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The First
Birmingham Conference on Technical Communication
March 25-26, 1994
Theme:
Trends & Traditions: Adding Value for the '90s
cosponsored by
Birmingham Chapter of Society for Technical Communication
and
Samford University Writing Programs
This one and one-half day seminar, to be held March 25
and 26, 1994, on the campus of Samford University, is
intended to examine the issues facing practicing
professional communicators for the rest of this decade.
Th list of suggested topics, though not comprehensive,
includes:
How SGML impacts our work
How ISO 9000 will change the way we do business
The life of the consultant/freelancer/contractor
What lies beyond desktop publishing
Paperless publishing
Satisfying client requirements
TQM
Level of edit
Consulting skills
Topics in graphics and visual literacy
How/what/why we teach
Internships
WAC
Classroom failures
How we show the value we add
Mail a 100-word abstract of your paper/pane/pworkshop
proposal by DECEMBER 31, 1993, to:
Dan Wise
Publication Services, B225
Southern Company Services, Inc.
P. O. Box 2625
Birmingham, AL 35202-2625
__________________________________________________
David H. Roberts
Director of University Writing Programs
Samford University
Birmingham, AL 35229-2207 USA
Voice: (205) 870-2964; Fax: (205) 870-2276 or 2384
Bitnet/Internet: dhrobert -at- samford -dot- bitnet
Compuserve: 72630,3633
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