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STC Summit 2016

David Dick

Calaburn
Technical Writer
Fairfax, Virginia

Fellow. Manager, user and user experience SIG. Blog on Talking Usability on the STC Notebook. Co-author "Web Services, Service Oriented Architectures, and Cloud Computing; the Savvy Manager's Guide".

5:30pm

Opening Keynote: The New Vanguard for Business: Connectivity, Design, and the Internet of Things Platinum BallroomLIMITED

7:00pm

Welcome Reception and Expo Hall Grand Opening Marquis Ballroom

7:30am

Expo Hall Marquis Ballroom

8:30am

An Introvert's Journey to Leadership Platinum 1 Influence the User Experience Beyond Creating Content Platinum 2 Your Secret Weapon: The Documentation Handbook Platinum 4

9:45am

Improving the Review Cycle: Concurrent Editing Grand E Using Checklists for More Efficient Editing Grand E

11:00am

Speed Networking Marquis Ballroom

1:00pm

An Extreme User-Centric Approach to Kiosk Writing Grand C/D From Fred Flintstone to George Jetson: Creating Tension in Training Increases Adoption Platinum 1 Big Data for Beginners: Tools and Methods Platinum 4 Look Out! Here Comes Augmented Reality AGAIN! Grand E Providing a Great Search Experience Grand E Rethinking Help in a Mobile World Grand E

2:15pm

Rise of the Planet of the Apps Grand A/B Applying Minimalist Writing Principles to Improve User's Guides: Readers and Writers Win Grand E FAQs Killed the Documentation Star Grand E Risk Communication and Miscommunication with Electronic Media Grand E Simultaneous Product and Information Development Grand E

3:45pm

The Client Said Yes: Now What? Grand E Understanding and Answering a Request for Proposal Grand E Improve Voiceovers with the Sound of Help Platinum 2

8:30am

DevOps Docs: Fast, Great Content for the Cloud Platinum 2

9:45am

On the Primrose Path to Successful Leadership Platinum 2 Effectively Using PDF as Source Grand C/D

1:00pm

Customer Experience (CX)--Come Join the Party Platinum 1 The Attention-Comprehension Gap: An Integrated Approach to Usability Testing and Design Grand C/D TC Body of Knowledge, Certification, and Content Contribution Grand E Writing Technical Docs like a Hacker with Jekyll Platinum 3

2:15pm

Building Quality Experiences for Users in any Language Platinum 1

3:45pm

The Future is Now--How Technical Documentation is Changing to Technical Communication Grand A/B Producing Professional Emails to Get Answers! Platinum 4

5:00pm

Honors Reception Grand Ballroom

8:30am

Automate Release Notes for Quick and Accurate Results Platinum 1

9:45am

Summit Unsession Platinum 4 A Loopy Yarn: Knitting and Technical Communication Platinum 2/3 Everything I Needed to Know about Leadership, I Learned from Star Trek Platinum 2/3 Where’s the Comma People? Platinum 2/3 You Stink at Email: Why Write? Nobody Reads Platinum 2/3

11:00am

Closing Keynote: Publish or Perish: How to Win the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of Next Generation Consumers with Content Marketing Grand Ballroom