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7:45am EDT

Registration Rochester Institute of Technology (Louise Slaughter Hall - 078)

8:00am EDT

Breakfast 2240/30/20/10

8:45am EDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks 2240/30/20/10Frances Nardia • Ben Woelk

9:00am EDT

The Brave New World of Technical Communication 2240/30/20/10Joe Gollner

10:00am EDT

Helping Mali Kids Gain STEM Knowledge and Work in Open Source AGILE? Welcome to Technical Writers without Borders! 2120Johanne Lavallée All for One and One for All: Leading Successful Teams through Thick and Thin 2140Cindy Currie Structured Writing for Content Quality 2130Mark Baker A Case Study: Converting Page-Based Documentation to Topic-Based Content 2240Hendrik van Edig Advance Your Career through Self-Publishing 2240Elizabeth Fraley CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS--Back 2 School: This Old Dog CAN Learn New Tricks! 2240John Freiberger News You Can Use: An Investigation into How to Make It in Tech Comm 2240Meghan Palumbo

11:00am EDT

Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) with Technology; An Ongoing Case Study of Business Communication Students 2120Chyna T. Trible Engineering Content: The Discipline of Designing Future-Ready Content 2240Joe Gollner Let Me Do It! Advantages of Offering "Do it Yourself" Communication 2130Todd DeLuca Right Mind: Initiating Change Management from Within 2140Kim Chmielewicz

12:00pm EDT

Lunch and Sponsor Presentations 2240/30/20/10

1:00pm EDT

Networking and Vendor Exhibits 2240/30/20/10

1:30pm EDT

The Intersection of ASD and TC: Employees on the Autism Spectrum 2130Janine Rowe CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS--Emerging Technologies 101: A Primer 2120John Freiberger The Art of Personal Branding: How to Tell the "You" Story and Gain New Customers 2140Elizabeth Fraley Filling the Gaps: Why Every Communication is Important 2240Kim Chmielewicz Integrating UX: How Tech Comm Can Engage with Usability to Ensure Success 2240Michael Van der Gaag Telling Your Techcomm Story 2240Wendy Ross What Are Technical Writers Really Doing These Days? 2240Adriane Hunt

2:30pm EDT

Plan, Create, Publish: A Live Walkthrough of a Micro-Documentation Project 2130Bernard Aschwanden • Christopher Ward The Tech Writer’s Advantage in Content Marketing 2140Carrie Fick Using STC to Build Your Resume: Publishing and Certifying 2240Liz Pohland We’re Going Mobile! Great! Wait… What Does That Mean? 2120Neil Perlin

3:30pm EDT

Refreshment Break 2240/30/20/10

4:00pm EDT

How to Become Better Technical Communicators: Lessons on Tech Comm from Unlikely Experts 2240/30/20/10Tiffani Wheeler Downing Ninja Talk 2240/30/20/10Chuck Campbell Ninja Talk 2240/30/20/10Ben Woelk Slay your Career: Career Management Tips Courtesy of Beyoncé 2240/30/20/10Janine Rowe The 7 Essential Principles of Writing, Speaking, and Designing Messages 2240/30/20/10Chyna T. Trible Turning Ideas Into Reality Through the Power of Grants 2240/30/20/10Margit Brazda Poirier

5:00pm EDT

Giveaways 2240/30/20/10

5:30pm EDT

Closing Remarks 2240/30/20/10Frances Nardia • Ben Woelk

6:30pm EDT

Spectrum After-Party Bar Louie