Maureen Scallatino, Author at STC-Phila. Metro Chapter

CONDUIT 2020: Connecting Minds

November 8, 2019 by Maureen Scallatino

The Mid-Atlantic TechComm Conference Call for Presenters Now Open!

CONDUIT is hosted by the STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter. The conference will be held on Saturday, April 4th. CONDUIT will be at the conference center at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia!

Photo courtesy of the Franklin Institute

The annual event attracts presenters and attendees from the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as other parts of the country. The conference will be organized into three or four tracks with a total of nine or more presentations. Sessions are approximately 45 minutes and are conducted in a classroom setting.

Being a presenter provides you with an opportunity to share your expertise and hone your public speaking skills in front of a diverse group of writers, trainers, and other techcomm professionals. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, December 1, 2019. If your proposal is selected, we will notify you by January 14th, 2020.

We hope you will consider participating at our conference and look forward to receiving your presentation proposal. If you have any questions, please contact us at conference@stcpmc.org.

Submit your proposal now!

PANMA’s Fall Event is Gonna Be SPOOOKY!

September 22, 2019 by Maureen Scallatino

PANMA Gets Spooky This October! Halloween is just around the corner, and things are about to get FREAAAAAAKY. You know what else is freaky? Technology. With the deep dark lens of shows and movies like Black Mirror, Terminator, The Matrix & 2001: A Space Odyssey (ok maybe not that last one), we’ve all gotten a glimpse into the theoretical terrors of technology.

But what about real life? Where is technology going? Are robots truly going to take over our world? How scared should we really be?

Join PANMA for this Halloween-themed tech discussion. Talk about the hive mind, humans vs. robots, trusting your eyes in the age of the deep-fake, and more. And don’t worry, it’s all just 1’s and 0’s. Keep your eyes peeled for the event details!

Details coming soon…so pay attention! In the meantime it’s time for the…

First bi-monthly, PANMA Field Trip on September 27

Can’t wait until October to hang with the PANMA crew? Come along on our first official PANMA field trip. Every other month, we’ll find incredible events around Philadelphia and travel as a group to check them out. This way, we’ll connect across our tech communities, support local events, and meet some awesome new people!

This month, we’re hitting up Tech Tour at Guru Technologies. Tech Tour will feature three panel discussions on technology and the workplace. In between each panel, a local Philly musician will perform. Tech Tour is free of charge – you just need to RSVP. It’s a jam-packed (Bill and Ted excellent guitar riff) start to the PANMA season, so can’t wait to see you all soon!

2020-21 STC Academic Scholarships Announced

September 7, 2019 by Maureen Scallatino

STC is delighted to announce a $500 scholarship to assist students who are pursuing an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree or graduate certificate program in some aspect of technical communication.

The award is for the 2020-2021 academic year and will be awarded in February 2020. Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2019. Students do not have to be STC members to apply. The scholarship winner will receive a free year of STC membership. For more information, go to the application page.