Schedule of Activities and Judge Responsibilities

If you are an industry professional with at least five years of experience working or teaching in communication or a related field, then you are invited to serve as a volunteer judge in our competition. STC membership is not a requirement.

Judging lets you join other technical communication professionals to compare notes on what works and what doesn't work in technical communication. Because we have a wide pool of judges, you can enter and also serve as a judge with no conflict of interest. You will use the STC entry assessment form to evaluate your entries independently. You will work with a team of judges to achieve award-level consensus for each entry.

The highlight of the judging process is the onsite consensus judging event. The judging event is an enjoyable opportunity to mingle, network, and learn from each other. We also offer remote judging opportunities. You do not have to be an STC member to serve as judge.

If you want to judge or if you have questions about judging, download and fill in the Judges Information Form. Send the completed form to Competitions Judging Manager Carolyn Reynolds at competitionjudges@stcnymetro.net or Barrie Byron, barriebyron@gmail.com before September 30, 2012.  We estimate that judges will devote a minimum of 15-24 hours.

• Please download and fill in the Judges Information Form (Word)  or PDF vers and send it to Carolyn Reynolds, Competitions Judging Manager,  competitionjudges@stcnymetro.net by October 5, 2012.  (Note: You can also download the form from this page.)
  
• For more information: please call Carolyn or Barrie: Carolyn Reynolds: 1-(914) 524-2993;  Barrie Byron: 1-561-702-5044.

Training for Judges

Refresher Training is offered for all judges. Training is mandatory for new judges.
Do you know someone in our industry who has an interest in finding out more about STC? Please share the information about the competition and about the judging opportunity.

For details, contact our volunteer competition managers at competitionjudges@stcnymetro.net.

Schedule of Activities

• October 16  (experienced judges)   and October 17 (new judges)         Judge Training will be done virtually.
• October 19, 2012        Deadline for Submission of Entries
  

• December 8, 2012      Consensus Day, 9:00 am-2:00 pm  Simultaneous locations in New York,  Philadelphia, New England and virtually.
  Please mark your calendars!  Choose the site that works for you. Light breakfast and lunch will be served.

• New York - Thomson Reuters, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
• Philadelphia - Vertex Inc, 1041 Old Cassatt Road, Berwyn, PA
• New England - Site to be announced
  
• Virtual - Judges who cannot attend the consensus day in person will be sent weblinks to enable you to coordinate with your respective Teams.
  

• February, 2013          Regional Awards Ceremony and Recognition (Details to be announced.)
  
• May 8, 2013                STC International Summit Awards, Atlanta, GA
  

Resources for Judges

• Entry Assessment Form    (To download Word version, click the down arrow for the form below.)
  
• Judges Handbook (updated October 17, 2012)
• Training Deck  by Carolyn Reynolds, Competition Judging Chair
  
• Judge Refresher Training, October 16, 2012, (recording)
• New Judge Training, October 17, 2012 (recording)

Thank you for your support!