STC Rochester Spectrum 2018 has ended

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STC Rochester Spectrum 2018

5:30pm EDT

Pre-Conference Informal Dinner Gathering Bar Louie

12:30pm EDT

Leadership Program Registration 2140

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to Leadership 2120Jane Wilson

1:30pm EDT

Press Play! The Power of Personal Energy Management 2120CIndy Currie

2:15pm EDT

Grow Your Circle 2120Roxy Greninger

3:00pm EDT

Introduction to Comedy Improvisation: The Power of “Yes” 2140Megan Mack

5:00pm EDT

From our Platinum Sponsor: Adobe Technical Communication 2140Bernard Aschwanden

5:30pm EDT

Speaker Dinner Reception and Chapter Awards DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel RochesterKelly Schrank

8:00pm EDT

Karaoke PartyLIMITED Revolution Karaoke PlumHouse Suite

7:30am EDT

Registration Lobby

7:45am EDT

Breakfast 2240/30/20/10

8:30am EDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks 2240/30/20/10Meghan Palumbo • Ben Woelk

8:45am EDT

Keynote: Flow-based Leadership: What the Best Firefighters Can Teach You about Leadership and Making Hard Decisions 2240/30/20/10Judith Glick-Smith

10:00am EDT

Agile – It’s Not Just for Software Anymore 2240Jane Wilson Communicate the Future 2140David L. Caruso Dethrone the Content King! Culture is the True King! 2120Jamie Gillenwater Techcomm is Marcomm 2130Bernard Aschwanden Career Advice I Wish I’d had Long Ago 2230Wendy Barnhart Ross Presentations Handouts 101 - What You Should Know 2230Chuck Campbell Using Side Gigs to Get to Your Next Gig 2230Todd DeLuca

11:00am EDT

Collaboration throughout the Organization: No Hacks Required 2240Stephani Clark • Jarod Sickler Redirecting Complexity to Enhance Writer Flow 2130Mark Baker The Client and Customer Lifecycle: Capture, Retain, and Release 2140Nita Beck • Sheila Kennedy • Judith Shenouda • Gretchen Stahlman • Joy Underhill The Cost of Doing Nothing 2120 Communicating about Health and Science 2230Laura Jacobs Learning Styles and the Cancer Experience 2230Debbie Kerr

12:00pm EDT

Lunch, Techpub Competion Awards, and Sponsor Presentations 2240/30/20/10Bobbi Werner

1:00pm EDT

Networking and Vendor Exhibits 2240/30/20/10

1:30pm EDT

Bits of the Future: Information 4.0 and the Future of Tech Comm 2240Neil Perlin Bookkeeping 101 2140Nick Marchioni • Gretchen Stahlman Conquering the Remote Team Communication Flow 2120MK Grueneberg There’s a Flare Template for That: An Exploration of the Varied and Adaptable Project Templates Supplied “In the Box” by MadCap Flare 2130Nita Beck Introducing Generation Z! 2230Janine Rowe Using Checklists to Increase Consistency and Productivity in Communications Tasks 2230Kelly Schrank Who Me? Nervous? How to Deal with Fear of Public Speaking 2230Tricia Spayer

2:30pm EDT

The Agile Writer Road Trip: How I Cruised to a Great Career 2130Mary Elise Dedicke CANCELLED DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCY--Smarter Enterprise Collaboration through Content 4.0 and Microcontent 2130Rob Hanna UI Text: Writing the Content that Users Actually Read 2120Deborah Sauer Visualizing Science and Technology: An Overview of Static and Dynamic Infographics 2240John Freiberger Want to be a Better Public Speaker? Start by being a Better Listener 2140Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor Coming Out: I Love Word! And You Can Too! 2130Johanne Lavallée Intercultural Communication and Business 2230Madeleine Adkins Stretching Your Technical Communication Skills: Moving Beyond Language Barriers 2230Nancy Larbi

3:30pm EDT

Refreshment Break 2240/30/20/10

4:00pm EDT

CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS--Ten Best Practices for Using Video Conferencing Technology in a Variety of Settings 2240/30/20/10Chyna T. Trible Clarifying Ambiguity 2240/30/20/10Chris Hester Gleek Speak 2240/30/20/10Tricia Spayer Science For All: Introduction to Science Writing 2240/30/20/10Laura Jacobs The Experience Comes First 2240/30/20/10Deborah Sauer

4:40pm EDT

Ninja Talk 2240/30/20/10Ben Woelk • Chuck Campbell • Frances Nardia NInja Talk 2240/30/20/10Ben Woelk • Chuck Campbell • Todd DeLuca

5:00pm EDT

Closing and Giveaways 2240/30/20/10Meghan Palumbo • Ben Woelk

6:00pm EDT

Conference After Party Jeremiah's Tavern

8:30am EDT

Flow-Hacking TechComm Leadership 2140Judith Glick-Smith Precision Content Authoring Fundamentals: Writing Workshop 2130Rob Hanna • Jonathan Piasecki • Jacquie Samuels The Build-a-Workshop Workshop 2120Chris Hester

11:30am EDT

Lunch for Workshop Attendees 2240

12:30pm EDT

Create Presentation Handouts that People Will Actually Use 2140Chuck Campbell