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I want to add one more suggestion to Saul's advice about your not knowing the
FINAL program until you get to Minneapolis.
This year we haven't had too many changes from the Preliminary Program.
But there have been some, as there always will be. To be sure you get up
to speed on any changes, you can do three things in Minneapolis:
1. LISTEN to change announcements that will be delivered orally by the
Program Committee or other individuals on Sunday and Monday.
2. READ our change postings on conference bulletin boards.
3. SKIM the _Compass_ (daily newsletter at the conference) for
announcements of changes.
We hope these means of communication will help everyone get the most out
of a great conference. Enjoy the opportunity to explore communication!
Avon Murphy
Program Manager
41st STC Annual Conference
Legislative Service Center
2404 Chandler Court SW
Olympia, WA 98502-6034
Office 206-786-7052
Home 206-456-3411
Fax 206-786-7234
Internet amurphy -at- wln -dot- com
(Apologies--My Internet connection will be down until Sunday, 30 April.)
On Thu, 28 Apr 1994, Matt Abe wrote:
> The 41st STC Annual Conference in Minneapolis is a little over two
> weeks away. Here are some tips from Saul Carliner on getting the
> most from your STC Conference experience:
> I'd like to offer a few suggestions for getting the most out of STC
> Conferences:
> Do NOT make a firm plan of sessions you plan to attend until AFTER
> you arrive at the conference.
> When I was planning the 1989 STC Annual Conference, some of the
> speakers dropped out a month or two ahead of time. I replaced them
> with far superior speakers on far more interesting subjects, but no
> one attended these sessions. People didn't read the Final Program to
> see which gems had been added at the last minute. People made firm
> selections before arriving at the conference and weren't leaving
> themselves the flexibility to benefit from last minute additions to
> the program.
> ****
> EXPLORE COMMUNICATION at the 41st STC Annual Conference,
> May 15-18, 1994, Minneapolis, Minnesota
> ****
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> Matthew Abe Internet: matta -at- county -dot- lmt -dot- mn -dot- org
> Documentation Group Leader
> LaserMaster Corporation
> 7156 Shady Oak Road
> Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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