We are making plans for the WDCB 2016-2017 Technical Communication competition. We have a new competition manager, Richard Bogacz <email hidden; JavaScript is required>. Richard is looking for new volunteers who would like to help with this year’s competition.
The first position we need to fill is the entries manager, because we need to set up an entries mailing address for the opening announcement and flyers. Opening day will be 8 August 2016 and the deadline for entries is 21 October 2016.
On 9 January 2016, consensus judging for the Washington, DC – Baltimore Chapter's Technical Communication Competition was held at Arlington County Central Library in Arlington, VA; one judging team with some remote team members (for example, in California), participated in a teleconference consensus meeting. Eighteen technical communication professionals evaluated thirty-three entries and determined awards. Entries to our competition this year came from California, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, and the UK. Thank you to all judges and committee members who participated in the judges training and consensus.
Competition Consensus Judges at the Arlington County Central Library.
Judges
Carolyn Kelley Klinger, Judging Manager
Team Judges
List of competition judges
Richard Bogacz
Sue Heim
Greta Boller
Melissa Kulm
Bryant Davis
Heidi Lawrence
Brian Dinterman
Annette Reilly
Douglas Eyman
Allen Rotz
Dawn Gaynor
Jenn Staley
Randy Gentry
Helen Sydavar
Charlotte Glenn
Shannon Uplinger
Kate Goggin
Rebecca Young
Consensus Judging Day Food – Table 1 Consensus Judging Day Food – Table 2
Competition Committee Team
Cynthia Lockley, Competition Manager
Competition Committee Members
List of committee members and assignments
All judges, committee members, authors, submitters, managers, co-workers, friends, partners, and others are invited to join us for an evening of delicious Tex-Mex food, viewing the winning entries, and meeting the winners. The keynote speaker will be Kit Brown-Hoekstra, STC Immediate Past President.
This is the only opportunity you have to see all the winning entries. It's a great way to see what's being done by your colleagues in the field! Get inspired. Pick up some tips you might want to use in your next deliverable. Chat with some of the authors and share stories about what it takes to produce a good product. Meet some judges. Find out what motivates them to donate their time evaluating the competition entries.
