STC San Diego Chapter

2010 Spotlight Awards Banquet

STC Southern California Technical Communication Competition

By: Carrie Damschroder, Public Relations Manager

The documents and help files have been received. The judges have reviewed and critiqued all of the entries. Now it’s time to celebrate the STC Spotlight Awards Technical Communication Competition participants and winners at the 2010 Spotlight Awards Banquet!

If you entered the competition, if you’d like to see who entered and what they entered, if you volunteered, or if you judged competition entries, you’re invited to attend the banquet on Saturday, March 6, in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The evening will feature a presentation of all of the award-winning entries while we honor the technical communicators who created them. The evening will begin with some friendly mingling and, of course, a cash bar! Then we will sit down for a delicious dinner and the awards presentation. After the presentation, we’ll open the floor to a discussion about the competition. There will also be plenty of time for viewing the winning entries. The evening promises to be a lively event that you won’t want to miss!

The event’s details are listed below.

What:  2010 Spotlight Awards Banquet
When: Saturday, March 6, 2010,   6:00pm–9:00pm
Cuisine: Your choice of a meat, chicken, seafood, or vegetarian entrée, which includes a salad, coffee, tea, iced tea, and your choice of one of two desserts.
Where: Sarducci's Capistrano Depot
26701 Verdugo St.
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
(949) 493.9593
http://www.capistranodepot.com/index.html
Dress:  Business or semi-formal attire
Cost:   

During these difficult economic times, this year only we are offering reduced pricing. 

$35/person with early bird reservations by February 14
$40/person with reservations by March 1
$50/person after March 1, and for persons without reservations
$30/person for competition volunteers and judges with reservations by
February 14

Please pay by cash, check (payable to STC Spotlight Awards), or PayPal. No credit cards will be accepted at the door. To pay by credit card, pre-pay using PayPal when you register online.

RSVP: By Sunday, February 14, for early bird rates or Monday, March 1, at http://www.stcspotlightawards.org/banquet_res.html. Winners, contributors, volunteers, and judges may invite guests.  

 

Driving Directions

  1. From Interstate 5, exit Ortega Hwy. (exit 82), and turn West.
  2. Follow Ortega Hwy. about ½ mile to Camino Capistrano (last light) and turn left (South).
  3. At the first light (Verdugo St.), turn right (West).
  4. At the first alley way, turn right (North) into the free parking lot.
  5. Park in the Plaza or along the area by the railway tracks. Sarducci's is the brick building to the left of the railway cars.

Train schedules

Because the restaurant is actually in the train station, consider making your commute easier by riding the train to and from the banquet!

Train schedules from the north (Los Angeles, Orange County):
Amtrak 582 arrives in San Juan Capistrano at 5:23 PM
Amtrak 595 departs San Juan Capistrano at 9:41 PM

Train schedules from the south (San Diego):
Amtrak 785 arrives in San Juan Capistrano at 5:26 PM
Amtrak 592 departs San Juan Capistrano at 9:48 PM

For more information and to RSVP, go to http://www.stcspotlightawards.org/banquet_res.html.

We’ll see you in the spotlight!

 

2008 Spotlight Awards

The 2008 STC Spotlight Awards showcased the best in technical publications, online help, and technical art.  The winners were awarded on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Sarducci's in San Juan Capistrano.

To see the winners, go to

meeting_competitions

Photos from the banquet have are available from the following Flicker link.  No registration required:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23942573@N06/

For information about the 2009 design competition, please refer to the following link:

http://www.ocstc.org/competition.asp

2008 Spotlight Awards Competition

By Carrie Damschroder, Public Relations Manager

Southern California Technical Communication Competition

Members from eight Southern California STC chapters were invited to enter this year’s Southern California Technical Communication Competition…and the winners are (drum roll please)…

Best of Show/Distinguished Award

Technical Communicators

Entry Title

Entry Category

Karen Bergen, Linus Su, Chris Botelho

Artisan 800 Series User’s Guide Kit

Technical Publications

 

Distinguished Award

Technical Communicators

Entry Title

Entry Category

Bonni Graham, Larry Schlichting, Todd Radtke

Scantron iNSIGHT 30 Imaging Scanner Welcome Kit

Technical Publications

Matt Edwards, Kathleen Pierce, Matt Simpson

Infinium II Assay, Two-Sample HC Protocols

Technical Publications

 

Excellence Award

Technical Communicators

Entry Title

Entry Category

Pamela Coca, Adrienne Escoe, Jolynn Atkins

Escoe Bliss Professional Staffing Website

Online Publications

Diane Fidyke, Sage Learning Services – Irvine Team

Peachtree by Sage Financial Design Anytime Learning

Online Publications

Diane Fidyke, Sage Learning Services – Irvine Team

Sage MAS 500 Application Partner Certification Anytime Learning

Online Publications

Diane Fidyke, Sage Learning Services – Irvine Team

Sage MAS 90 and 200 Paperless Office Anytime Learning

Online Publications

Raymond E. Urgo, Shirley Tweedell, Jeanine Colini, Ryan Achzet

The Policies & Procedures Authority (e-newsletter)

Online Publications

Karen Bergen, Burt Courtier, Randy Davidson, Chris Botelho

Connecting Your Epson Printer to a Wireless Network

Online Publications

Carrie M. Damschroder

Scanning & Printing Barcodes with OfficeMate Enterprise

Technical Publications

Mary Barta, Ron Nordyke

2009 GL1800/A - Helpful Tips for Getting Started

Technical Publications


Excellence Awards, cont.

Technical Communicators

Entry Title

Entry Category

Mary Barta, Alex Monge

Pro Honda Oils And Chemicals

Technical Publications

Julie Snow, Linda Wiesner, Mike Bloomenfeld, Dany Galgani

Sun Modular Datacenter S20/D20 Site Planning Guide

Technical Publications

Bob Brower, Gary Schwind

3600 Large-Wire Clearance Guidelines

Technical Publications

Sarah Ward

Mitchell UltraMate Premier Suite version 6.7
Installation Instructions for Single-user and Multi-user

Technical Publications

 

Merit Awards

Technical Communicators

Entry Title

Entry Category

Scott Galaba

Spare Support and Frequently Asked Questions for Spare Backup, Inc. Products

Online Publications

Sarah Ward

Mitchell UltraMate 6.7
Installation/Upgrade Guide

Online Publications

Glenn Voyles, James Bonnet, Claire Condra

WorkCenter Dispatch Online Help

Online Publications

Jack Molisani, Ron Pereira Graphic Design, Precision Wordage

The LavaCon Conference 2008 Brochure

Technical Publications

Larry Schlichting, Bonni Graham

RealTime Character Recognition utilizing NestorReader User's Guide

Technical Publications

Karen Bergen, Randy Davidson, Bruce Levert, Chris Botelho

Ensemble HD Home Cinema System

Technical Publications

Robyn Leung, Amy Lui

Illumina Product Guide 2008

Technical Publications

Peter Ying-Chieh Lee, Gary Schwind, Bob Brower

Software Release Notes for DataManager 6.8

Technical Publications

The awards were presented on Saturday, January 24, 2009, at the Spotlight Awards Banquet in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The evening featured STC’s Immediate Past President, Linda Oestreich, as a guest speaker and a presentation of all of the award-winning entries.

Congratulations to the winners—we hope you’re enjoying the spotlight!

Photos
Lance-Robert took photos of the winners and presenters at the banquet. They are available here (no registration necessary): http://www.flickr.com/photos/23942573@N06/