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 fosters industry-leading technical communication by stimulating information exchange, cultivating research, and serving 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, we will enforce stringent requirements in the selection process for this conference. Please pay close attention to the descriptions of the individual tracks, the categories of presentations, and supporting documentation. If you are unsure of any requirements, feel free to ask questions of the track managers and program manager. Please note: Although you will find the descriptions of the tracks in this call, you will not be able to select the track for your proposal. The track managers and program committee will assign your proposal to a track. This will ensure that your proposal has the best chance possible of being accepted.
The submission and selection process will not be an easy undertaking for either the submitters or the track managers. The competition for spaces will be intense. So will the prestige of being selected.
Also please note: Anyone can submit an individual proposal for a progression. Proposals do not have to come through the SIG manager or progression manager. The program team will confer separately with the SIG managers/moderators for final selection for the progression. The intent is to open the call for progression topics to a wider number of participants.
- 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), 28 September, 2011. 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), Wednesday, 28 September 2011.
You will be notified of the program committee's decision in early November 2011.
Speakers selected to present will receive full or partial complimentary registration depending on the session format and number of speakers in the session.