STC Manitoba and Red River College proudly present the fifth annual technical communication conference, Technical communication: the bridge over muddy waters.

Where and when?

The conference takes place at Red River College's Princess Street Campus on Monday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

Why attend?

Our conference promotes collaboration within the Manitoba technical communication community. Benefits of attending the conference include

• networking with professional technical communicators and other industry representatives
• sharing knowledge and skills
• showcasing local talent
• discovering new tools for technical communication
• keeping up-to-date with technical communication trends and developments in Manitoba

Purpose of the conference

The proceeds from the conference are used to fund scholarships for students in the Technical Communication Diploma program at Red River College. Two scholarships are awarded, one from the Society for Technical Communication, and one from the College. For more information, see the Red River College Awards page.

Join us for lunch!

This year we’ve included lunch in the registration fees. Conference participants will be provided with lunch for both days of the conference allowing more time for participants to network and get to know one another better.

Many of the PowerPoint presentations are now available on the conference Web site. All of these presentations are listed below and more will be added as they become available.

Conference keynote speaker: Saul Carliner

Blaze: How the print publishing world is about to change by Sharon Burton

Blogs (and a bit of aggregation) as learning tools by George Siemens

Creating forms: An introduction to Microsoft InfoPath by Susan Haire

Introducing Doc-To-Help 2008 and XML-based authoring by Brad Keller