Announcing the 2014 Pre-Conference
Congratulations to Our Members!
- Sally Henschel and Lisa Meloncon for the Frank R. Smith Outstanding Article Award for their article "Current State of U.S. Undergraduate Degree Programs in Technical and Professional Communication."
- Pam Estes Brewer for the Jay R. Gould award for excellence in teaching.
- Kirk St.Amant for his election to Fellow of the STC, and Cindy Pao for her election to Associate Fellow of the STC.
- Craig Baehr for the Distinguished SIG Service Award.
Thank You Lockheed Martin and Mercer University!
Pre-Conference Registration Deadline is 1 October

Thank You Pre-Conference Sponsors!
The Academic SIG Partnerships Pre-Conference will take place 10 October 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information on this free event and to register, please visit our Pre-Conference page. If you're in the Cincinnati area, we'd love for you to join us!
The Academic SIG would like to thank the sponsors of the Pre-Conference: Adobe, Component One, Comtech, Mapcap, Midwestern State University, and the STC. Their sponsorship helps make this Pre-Conference possible, including live-streaming and making video available after the event is over. (video from the 2012 Pre-Conference)

Your Invitation to the Partnership Pre-Conference
- Keynote address from JoAnn Hackos, Comtech Services, Inc.
- Panel on international professional communication
- Panel on industry perspectives and programmatic outcomes
- Progression with demonstrations of software tools including RoboHelp, Adobe Tech Comm Suite 4, Madcap, ATLAS.ti, Doc-To-Help, and TeamViewer
- Panel on research priorities, hosted by Rebekka Andersen
Lodging
If the Kingsgate Marriott is full for the night of October 9, you may reserve a room at the Hampton Inn on Martin Luther King which is right across the street from the Kingsgate. You also might check out two B&B’s that are nearby:- http://www.thecliftonhouse.com/
- http://www.gaslightbb.com/index2.html
Call for Submissions for Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships Available from the Technical Editing SIG
- Enrolled in an undergraduate degree or graduate degree program related to Technical Editing or Technical Communication (students pursuing associate degrees, minors, or certificates are eligible to apply)
- Pursuing a career as a Technical Editor
STC Academic SIG Strategic Plan for 2013
The STC Academic SIG is a community of educators, practitioners, and students. We mentor young professionals to become future leaders in the field of technical communication and support the exchange of knowledge between academia and industry. In order to accomplish these goals, we have adopted the following strategic plan for 2013:
- Support student priorities and participation in STC through
- hosting the student poster competition and aligning the judging of that competition with the STC International Summit Awards Entry Assessment
- participating in the development of a mentoring program and database
- supporting cross-organizational collaborations
- offering student-centered webinars
- serving as leaders in STC society-level student initiatives
- Serve as leaders in the Technical Communication Body of Knowledge initiative
- Increase our visibility and contributions to STC and the field of technical communication through STC publications
- Encourage dialog between practitioners, educators, and students by hosting the STC Academic Partnership Pre-Conference
- Offer webinars that support the interests of the SIG membership