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STC Lone Star Chapter Winter Seminar--"Operating Your Environment"
Subject:STC Lone Star Chapter Winter Seminar--"Operating Your Environment" From:Binion Amerson <aba -at- OC -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 4 Jan 1994 06:44:50 -0800
"OPERATING YOUR ENVIRONMENT"
STC Lone Star Chapter 1994 Winter Seminar and Competition Awards Banquet
Sheraton Grand Hotel
4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, Texas
January 14-15, 1994
STC Lone Star Chapter, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area of North Texas,
will hold its 1994 Winter Seminar and Competition Awards Banquet at the
Sheraton Grand Hotel, 4440 West John Carpenter Freeway (Highway 114 and
Esters Boulevard), Irving, Texas, January 14-15, 1994.
1994 Winter Seminar
The 1994 Winter Seminar theme "Operating Your Environment" was inspired by
STC Lone Star Chapter members' concern for three environments: the Natural
Environment, the Business Environment, and the Technical Environment. The
seminar starts on Friday, January 14, and continues through Saturday,
January 15.
As technical communicators, we are challenged by the natural environment.
We seek ways to conserve resources in our paper-based work, to manage the
office environment for improved health, and to communicate environmental
information to others.
In our business environment, we constantly seek better ways of working with
others and improving the quality of the products we deliver.
In our technical environment, new technology continually pulls us forward.
Yet, we most hone an old tool, language, for clarity in communications.
"Operating Your Environment" provides two keynote addresses and 18
different seminars--six on each of the three tracks. Attending the two-day
Winter Seminar will give you the information you need to operate your
environment during 1994 and beyond.
Competition Awards Banquet
Awards for the winning entries in the STC Lone Star Chapter Technical
Publications, Art, and Electronic Documentation Competitions will be
presented at 8:00 pm on Friday, January 14. A vendor exhibit area will be
open and the competition entries will be displayed from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Dinner will be served at 7:00 pm.
Schedule
Friday, January 14, 1994
8:00 - 8:45 am Registration
8:45 - 9:45 am Keynote: A. Binion Amerson, Jr. "Technical Communication in
Work, Technical, and Natural Environments"
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:45 Session 1: "Indoor Air Quality" Carrie Elison; "Project
Management" Larry Arnold; "Graphical User Interface Design" Susan
Weinschenk.
11:45 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 2:15 Session 2: "Health Concepts for the '90s" Lonn Hutcheson;
"Writing Systems Documentation" Judy Glick-Smith; "Total Quality Management
for Documentation" Kay Goodier.
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:15 Session 3: "Ergonomics" Lonn Hutcheson; "Managing People Better
in the '90s: The 6 Rules" John Cortright; "Editing Workshop" Linda Bell.
4:00 - 7:00 Vendor Exhibits and Competition Winners Exhibits.
7:00 - 9:00 Competition Awards Banquet
Saturday, January 15, 1994
8:00 - 8:45 Registration
8:45 - 9:45 Keynote: John Cortright "Four Steps Ahead: How to Get There and
Stay There"
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:45 Session 4: "Editing Tips for the Environment" Cheryl-Lynn
Walker; "Managing Your Career" Karen Steele; "Multimedia" TBA.
11:45 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 2:15 Session 5: "How to Start and Run a Corporate Recycling
Program" Marilyn May; "ISO9000--What Does It Mean?" Charles Moncrief;
"Indexing Workshop" Larry Bonura.
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:15 Session 6: "Current Waves: Electromagnetic Radiation
Alternatives Susan Gregory; "Team Created Style Guides" Judy Skinner and
Jean Lindsey; "Producing a Nifty Newsletter" Mary McWilliams Johnson.
Winter Seminar Registration Information:
Conference Fees:
__ Friday and Saturday $125 (Student $75)
__ Friday Only $75
__ Saturday Only $75
Conference fees cover admission to seminar, lunch, refreshments, and vendor
exhibit.
Awards Banquet:
__ STC Member $18
__ Non-Member $20
To register, send your name, title, address, telephone number and check
(payable to STC Lone Star Chapter) to:
Lori O'Regan
304 Chestnut Cove Circle
Southlake, Texas 76092-9249
For hotel reservations, call the Sheraton Grand at 1/800/325-3535.
If you wish to only attend the Awards Banquet, call the STC Lone Star
Chapter reservations line at metro 817/540-5494 and make your reservations.
For additional information about the Winter Seminar, please call Lori
O'Regan at 214/933-4314.
Binion Amerson, aba -at- oc -dot- com
Director-Sponsor, STC Region 5
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Binion Amerson, Senior Technical Writer, OpenConnect Systems, 2711 LBJ, Ste
800, Dallas, TX 75234, Ph 214/888-0447; Fax 214/484-6100; Email aba -at- oc -dot- com
Director-Sponsor, Society for Technical Communication (STC) Region 5.
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