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Subject:Publications competition for northern California From:Carol Collins <carol -at- UNIFY -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 1 Aug 1994 17:02:27 PDT
THE 1994 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS COMPETITION
This annual event, sponsored by the Society for Technical Communication (STC),
is the largest competition of its kind in the world.
If you're a professional communicator in technical, scientific, medical,
or similar fields, this is your invitation to submit a project produced in the
last year for evaluation by experienced colleagues.
Winning entries will be placed on display at an elegant awards banquet next
year.
Publications that receive awards of Distinction will then be entered in STC's
international competition.
All technical communicators or technical communication students in the
northern California area are eligible to enter. You need not be an STC member.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
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STC members throughout northern California will be receiving
the call for entries and entry forms during the month of August.
If you are not a member of STC and would like to receive an entry form,
please reply with your postal address.
The deadline for submitting entries, forms, and fees is September 15.
Fees for STC members are $60; nonmembers: $70.
JUDGES
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Volunteer judges are needed for both printed publications and
online entries. Judging gives you an opportunity to view
the latest developments in technical communication. In addition,
judges receive a reduced ticket price for the awards banquet.
If you would like to help out with judging, please contact
the appropriate judging coordinator:
Online entries: Julie Lawyer Email: juliel -at- mdli -dot- com
Publications entries: Angie Long Telephone: (510) 745-1223
THE AWARDS BANQUET
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The award-winning entries will be displayed at an elegant banquet
on February 4, 1995, at the Sacramento Convention Center.
Our guest speaker will be Scott Adams, creator of the DILBERT
cartoon strip. Mr. Adams will speak about how be became a
cybertoonist, which cartoons got him into hot water, and where
he gets his ideas.
STC members will receive banquet announcements in the fall.
If you are not an STC member but would like to
receive information about the awards exhibit and banquet, please reply with
your postal address.
CALENDAR
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August 1994 Call for entries
September 15, 1994 Deadline for entries (4 copies of each)
October 2, 1994 Judges' meeting at Nut Tree
February 4, 1995 Exhibit and Awards Banquet
The Society for Technical Communication is an international professional
development organization for technical writers, editors, trainers, graphic
artists, and desktop publishers. STC is the largest educational organization
of its kind, with over 17,000 members in more than 100 chapters worldwide.
For membership information, contact the STC International Office
in Virginia at (202) 522-4114.
The Northern California Publications Competition is sponsored by the
Sacramento, Berkeley, East Bay, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley chapters
of STC. Similar competitions are held by other chapters throughout the world.
