Call for Papers

[Michele Berkes 615-576-2352 <BERKESM -at- A1 -dot- OSTI -dot- GOV>]

                            *** CALL FOR PAPERS ***

                                  17th Annual
                     Practical Conference on Communication
                              November 3-5, 1993


    ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
        The Practical Conference on Communication (PCOC, pronounced
    "peacock") is sponsored by the the Society for Technical Communication/
    East Tennessee Chapter (STC/ETC) and features professionals from
    throughout the United States who share their communication experience,
    insights, methods, and research.

    CALL FOR PAPERS
        You are invited to share your expertise at the 17th Annual PCOC,
    to be held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 3-5, 1993. STC/ETC is
    accepting proposals for 20-minute presentations or 1-hour workshops
    on such subjects as scientific, business, medical, and technical
    communications, including

    *  writing, editing, and business communications
    *  career opportunities, education, training, and management practices
    *  design, layout, and visual arts
    *  desktop publishing and information processing and exchange
       standards
    *  indexing, abstracting, text management, translations, and
       hypermedia
    *  public relations and marketing

    SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR PRESENTERS
        Presenters will receive a 10% discount on registration and will
    be invited to attend a speaker's breakfast sponsored by STC/ETC. Also,
    their papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

    SUBMISSIONS
        Please submit a 100-word abstract of your proposed presentation or
    a 1-page description of your proposed workshop (including plans for
    group activities), brief autobiographical information, and the
    submission form below. Entries may be submitted by mail to

                                Michele Berkes
                           Manager, 17th Annual PCOC
                          1006 East Churchwell Avenue
                           Knoxville, TN  37917-4421

    Entries may also be submitted by electronic mail to

                              berkesm -at- a1 -dot- osti -dot- gov

        The deadline for receiving entries is July 17, 1993. Presenters
    will be notified of acceptance by August 16 and must register for the
    conference by October 11. A camera-ready copy and an electronic version
    of each paper must be submitted by September 27.
        Questions should be directed to Michele Berkes at the addresses
    above or 615-576-2352.

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    SUBMISSION FORM

    Name:

    Phone: (work)

           (home)

    Work address:

    Electronic mail address (if appropriate):

    Is your proposal for a ____ presentation?
                                    or
                           ____ workshop?

    Subject:

    Audiovisual equipment or other props needed:

    Handicaps that require special arrangements:

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    An aside:
    We'd love to draw from as wide a field of presenters as possible. If
    anyone knows of other newsgroups/lists whose members might be
    interested in presenting or attending, please let me know. I've posted
    this message to COPYEDITING-L and TECHWR-L.

    I look forward to hearing from you all!

    Thanks,
    Michele Berkes
    Manager, 17th Annual PCOC
    berkesm -at- a1 -dot- osti -dot- gov