2010 Events Calendar

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STC New York Metro Chapter Events

Jun 22

Summer Social to be held at Battery Gardens (Inside Battery Park). The evening will include networking, hors d'oeurves and finger food, and an open bar. Please join us for a night of food, drinks and mingling with a great view of the New York Harbor. Steven Jong, Chairman of the STC Certification Committee, will be speaking about certification for technical communicators. Steve states that "STC certification for technical communicators will be a reality this year." So, come and join us. Registration begins at 6 PM.

STC Web Seminars

Jun 2 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Literary Education of Business Communications with Dan Mills. This seminar will show the correlation between literature and business writing. During the seminar Dan Mills will use examples from contemporary movies, political leadership and philosophy to discuss how literature can be used to shape your communication.

Jun 9 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

From Freefall to Flight: An Enterprise Implementation Gets Strategic with Shannon Salomaki. In this webinar, you will learn implementation strategies from a seasoned project manager who will walk you through a case study of an ailing project that started to soar. You will learn how to get the cooperation you need, allocate the necessary resources, prioritize and manage the work, and most importantly get the project off the ground.

Jun 16 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

The Technical Communicator's Transition to Corporate Knowledge Manager with Buck Wilbur. This presentation is an overview of how to expand your career possibilites as a knowledge manager, while adding value to your organization, its people, and its customers--all at the same time.

Jun 23 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Promoting Your Career through Social Media with Rich Maggiani. Whether you are an employee or an independent, the rules for promoting your career now include using social media. Learn how you can use LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to promote yourself and find work.

Jun 30 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Building Visual Explanations: Practical Advice for Writers with Don Moyer. This session is ideal for writers who believe that visual explanations could be a better way to present challenging topics to their audience. We're going to see how visual explanations can fit into the work process that writers already understand. It is not about art or beauty. It's all about thinking.

STC Events

Jun 15

STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter (PMC) meeting in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Topics to be covered include STC conference review, member recognition, and the year in review. New features and tips and tricks will also be covered.

Non-STC Events

Jun 1 to Jun 4

Going Green: A Global Initiative - All Things Considered, focus event of the 21st Annual Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) International Conference and Exhibits to be held at the Walt Disney World Dolphin in Orlando, Florida.

Jun 5 to Jun 9

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) annual conference and Expo 2010 to be held at the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.

Jun 6 to Jun 9

2010 World Conference of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Four days of learning, comraderie and inspiration. To be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto in Toronto, Ontario (Canada).

Jun 23 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Communicating Change: Successfully Getting to Tomorrow: Key Insights for Communicator Advisors, and IABC webinar. This is a program about change communication. Learn how to be better prepared when change blows up in your face, and you learn, right along with the employees, that things are going to be dramatically different tomorrow than today.

Jul 17 to Jul 20

Third International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, Florida.

Jul 28 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Building Crisis Plans That Work, and IABC webinar. Learn the seven crucial dimensions of crisis communication management. Learn how to plan response goals and communication strategies that manage visibility, mitigate reputational damage, and limit loss of trust while enhancing the CEO and the organization's brand.

Aug 25 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Rebuilding Corporate Trust and Integrity: The Crucial Role of the Communicator, an IABC webinar. This program is about building, busting and repairing trust; it will present a framework for practitioners to understand and advocate sensible, powerful and useful ways for getting organizations and leaders back on track once behavior and trust have been jeopardized.

Sep 27 to Oct 1

Annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Proposals being accepted (deadline Feb-19-2010). Registration fees will be posted in May 2010, and online registration will open in late June 2010. To be held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California.

Sep 29 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Media Coaching for Media Coaches: Insights on Shaping the Spokesperson’s Character, Content, Charisma, and Leadership, an IABC webinar. Jim Lukaszewski's unique approach blends both leadership and media savvy together in a way to take you to the next level of relationship with those who you teach and coach.

Oct 27 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Powerful Presentations: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say, an IABC webinar. Learn the lessons for a sensible process that help you consistently make powerful presentations.

Nov 17 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Communicating in Tough, Touchy, Sensitive Situations: Dealing With High-Level Emotional Issues Can Be an Important Career Building Opportunity, an IABC webinar. Learn the seven-step process for dealing with challenging situations including the preparation involved in understanding empathy, and working through issues and problems related to emotionally charged questions, and irrational and highly emotionally charged questioners.

Dec 15 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Getting the Boss to Listen: Becoming a Trusted Advisor, an IABC webinar. Learn insights and helpful tips, techniques and tactics to enhance your ability to give advice and to help others. Learn to better organize your abilities and gain the perspective that will enable you to provide advice that will be accepted and used.