[Stc-ac] Call for Table Hosts for Academic SIG Progression at 2009 STC Conference: DEADLINE, OCTOBER 10.

[Voss, Daniel W]

Greetings,
 
As you may know, the 2009 annual STC conference will be May 3-6 (in
Atlanta), and the call for proposals has been issued
(http://www.stc.org/cfp/).

Once again, the Academic SIG is proposing a Progression on academic
topics relating to technical communication, and Tommy Barker and I (Dan
Voss) need your help to fill 10-12 potential speaking slots.

If you are interested in participating, please send the information
listed below to daniel.w.voss at lmco.com by October 10, 2008.

I will compile and send your topics to Tommy, who will submit the
proposal to STC since I will be out of town at that time.  Should we
have more than 12 topics submitted, I will recommend a down-select but
as SIG manager, Tommy will have the final decision.

I will coordinate the process from there after we receive news
(hopefully!) in November or December that our Progression proposal has
been accepted for the conference.  I will also serve as session
moderator.

For details, read on...

CALL FOR PROGRESSION SPEAKERS
In a progression, 10 to 12 speakers each deliver an oral
mini-presentation (5 to 10 minutes) at a roundtable, to a group of 6 to
10 participants.  You can speak from notes, use a laptop computer, use
the easel/flip chart, or any combination thereof.  Following the
mini-presentation, each table host moderates a short discussion and
Q&A's with the participants for 15 to 20 minutes.  You are encouraged to
provide a handout(s), although that is not a requirement.  Then the
participants change tables to hear a different presentation.  Each
presentation is made 3 or 4 times, each time with a different group of
roundtable participants.  The topics we select will be academic topics
(of course) spanning the full range of technical communication from the
standpoint of the academy.

Last year, we focused on a specific theme, but due to the extremely
tight schedule we face this time around, we are leaving the choice of
topics wide open to ensure we receive enough proposals to compile a
viable offering to the Conference Program Committee.

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
Send me an e-mail (daniel.w.voss at lmco.com) and include the following
information:
 
1.	Your proposed topic title
2.	A brief description (50 words or less)
3.	Your name
4.	Your employer
5.	Your (snail) mail address
6.	Your phone number(s): work and/or home
7.	Your e-mail address
8.	Past presentations that you've given at other conferences,
including the year, the topic, and the conference
9.	A short bio (100 words or less) 

SELECTION PROCESS
We will select 10 or 12 speakers to participate, offering a well-rounded
slate of topics for attendees to choose from. 

SCHEDULE & DEADLINES
In order to meet the STC deadline, here is the schedule:

October 10: Deadline for you to submit your information to
daniel.w.voss at lmco.com (see above for what you need to send).

October 20: Tommy Barker will notify you whether your proposal is part
of the final slate

October 20: Tommy will submit the final proposal to the STC conference
committee

If you're a seasoned presenter, you know the benefits of participating.
However, if you've never presented at a conference, but maybe you've
thought about it, I encourage you to do it.  Here are a few reasons that
you might consider participating:
 
- Progression speakers receive a $200 discount to attend the conference.
- It's easier to justify attending the conference to your employer if
you're a presenter.
- Participating in a progression requires less of a time commitment than
a full technical session because you only need to develop about 15-20
minutes of material to present.
- Progressions offer a great opportunity to connect one-on-one with
attendees on topics that you care about. (You will be presenting your
information to 6-10 people at a time during a progression.) They are
great for building topic-related networks.
- Being a conference presenter is a great way to contribute to our
field, plus it looks good on your resume.
- Although progression table hosts are not required to write a paper for
the conference Proceedings, you have the option of so doing if you wish
to take advantage of that forum (as well as the pubs credit).
- You are also encouraged to post materials to the conference web site,
which provides further visibility for you and your topic.
 
I apologize for the very tight deadline.  STC was very late in putting
out the Call for Proposals this year.

Best regards,
Dan Voss
Volunteer for the Academic SIG
Tel: 407-356-6508
E-mail: daniel.w.voss at lmco.com

Communications Manager for Tactical Missiles
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Orlando, FL

Adjunct Instructor for Webster University, Central Florida

STC Orlando Chapter Member

STC Academic, Management, Marcom, and AccessAbility SIG Member

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