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April 15, 2004
Reminder: STC Baltimore in May

Baltimore's Inner Harbor Wow...how time flies. Just a month ago, I mentioned some of the UX highlights of the upcoming STC conference in Baltimore's fabulous Inner Harbor area (May 9-12). I said I'd be doing more stumping for it as we got closer...well, it's time!

First of all, just a reminder. If you thought STC was just for tech writers, think again! Non-members pay just $650 for a three-day conference featuring over 200 sessions in topics that include usability and information design, tools and technology, theory and research, and management. Early registration is slated to end next Friday, April 23rd. There's a chance they'll extend it through the weekend, but why wait?

UX speakers include Ben Shneiderman (keynote), Steve Krug, Ginny Redish, Whitney Quesenbery, Karen Schriver, Ann Rockley, Bill Killam, Thom Haller, Carol Barnum, Caroline Jarrett, Mike Lee and many more!

Check out the STC conference site for more information and to register. You can also check out an annotated list of usability and information design sessions at the STC Usability SIG website.

Don't miss our tutorials!

If you're planning to attend the conference, or if you're relatively local to Baltimore, I'd also like to encourage you to consider one or more of STC's post-conference tutorial workshops on UX-related topics (you do not have to attend the conference to attend a tutorial workshop). At $100 for a half-day or $200 for a full-day session, these sessions are an excellent value featuring leading speakers in their fields.

HALF-DAY TUTORIALS:

Brand Experience and Technical Communication - AM
Dirk Knemeyer, Thread Inc.

Using the Latest Research to Make Effective Web Design and Usability Decisions - AM
Susan Allison, Bob Bailey, Sanjay Koyani

Understanding Visual Communication - AM
Jean-luc Doumont, JL Consulting

Designing Effective Visuals for Presentations - PM
Jean-luc Doumont, JL Consulting

Managing User-Centered Design Projects - PM
Scott McDaniel and Laura Snyder, Cognetics Corporation

FULL-DAY TUTORIALS:

Crafting Personas to Guide Design
Leanne Logan

Paper Prototyping
Carolyn S. Snyder, Snyder Consulting

Note that if you do not attend one or more days of the conference, there will be a $50 surcharge to sign up for a tutorial...but $250 (or $150) is still a great rate! Visit the STC conference site for more info and to register.

Hope to see you there!

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