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RESCHEDULED: CONDUIT 2020 is now on October 17, 2020

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Dear CONDUIT attendees, presenters, and other supporters,

As we mentioned in our posting on our website and in social media yesterday, the STC-PMC made the difficult decision to reschedule CONDUIT 2020. The Franklin Institute had given us assurances that they would be taking additional measures on top of their already excellent facilities.

However, many other facilities and areas around the greater Philadelphia area have been closing down in the interest of public health safety. With the conference only three weeks away from this writing, we knew that the right action to protect all involved would be to reschedule the conference.

The Franklin Institute worked with us, and we are pleased to announce that we have been able to reschedule CONDUIT 2020 for the fall–specifically Saturday, October 17, 2020.

We are also pleased to let you know that our keynote speaker, Phylise Banner, will still be able to come and speak, and for that, we are thankful.  We are waiting to see if our other presenters will be able to return as well, and we’ll be updating our conference speaker web page over time.

We are keeping our registration site open.

  • If you have already registered for this event, and can still attend on Saturday, October 17th, you don’t need to do anything to re-register.  We will honor your current registration in October.
  • If you have registered and are unable to attend on that day, or wish to transfer your registration to another person, please contact me at conduit@stcpmc.org.

We know that we have attendees who come from out of town (including myself) who will need to make changes in their travel and accommodations. By ensuring this new date and confirming it, we hope that those who can attend can hopefully transfer their arrangements for that date.

This was not an easy decision to make, but we know that in the end this was for the greater good. It gives us time, too, to ensure that when you do come to CONDUIT 2020, it will be even more spectacular.

If you have any questions about this decision or about the conference itself, again, contact me at conduit@stcpmc.org.

We look forward to seeing you in October!

Best regards,

Danielle M. Villegas
STC-PMC President, Co-Chair of CONDUIT 2020

Registration is OPEN for CONDUIT 2020

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It’s finally here – what you have been waiting for – CONDUIT 2020 Registration is now open! This full day event has the ultimate Philly vibe at none other than the Franklin Institute! This year’s sessions feature a variety of topics including content strategy, technical writing, project management, and much more. Plus you will have plenty of opportunities to network during the day. And not only that but the conference includes a continental breakfast, full lunch, discounted parking, and fabulous door prizes! For full details, check out our Overview page and join us this year for fun, information, food and fabulous door prizes! Space is limited. Registration ends March 27th at 12:00 PM.

 

Proactive Listening: How It Can Make You More Successful

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Photo courtesy of Kyle Smith on Unsplash

People don’t sufficiently work at listening. It is generally thought of as a passive activity but people need to turn it into more of an active activity. Listening well can give you a better idea of what’s going on in your organization and how you can add value. This presentation will explore ways people can turn proactive listening into a valuable skill that aids them in both their professional and personal life, offering various tips and thoughts to consider.

Join STC-PMC at the Collingswood Community Center for this informative talk on March 2nd starting at 7:00pm. Registration is now open.

A light dinner will be served.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER

Gary Sternberg was the Publications Coordinator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General for 19 years until his retirement at the end of 2019. Gary, who had worked out of the EPA’s Philadelphia office, was responsible for the editing and publication of EPA OIG reports. Gary previously worked for 16 years as a writer-editor for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Naval Audit Service. A graduate of Temple University with a degree in Journalism, Gary spent the first 6 years of his career as a newspaper reporter and editor. Gary has been involved in STC for 30 years, and has spoken at various local STC PMC events as well as STC international conferences. Gary resides in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and is coordinator of the STC PMC’s South Jersey Networking Group.

Registration Deadline for Winter Social and Outreach Lunch

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Catch up with fellow STC-PMC members over lunch at Landmark Americana University City (3333 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104). We’ll be inviting students from our academic partners (Drexel, Penn, and other universities), so you’ll have the opportunity to get to know the next generation of technical communication professionals!

There’s no fee to sign up, but please register by 2/20 so that we have an accurate headcount. We’ll each pay for our own food and drink at the venue.

Event photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash

Yes, Virginia There is a World Computer Day

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Celebrating computers and the people who make IT happen.

Once a year, the computer industry will come together across the world to celebrate these amazing machines. With open houses, meetings, show-and-tell, and networking events, World Computer Day is a global celebration of one of the world’s greatest engineering inventions.

World Computer Day aims to raise awareness of the contributions that computing machines make to our society and to celebrate the diverse range of people that design, build, install, operate and support them ranging from large systems down to tiny micro. The day is held on the 15th of February each year, in recognition of the anniversary of the launch of ENIAC in 1946.

February 15th, 2020 was the inaugural announcement of World Computer Day, and February 15th, 2021 will be the first global celebration which coincides with the 75th Anniversary of the launch of ENIAC.

Computer organizations and companies can support this international day by hosting their own “open days”. This is a chance for members of the public to get up close and look over the computing centers, design shops, manufacturing sites, museums and fabrication installations while meeting the people that operate them.

Throughout the world people rely everyday on electronic computers for business, manufacturing, tourism, aviation, science, engineering, life care, education, media, communication and in many more roles.

For electronic computing geeks and leaders, World Computer Day is an opportunity for the technical computer community to share in their mutual passion while preserving and promoting relationships, traditions and shared memories. Swing open the doors and have some fun while also educating those who attend.

The website, www.WorldComputerDay.org will maintain information about this global project and tip off those wishing to organize events. Individual open day organizers are encouraged to check back for event details. Open day organizers can download a range of promotional collateral from the website including press releases for local media, tweetables, flyers and online banners. Event and brand logos will be made available via the main website http://worldcomputerday.org

The hashtag #worldcomputerday will be used to tie in activity across different social media platforms.

World Computer Day aims to create awareness and drive digital literacy while also improving the teaching of Information Technology and more generally, the “celebration of computing and the people who make IT happen”.

This event has been established by the Compuseum, supported by its organizing committee, near the site of the world’s first all-electronic, programmable computer, the ENIAC and who sponsors the organizing and coordinating web site www.WorldComputerDay.org

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