STC's Technical Communication Summit: Call for Proposals
General Information about the Conference
The Technical Communication Summit is an international meeting of professional technical communicators at all levels, from beginners to seasoned veterans. It is a gathering of technical writers, editors, illustrators, managers, information designers, architects, instructional designers, usability and user-centered design practitioners, researchers, and students.
The Summit will foster industry-leading technical communication by stimulating information exchange, cultivating research, and providing the vehicle that serves as the primary source of education for professional technical communicators.
This program will be designed to appeal to professionals and managers as well as researchers and students and be the best source of information and training anywhere. Sessions within the Summit will represent the latest communication techniques, publishing technologies, and business trends.
To be the best source of education for technical communicators, the most stringent qualifications will be enforced in the selection process for this conference. Overall the Summit will have approximately 110 education sessions from the call for proposals. Historically, we have received over 300 submissions for these sessions. Consequently, it is imperative that as you write your proposal you pay close attention to the requirements outlined in the descriptions of individual tracks, the categories of presentations, and supporting documentation. It is critical, as you prepare your submission, to ask questions of the track managers if you are unsure of the requirements.
The two new formats that were introduced in 2007 (Case Study and Research Report) will be included again this year. Please note that the track managers will group up to two case studies or research reports into one time period at their discretion.
The submission and selection process will not be an easy undertaking for either the submitters or the track managers. The competition for 110 spaces will be intense. So will the prestige of being selected.
- General information about the conference
- Descriptions of the individual tracks-categories of presentations within the technical program
- Descriptions of session formats, required supporting materials, and templates
- Answers to key questions
- Proposal checklist - issues to address before submitting your proposal
- Proposal submission system
- Before submitting your proposal, please review the Proposal Checklist.
- All proposal submissions must be made online.
- You may submit more than one proposal, but each must be submitted separately.
- Proposals may be updated online until 10:00 AM (EDT), Monday, October 27, 2008. To update a proposal, select the corresponding proposal ID from the login table and click the "Edit" button. Each proposal you create will be given a unique ID.
- If you have questions about your proposal content or format, contact a Track Manager.
- If you have any questions or problems submitting your proposal(s) please contact Lloyd Tucker at +1 (571) 366-1904, or by e-mail.
Submission Deadline: 10:00 AM (EDT), Monday, October 27, 2008.
You will be notified of the program committee's decision in late November 2008.
Speakers selected to present will receive full or partial complimentary registration depending on the session format.