From: carol@Unify.com (Carol Collins)
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: WRITER IN THE WORKPLACE CONFERENCE, SACRAMENTO
Date: 20 Aug 92 00:00:24 GMT
Expires: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 07:00:00 GMT
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Organization: Unify Corporation (Sacramento)


CALL FOR PAPERS

THE WRITER IN THE WORKPLACE
A Technical and Professional Communication Conference (Sixth Annual)

Theme:           Quality in Today's Economy

Sponsored        Society for Technical Communication (STC)
by:              Sacramento Chapter

                 and

	         American River College
	         Corporate Writing Program & Community Services

When:            Saturday, February 20, 1993
                 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Where:           American River College (ARC)
                 4700 College Oak Drive
                 Sacramento, California   95841

Submission:      Proposals must be postmarked by Thursday, October 1, 1992.


ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Each year, the Writer in the Workplace conference offers hundreds of
professional communicators the opportunity to share their experience
and knowledge with fellow technical writers, graphic designers, educators,
and students. Our mission is to provide communicators with networks
of information. Your presentation can make a difference.

Our theme for 1993 is Quality in Today's Economy. How do you achieve
quality--conformance to a standard of excellence--while coping with
austere budgets, deadlines, and uncertain priorities?
How can you compensate for corporate downsizing, staff reductions, and
changing communication trends? Some inspiration and answers will come
from our keynote speaker, Del Nelson, Chairman of the Marketing and
Management Department at American River College, originator of the
Total Quality Management degree program, and our region's
Authorized Deming Master.

Your experience and thoughtful expertise can also empower
present and future communicators with the knowledge for achieving their goals.
We welcome your proposal of solutions to the many perils involved in the
making of a quality product (or any other timely subject).

Challenge yourself and enhance your professional reputation!
Come join us and present your ideas at the next
Writer in the Workplace conference.

To receive a proposal application package, contact the appropriate stem manager:

CONFERENCE STEMS

Applied          Practical techniques for organizing, writing,
Communication    illustrating, and formatting. Combining print, online, video
                 and audio media to deliver products, proposals,
                 and procedures.

                 Manager:  Maureen Heaton
                           107 Avaline Court
                           Folsom, CA  95630

                 Tel.:     (916) 939-4861

Professional     Career management and professional development issues,
Issues           including recruiting, budgeting, training and skills
                 development, teamwork, ethics, standards, health, and
                 professional image.

                 Manager:  Susan Evans
                           3598 Kings Way #30
                           Sacramento, CA  95821

                 Tel.:     (916) 928-6293

Academic         Innovation through instruction, scholarship, and research.
Frontiers        Issues of clear writing, cognitive research, curriculum,
                 funding, internships, and career preparation.

                 Manager:  Kathleen Prout
                           17241 Stonehearth Court
                           Meadow Vista, CA  95722

                 Tel.:     (916) 878-2370

TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS

Individual       Oral presentation
                 Single presenter
                 Paper published in the proceedings
                 Accompanied by slides, transparencies, or other visual media

Panel            Oral presentations or group discussion
                 Two or more presenters
                 Papers published in the proceedings
                 Accompanied by slides, transparencies, or other visual media

Workshop         Presenter(s) interacts with the audience
                 One or more presenters
                 Participants learn and practice techniques and concepts
                 Macintosh or PC lab available for hands-on computer workshops

POSSIBLE TOPICS

- Identifying the key elements of a quality product.
- Budgeting for usability testing
- Designing documents to minimize packaging waste and maintenance costs.
- Eliciting useful feedback from readers and responding with improved products.
- Preparing to pick up after you're laid off: recession survival.
- Cutting the right corners: establishing priorities for a "rush job."
- Producing video-taped trainings to reduce costs.
- Alleviating team stress to achieve higher productivity.

If you have any questions or want to discuss your ideas,
please call one of the stem managers listed above.

To receive registration materials, please contact our
conference director:

                 Judy Lew
                 (916) 939-4807



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--
Carol Collins
Unify Corporation
3901 Lennane Drive
Sacramento, CA   95834-1922