 conference has an exciting program, including the
keynote speakers. John Pruitt has agreed to be the opening keynote speaker
and the closing keynote speaker will be Paula LaRocque.

One of the half-day workshops, Public Relations: Getting to the Media and
Writing the Release will be given by local Fox news reporter Jeff Crilley
and LSC's own Elisa Miller. The cost for the half-day workshops is $75,
and requires a separate registration from the conference.

Early Registration ends October 13, so register soon and get the early
bird savings!

Conference Early Registration
•  Members $160.00
•  Non-members $180.00
•  Students $110.00

Conference Regular Registration
•  Members $180.00
•  Non-members $200.00
•  Students $125.00

For full session descriptions and more information on the conference, go
to the conference website:
http://www.region5conf.com

Region 5 Conference Lodging Deadline Looming!

The Region 5 STC Conference is being held at the Crowne Plaza North
Dallas/Addison Hotel. The hotel has warned us that they expect to be fully
booked during the time of the conference. If any local LSC members want to
stay at the hotel during the conference, you need to make your
reservations soon!

The conference rate for a single or double standard guest room is $95 per
night. Suites and rooms on the Executive Level are available at a higher
rate.

For reservations, call 972-980-8877 or 877-227-6963 for 24-hour service
and mention the Society for Technical Communication -- Lone Star Community
Region 5 Conference.

Hotel reservations can be made through today, October 11.

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2006 Lone Star STC Competitions: We need YOU to Judge
We are exchanging this year with the Houston STC Chapter. We need at least
30 judges.

Qualifications

To be a judge, you must meet just one of the following criteria:

▪ Five years experience as a technical communicator
▪ Award winner in a past STC Competition 
▪ Taught courses or given presentations in the field of technical
communication
▪ Published papers or articles in the field of technical
communication
▪ Degree or certification in Technical Communication, Instructional
Design, Graphical Arts/Design or related field.

Judge Responsibilities

You must be available to: 

▪ Attend the judge training session on Tuesday evening October 17,
5:30pm - 7:00pm. Nerd Books, 1681 Firman Drive, Richardson, TX 75081
▪ Spend 5-10 hours evaluating entries between October 18 and
November 17
▪ Attend Consensus Judging Day on November 18 – 9:00am to 1:00pm at
Thunderduck Hall, Richland Community College, 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas,
TX 75243

(Detailed driving directions to both locations will be provided to all
judges by e-mail.)

Benefits of Judging

▪ Excellent way to learn what others in your field are doing 
▪ Good way to raise your profile in STC 
▪ Learn how to analyze a document’s strengths and weaknesses 
▪ Form lasting relationships with your fellow judges 
▪ Become inspired to enter your own entry next year! 

To volunteer as a Judge

Complete the judge's application form on
http://www.stc-dfw.org/pages/comp_judge.htm

Contact Competitions General Manager, Jackie Damrau, at
competitions at stc-dfw.org if you have any questions about judging.
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October 13: Nominate a fellow LSC member for the BALA award!

Do you know an LSC member who displays enthusiasm, seeks difficult
challenges, inspires others, and enhances the reputation of LSC? Nominate
this person for the Binion Amerson Leadership Award. The application
deadline is October 13. Go to http://stc-dfw.org/pages/awards_Amerson.htm
for more information.

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October 23: Plano/Richardson Networking Lunch

We're going to check out this wonderful, fairly new Middle
Eastern/Mediterranean Buffet at 955 E. Campbell Road, just EAST of SH 75,
at 11:30 AM.

Please RSVP to Elisa Miller (elisa.miller at ps.net) by Friday so that I can
reserve tables.

Thanks.
Elisa

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October 26: LSC STC Fort Worth Satellite Meeting

The LSC STC Fort Worth Satellite will meet Thursday, October 26, in the
Chapel Meeting Room at the Fort Worth Central Library (downtown, 500 W.
3rd St. 76102, 817-871-7701) from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. STC Senior Member Paula
Robertson will be presenting "Incorporating User Assistance (Online Help)
into Training."

According to Paula

Paula Robertson is not an expert or qualified to speak on anything. But as
a technical communications professional (her third career) for over 11
years, she must have picked up something along the way that's worth
sharing. A lone writer for the past four years--that's how she became
involved with co-workers who did on-site training and latched onto the
idea that user documentation and training could kill more birds with the
same stone than you'd think! Besides, what's the most valuable, accessible
"leave-behind" material that you can have from on-site training? The
Online Help that's already built in.

Paula has a degree in life from the University of HardKnocks and is prone
to run-on sentences and clichés when she's too tired or lazy to compose
meaningful text. But she insists on being entertaining, if nothing else.
Please come help her out by lending your credibility to this presentation
on how to incorporate user assistance into training, and enjoy some of
Kathy Stark's homemade cookies! Seriously, you just might learn something
in spite of ourselves.
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