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Hi everyone, I have an
announcement. Besides being a Dia user,
I'm also a technical writer. As such, I'm also a member of the Society for Technical
Communication (STC), a nonprofit organization. I belong to their Washington, DC
Chapter. It just so happens that
the DC Chapter of the STC is looking for submissions to their annual Technical
Communications Competitions. Actually, there are three competitions in all: Online
Communication Technical
Art Technical
Publications For each competition
there are a number of categories in which you can enter your work (more than
one if you wish). For the Technical Publications Competition,
there are 18 categories. They range from Software Guides to Computer Hardware
Guides to Promotional Materials. As you can see, for Dia users, a lot of this
is right up our alley as long as the entry is technical in nature. There are three levels of
awards in each category: Distinguished
Technical Communication (DTC) Excellence
Merit
In addition, one DTC
winner in each competition wins Best Of Show. So, there are many
chances to win. Also, you don't have to be a member of STC or its DC chapter to
enter. In fact, you don't even have to live in the US. The chapter frequently
receives entries from other countries. The main deal is that they must be
written in English. In any case, if you think
you have a guide, manual, or other documentation you think is award quality,
think about submitting it. You'll get to see what others are doing and receive
valuable feedback from our expert judges. You could say that this your chance
to grab your fifteen minutes of fame, and have something to brag about back at
the office. Entries to the STC
Washington, DC Chapter Technical Communications Competitions must be submitted
on or before 16 October 2007. For more details, go to the link below http://www.stcwdc.org/compete.shtml P.S. All entrants and those
interested in seeing the winning entries are invited to an awards banquet on 9 February 2008 in Washington, DC. The
banquet will be held at the historic DACOR-Bacon house - a beautiful example
of Federalist architecture. The house is outfitted in authentic
furnishings of the period when it served as hearth and home to some of the
notables of US jurisprudence and politics. (see photos
here: http://www.dacorbacon.org/DACOR/DACOR_MAIN.htm) See you there, Terry Reece |