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First Advantage Summit Registration Has Been EXTENDED to Monday, 7 November!

Cynthia A Lockley on 2 Nov 2022

STC Summit 2023 alert banner for the extended first advantage registration deadline.

Good News

There's still time to get the Early Bird (First Advantage) registration rate for the 2023 Summit.

The First Advantage Summit Registration Has Been EXTENDED to Monday, 7
November 2023!. Now you have even more time to SAVE BIG with STC's BEST RATE when you register for the premier education conference for technical communicators by Monday, 7 November!

The theme of the 2023 Summit, taking place in Atlanta, GA, 14 to 17 May, is The "How to" Conference: Learn Well through Show and Tell.

In addition to the top-notch educational programming, the Summit will also feature a Welcome Reception, inspiring keynote speakers, an Honors Event to celebrate the achievements of STC members, and so much more.

Save Even More as an STC Member

Non-STC members pay a higher rate for the Summit. Join or Renew your STC membership Now to save even more! When you join STC for 2023, you'll receive the rest of 2022 for FREE! Bonus! Plus get the STC rate for the Summit.

Please note: After joining STC as a member, it may take 24–48 hours to activate in STC's system. If you still can't register as a member for the 2023 Summit after 48 hours, please contact email hidden; JavaScript is required.

The First Annual Editors’ Exchange Mini-Conference

Twitter card of the STC Technical Editing SIG.

The STC Technical Editing SIG (TESIG) is proud to announce its first annual Editors' Exchange mini-conference!

It will be on 15 November 2022, and run from 8:45 AM to 12:00 PM EST.

Tickets are now available for purchase!

To see presentation summaries and order tickets, go to https://bit.ly/3Js0slZ.

The price of the tickets is for the entire mini-conference, and attendees may join at any time. All sessions will be recorded, and the recording and slides will be made available to attendees after the mini-conference.

For more information, contact Yoel Strimling at email hidden; JavaScript is required.

Check them out at

URL: https://website.stc-techedit.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stc_te_sig
TESIG LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1983374/
Post a message to their #sig-technical-editing channel on the STC Communities Slack space (https://stc-communities.slack.com/).

Note: The TESIG Job Announcements Twitter stream is embedded in our Jobs Board site at https://jobs.stcwdc.org/#EDITSIG.

WDCB Chapter wins an APEX® Award 2022 for Publication Excellence

Cynthia A Lockley on 25 Oct 2022

I am pleased to announce that our chapter won the APEX® Awards 34th Anniversary 2022 Awards for Publication Excellence: one of two winners in category #58, "Websites – 1-2 Person-Produced". The Winner logo is displayed below and in the Awards section of the right sidebar on each part of our site: https://wdcb.stcwdc.org, https://competition.stcwdc.org, https://events.stcwdc.org, and https://jobs.stcwdc.org.

APEX® Awards 34th Anniversary Winner logo for 2022.

APEX® Awards 2022 Award for Publication Excellence certificate.

We'd also like to congratulate other STC winners:

Category #15: Newsletters – 1-2 Person-Produced: MaryKay Grueneberg and Sian Mehl; STC Chicago Byline Newsletter; STC Chicago; Elk Grove Village, IL
Category #15: Newsletters – 1-2 Person-Produced: Denise Timpko; Chez Timpko News 2020/2021; Gettier Group; Broadlands, VA

What is APEX®?

The APEX® Awards is an annual competition for publishers, editors, writers and designers who create print, Web, electronic, and social media. In APEX® 2022, awards were given in 100 communications categories, in 14 main categories including: COVID-19; environment; newsletters; magazines, journals & tabloids; annual reports; print media; electronic media; social media; apps; websites; campaigns, programs & plans; writing; design & illustration; and one-of-a-kind publications.

Business, nonprofit, agency and freelance communicators can enter APEX® to win awards for their best writing, publications, campaigns, programs, design and media. Entries are submitted from all over the world such as the U.S., Canada, Singapore, the UK, India, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong, South Africa, and more.

Communications Concepts, Inc. sponsors the APEX® Awards, and advises professionals who write, edit, and manage business communications, on best strategies and practices.

How many entries were there? How many awards were given?

APEX® 2022 awards were based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry – in the opinion of the judges – in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence.

1,213 entries were evaluated in the following distribution:
COVID-19 Media: 56; Environment: 20; Newsletters: 69; Magazines, Journals & Tabloids: 200; Annual Reports: 30; Print Media: 80; Electronic Media: 135; Virtual Communications: 12; Social Media: 44; Websites: 49; Campaigns, Programs & Plans: 94; Writing: 277; Design & Illustration: 106; One-of-a-Kind Publications: 41.

A total of 100 APEX® Grand Awards were presented in 14 major categories to honor the outstanding works in those categories. 485 APEX® Awards of Excellence recognize excellence in 100 individual subcategories.

Is there a list of winning entries?

Yes. See APEX 2022 Winners List (pdf).
Grand Award winners are listed by main category. Award of Excellence winners are listed within each subcategory, alphabetically by organization, or by last name for individual entrants.)