Summit 2023

If you’re attending the Summit this week (13-18, May), please introduce yourself to Maralee Sautter, SIG Manager. Look for the IDL SIG logo on my name tag. I’ll be at the CAC table (sign up for the drawing), the CAC sessions,  and attending sessions. I’ll be on Slack, so post your questions to the  STC Slack workspace, #sig-instructional-design channel.

We have many amazing IDL members presenting, along with several Instructional Design (ID) sessions. The sessions are listed below.

SIG Member or ID-related Sessions Speaker Day & Time Session Title
ID Kei Tomita 15 May
10:00–10:45 AM
Bringing Instructional Design Perspectives to User Interface Design Education
ID Chuck Campbell 15 May
11:00–11:45 AM
Transform PowerPoint Presentations into Fully Interactive eLearning Courses for Your LMS
ID-Member Tricia Spayer 15 May
3:00–3:45 PM
Mind Mapping Your Way to Organized Success
ID-Member Judy Glick Smith 16 May
12:00–2:00 PM
Honors Celebration And Lunch: Using Flow to Craft a Life of Excellence in Tech Comm
ID-Member Jennifer Goode 16 May
2:00–2:45 PM
Learn to Speak ID: A Brief Introduction to Instructional Design
ID-Member Ann Marie Queeney 16 May
4:30–5:15 PM
The Importance of Editing from Your Audience’s Perspective
ID-Member Michael Jang 16 May
9:00–9:45 AM
UI Text: Simplicity is Difficult
ID-Member Kelly Schrank 17 May
9:00–9:45 AM
Creating an Infographic Using PowerPoint: Let’s Do It!
ID-Member Kirsty Taylor 17 May
9:00–9:45 AM
Comm and Get ‘em: We Have Answers to Your Questions (with Bernard Aschwanden & Alisa Bonsignore)

Announcing the 2023 CAA Platinum & Pacesetter Awards

We are jumping for joy because the IDL SIG has received a Platinum Community Achievement Award (CAA) for the second year in a row. Additionally, a Pacesetter award is coming our way for our wonderful “Website Makeover” plan. Thank you, team, for “making it so.”

See our awards on the right sidebar of the IDL SIG homepage ➡ .

Platinum Award

The citation reads:
For consistently developing the IDL SIG to serve both your community’s members and the Society, and for providing a variety of virtual sessions to share ideas and knowledge.

Check out all the 2023 CAA recipients on the STC Awards page.

Pacesetter Award

The citation reads:
For your “Website Refresh” workshop series including several virtual sessions to share ideas and knowledge, and building on a strong foundation to serve your members.

Check out all the 2023 Pacesetter recipients on the STC Awards page.

2023 STC Summit

summit logo for 70th anniversarySTC’s Technical Communication Summit is the premier education conference for technical communicators.

The theme of the 2023 Summit, taking place in Atlanta, GA, 14 to 17 May, is The “How to” Conference: Learn Well through Show and Tell.

While other conferences in technical communication may be narrowly focused, the STC Summit is broad — its depth and breadth reflect the diversity of our profession, our members, and our attendees. Summit attendees will learn about new techniques, tools, and trends, as well as grow their skills and competencies.

Standard registration rates end on March 15, 2023, so register today!

STC 2023 Election: Slate of Candidates

STC's 2023 preliminary slate of candidatesThe 2022-2023 STC Nominating Committee announced the preliminary slate of candidates for the 2023 STC election!

Here are the candidates on the election slate:

    • President (Automatically succeeds from the office of Vice-President) Timothy Esposito
    • Vice President (1 candidate for one position; three-year commitment) Elizabeth (Liz) Herman
    • Secretary (2 candidates for one position; two-year term) No elections for Secretary this year
    • Treasurer (Two-year term) Roberta (Bobbi) Werner

Director (4 candidates for two positions; two-year term)

    • Guiseppe Getto
    • Jennifer Goode
    • Sree Pattabiraman
    • Jamye Sagan

Nominating Committee (3 candidates for two positions; two-year term)

    • Rachel Houghton
    • Zohra Mutabanna
    • Sean Stevenson

The 2023 STC election is scheduled to open in March.