Hi everyone, I have an
announcement.
Besides being an Inkscape
user, I'm also a technical writer. As such, I'm also a member of the Society for
Technical Communication (STC), a nonprofit organization. I belong to their
Washington, DC Chapter.
It just so happens that
the DC Chapter of the STC is looking for submissions to their annual Technical
Communications Competitions. Actually, there are three competitions in all:
Online
Communication
Technical
Art
Technical
Publications
For each competition
there are a number of categories in which you can enter your artwork (more than
one if you wish). For the Technical Art Competition, there are 17 categories.
They range from Mechanical Illustration to Interpretative Illustration to
Promotional Materials Design. As you can see, for Inkscape users,
this is right up our alley as long as the entry is technical in nature.
There are three levels of
awards in each category:
Distinguished
Technical Communication (DTC)
Excellence
Merit
In addition, one DTC
winner in each competition wins Best Of Show.
So, there are many
chances to win. Also, you don't have to be a member of STC or its DC chapter to
enter. In fact, you don't even have to live in the US. The chapter frequently
receives entries from other countries. The main deal is that they must be
written in English.
In any case, if you think
you have a design, illustration, poster, or other artwork you think is award
quality, think about submitting it. You'll get to see what others
are doing and receive valuable feedback from our expert judges. You could say
that this your chance to grab your fifteen minutes of fame, and have something
to brag about back at the office.
Entries to the STC
Washington, DC Chapter Technical Communications Competitions must be submitted
on or before 16 October 2007. For more details, go to the link below
http://www.stcwdc.org/compete.shtml
P.S.
All entrants and those
interested in seeing the winning entries are invited to an awards banquet on 9 February 2008 in Washington, DC. The banquet
will be held at the historic DACOR-Bacon house - a beautiful example of
Federalist architecture. The house is outfitted in authentic
furnishings of the period when it served as hearth and home to some of the
notables of US jurisprudence and politics.
(see photos
here: http://www.dacorbacon.org/DACOR/DACOR_MAIN.htm)
See your there,
Terry Reece