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>Atlanta STC's Currents '96 Conference: Rising to the Challenge
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>Join us for a winning work out on February 17!
>You Are Invited
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>Catch the spirit in Atlanta, host of the 1996 summer Olympics
>Venue: Mercer University, Cecil B. Day Campus, Atlanta, GA
>EXTRA: William Horton, guru of online help, will offer a pre-conference
>workshop on February 16.
>Join us for an exciting event. We promise winning coaches to help you set
>new records for your personal best as you compete in the marketplace.
>Qualifying
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>We welcome presentations and workshops based on the theme of "Rising to the
>Challenge" in the technical communication field. Please submit a 100-400
>word outline with the complete title, purpose, author(s), company name,
>address, and contact numbers. Include what kind of audio/visual equipment
>you will need. Also, enclose a one-page biographical sketch and a brief
>description of the business community you support. The Program team may
>select some topics for a Progressions session, if appropriate.
>Suggested Topics for our Arena of Events
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>Management
>Communication
>Design
>Contracting/Consulting
>Research
>Usability
>Tools
>Focusing on Quality
>Finish Lines
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>We must receive your abstracts by October 3, 1995. Presenters will be
>notified by October 31, 1995. Authors of accepted abstracts will receive
>detailed instructions for preparing their papers for publication in the
>Proceedings. Deadline for papers to be printed in the Proceedings is
>December 1, 1995.
>Where to Send Your Abstract
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>Nancy Davis
>GTRI/EOEML
>Georgia Institute of Technology
>O'Keefe Building
>Atlanta, GA 30332-0837
>Email responses are encouraged.
>Also, visit our Web site! The Atlanta STC chapter+s Web site can be found
>at: http://204.7.4.159/.
>Our Team
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>Our outstanding presenters give Currents its value. As our thanks for
>providing the basis of our conference, we invite presenters to attend all
>sessions on February 17 as our guests.