STC's Technical Communication Summit

• Designing and Assessing the User Experience
• Developing and Delivering Content
• Producing and Publishing Information
• Managing People, Projects and Business
• Developing Your Skills and Promoting Your Profession
• Applying Research and Theory to Practice
• Leadership Day

Not sure which track suits your proposal? Review the complete track descriptions and contact information for the program advisory committee members.

• Case Study
• Research Report
• Demonstration
• Mini-workshop
• Panel Discussion
• Presentation
• Leadership Day

Not sure which format suits your proposal? Review the complete format descriptions and contact information for the program advisory committee members.

• General session information:
  • Title (no more than 8 words), which clearly identifies your proposal content.
  • Brief description (no more than 30 words), which will be used in the final program if your proposal is accepted.
  • Detailed description (no more than 150 words), which clarifies the content of your proposal.
  • Key learning objectives (3 to 5 bullet points).
  • Intended audience.
  • Audience skill level (choose one of these: Getting Started, Advanced, All).
  • Presentation length (all presentations except Progression will be 60 minutes).
    • List of sources cited
    • Bio for each speaker, specifically stating how that speaker is qualified to address the topic of the proposal.
    • Speaker references. If you have presented at an STC Annual Conference in the past 4 years, you do not need to submit speaker references.
• Detailed requirements for the type of proposal, such as:
  • Draft of the Case Study for a case study format
  • Session plan and examples of handouts and visuals for panel discussions, demonstrations, and workshop

Not sure of the specific content required for a type of format? Review the complete format descriptions, including the section, “ What to Include with Your Proposal.”

• Contact information, including name, employer, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
• Whether the speaker is an STC member.
• Whether the presenters have spoken before at an STC annual conference or have other presentation experience or qualifications.

Note for the person who is submitting the proposal: If you are an STC member, you'll also need your STC member number and password; this lets the system pre-fill the online form with your contact information. (Your member number is the five- or six-digit number found in the upper-right-hand corner of your Intercom mailing label.) If you are not an STC member, you will need to create a login account for purposes of submitting proposals.

• The moderator ensures that sessions with multiple presenters proceed smoothly and that all presenters have sufficient time to speak.
• If you are willing to serve as the moderator for a group session you may be assigned to, please select "yes."
• If you are the only speaker in your session, you are also considered to be the moderator.

• Type of projector that you need (if any), such as an LCD projector.
• As a rule internet access will not be provided. However, special cases will be considered. Additional justification will be necessary.
• Other audiovisual equipment needed, such as a flip chart.

Note: If your session requires a computer, you must provide your own.

Please note that your proposal will not be reviewed without complete supporting materials.

Please contact the Track Managers if you have any questions about submitting a paper to the conference Proceedings.

All presenters: you will be also be required to post handout materials on STC's Conference Materials Web site.