Region 6 STC Conf on 10-20-95 (last call)

[Roland Nord <NORD -at- VAX1 -dot- MANKATO -dot- MSUS -dot- EDU>]

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

  The 5th Annual STC Region 6 Technical Communication Conference
  will be held October 19-21 at the Downtown Holiday Inn and at
  Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.

  This year the conference will include (in addition to the usual)

    - pre-conference workshops
    - conference workshops held in microcomputer classrooms
    - vendor and employment booths (Yes, software and jobs!)

  This is a long message which contains the following sections:

    - conference program
    - vendor and employment information
    - registration fees
    - for further information or materials
    - conference sessions as well as pre- and post-conference
      workshops
    - registration form
    - conference sites, accomodations, and directions


CONFERENCE PROGRAM

  Thursday, October 19
     8:30-12:00 am  pre-conference workshops
     1:00- 4:30 pm  pre-conference workshops
     7:00-10:00 pm  welcome reception

  Friday, October 20
     7:30- 8:30 am  registration and continental breakfast
     8:30-10:00 am  keynote address, Saul Carliner,
                       STC President for 1995-96
    10:00-10:15 am  break and publications display
    10:15-11:45 am  session I (see CONFERENCE SESSIONS below)
    11:45- 1:00 pm  lunch; presentation of publications
                       competition awards; bus to MSU
     1:30- 2:30 pm  session II
     2:30- 2:45 pm  break and vendor display
     2:45- 3:45 pm  session III
     3:45- 4:00 pm  break and vendor display
     4:00- 5:00 pm  session IV
     5:30- 7:00 pm  reception

  Saturday, October 22
     7:30- 8:00 am  continental breakfast
     8:00-12:00 pm  post-conference workshops


VENDOR AND EMPLOYMENT INFO

  We have commitments from the following five businesses:

     Frame Technology Corporation
     Weisner Associates
     Advertising Unlimited
     Clear With Computers
     MnSCU/PALS

  The last three plan to accept resumes for advertised positions,
  one or more per company.

  It is still possible that other businesses may be represented.


REGISTRATION FEES
                            STC member   Student member   Nonmember

  Pre-Conference Workshops
    1/2 day                    $60            $45            $70
    full day                  $100            $80           $120

  Conference                   $70            $45            $80

  Post-Conference Workshops    $35            $15            $40


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR MATERIALS

  For more information or for a printed conference brochure
  and registration materials, please contact Sally Spahn
  (phone 309-797-9604 or FAX 309-797-9371) or Roland Nord
  (phone 507-389-5402 or FAX 507-389-5887 or E-mail
  nord -at- vax1 -dot- mankato -dot- msus -dot- edu).


CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND PRE- AND POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

  Conference Session I
     "ISO 9000" Beth Gallob
     "Design and Layout Techniques for Desktop Publishers"
        Lisa Burke-Marose and Kim Tucker
     "Rural Telecommuting: Making It Work for You" Norton Johnson
     "Writing Effective Contracts" Howard Rauch

  Conference Session II
     "The Why and How To of Using Non-Sexist Visuals in Instruction"
        Kate Molitor
     "Developing Computer-Based Training to Complement a User Guide
        and Online Help" Mark McNeil
     "Value Added Documentation: Five Strategies for Successful
        Online Help" Troy Janisch and Timothy Ropel
     "Technical Communicators Are Naturally GUI" Kelley Schmidt

  Conference Session III
     "Portfolios: What Should Seniors Prepare for Their Job Hunts?"
        Cheryl Towler and Linda Jorn
     "Screen Wipe Transitions: Reader Response to Horton's Laws of
        Motion" Nancy Regenscheid
     "Single Source/Multiple Outputs: A Manageable Process for Efficient
        Use of Information" Helene Levy Schultz and Daniel Dodge
     "What to Do If You Are Assigned to Work on ISO 9000 Documentation"
        Doug Detisch

  Conference Session IV
     "Chapter Leadership" Alexa Campbell
     "Red Hot Color Tips" Jill Gustafson
     "Techniques for Editing Online Material" Cheryl Wilke and
        Sheila Machacek
     "A Demonstration of the Pros and Cons of Electronic Publishing
        Systems" Kenneth Risdon

  Pre-Conference Workshops
     "Designing and Delivering Effective Computer Training" (full day)
        Celia Clark
     "HTML and WinHelp Hands-On (1/2 day--am) Ben Weisner
     "Introduction to Authoring Technical Information" (1/2 day--pm)
        Mike Mercier

  Post-Conference Workshops
     "Ready, Set, Go Online"
     "Self-Employed Business Structures"


REGISTRATION FORM

  Register at the conference or mail completed registration form to

    Sally Spahn
    PO Box 187
    Moline, IL  61266-0187

  Include the following information:

    Name
    Company
    Address
    Day Telephone
    FAX
    E-mail Address
    Title/Position

    STC member?  yes/no

    Special dietary or accessibility needs?


  Include a check (see REGISTRATION FEES above), payable to
  STC Region 6 Conference

    Pre-Conference Workshop(s)     $________

    Conference                     $________

    Post-Conference Workshop       $________

    Total Amount                   $________


CONFERENCE SITES AND ACCOMODATIONS

  The Downtown Holiday Inn and the Academic Computing Center (Wissink
  Building) on the Mankato State University campus are the host sites
  for the conference.  Conference participants will be bussed from the
  Holiday to campus and then bussed back to Holiday Inn.

  For reservations at the Holiday Inn, please call 507-345-1234;
  identify yourself as a STC conference participant.  The Holiday Inn
  is located at 101 Main Street in Mankato.  If arriving

    from the north on Hwy. 169, take the Mankato-North Mankato exit;
      turn left at the stop light to cross the bridge over the
      Minnesota River; take the first right to the Holiday Inn.

    from the south on Hwy. 169 and Hwy. 60, take the Riverfront Drive
      exit; turn right onto Riverfront and continue on it to the
      Holiday Inn (at the corner of Riverfront and Main Street).

    from the east on Hwy. 14, which turns in Madison Avenue, continue
      on Madison Avenue to the bottom of the hill; turn left on
      Riverfront Drive and follow Riverfront to the Holiday Inn
      (at the corner of Riverfront and Main Street).

    from the west on Hwy. 14, take the Hwy. 169 South exit; then
      take the Mankato-North Mankato exit; turn left at the
      traffic light to cross the bridge over the Minnesota River;
      take the first right to the Holiday Inn.

  Mankato Land To Air (507-625-3977) provides transportation to and
  from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

  A list of nearby hotels and suggestions for entertainment are
  included in the conference brochure.