A 2020 Vision of the Future
Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH
November 8, 2008
www.cedarville.edu/stc

For the first time in sixteen years, Cedarville University’s STC Student Chapter is proud to be hosting an STC One-Day Conference. Since the role of technical communication is rapidly increasing and changing, we will focus on the future of the profession. Our conference title, “A 2020 Vision of the Future,” portrays our desire to catch a glimpse of what technical communication will be like in the next decade.

Our keynote speaker will be Mark Clifford, STC President, and special guest speaker Dr. Carolyn Rude, chair of the English Department and Professor at Virginia Tech. We are looking for other speakers for our breakout sessions. We welcome proposals on all subjects, but we especially welcome those that focus on where the world of technical communication is heading. Some suggested topics include the following:

• Innovations in technical communication
• New and current programs
• Technical communicators and future technologies
• Repercussions of increasing technology
• Engineering’s role in technical communication
• The role of user-centered documentation in an online world
• Changing roles and expectations for technical communicators

All proposals will be reviewed, and we will inform you of our decision by September 30, 2008.

Please send your submissions via email to harners@cedarville.edu or submit them on our website www.cedarville.edu/stc. Word documents or PDFs are preferred. The deadline for all proposals is September 15, 2008.