Dateline Minneapolis: May 14, 2007
Whew! What an eventful day!
First, we started out with the Keynote General Session, with Simon Singh as the opening keynote speaker and the 2007 Honorary Fellow. Simon closed out the session with a humorous and thoughtful presentation, but first outgoing STC President Paula Berger thanked the 2006-2007 Board of Directors, and Best of Show awards were presented in the International Competitions (Technical Art, Technical Publications, and Online Communications).
Simon Singh received a standing ovation at the end of his presentation. Here’s a crowd shot:
The annual business meeting is where the “transfer of power” from Paula Berger (outgoing) to Linda Oestreich (incoming) was completed, after the results of the election were reported by Nominating Committee Chair Suzanna Laurent.
Paula presides over the meeting:
Linda and the gavel:
While I did not attend the STC Forum right after the Business Meeting, I did attend the Open Jam! Fun was had by all, and even members of the STC Office staff were out on the dance floor. I’ll post some of those pictures tomorrow. :)
Rachel Houghton, 2006 - 2007 Online SIG Conference Activities Coordinator