~Saturday~ I had a fun day today, attending the 2nd annual SpeedCon conference, SpeedCon 2012, put on by NC State’s student chapter of SIGDOC (Special Interest Group for the Design of Communication). I was a “gold” level sponsor of this conference, which means I donated $100 in cash to help put it on. I also … Read more
~Friday~ The second, and final, day of the conference offered to sessions, again with three presentations each, followed by a “Wrap-up and Feedback” session to close out the conference. My colleague, and friend, Sarah Egan Warren, presented on “Creating Student Chapters” this morning during the one-hour breakfast time. As always, she was a “smooth operator,” … Read more
~Thursday~ Today was the first day of the conference, and I attended four sessions, each with three presentations scheduled. The first presenter in the first session didn’t show up, so all-in-all, I attended 11 presentations today. Here’s what the day looked like, with an electronic copy of the program available here: Continental Breakfast & Welcome … Read more
~Wednesday~ I got up at about 9:00 today, and I worked on my blog entries for Sunday and Monday. It took longer than I wanted it to due to my yet limited knowledge on how to manipulate photos on my Mac. I didn’t dare touch these bottles of gold for the hotel: I had lunch … Read more
~Saturday~ I had a great day today attending the SpeedCon Communications Unconference at NC State, hosted jointly by the Carolina chapter of STC and the student chapter of SIGDOC. I did two presentations, both of which were well-received (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it, at least until I see the official feedback forms … Read more
~Wednesday~ Facilitated by Jen Riehle and John Martin at Mitch's Tavern from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Faculty sponsor: Sarah Egan-Warren Welcome Thank you for being here. Intent: To discuss “real-life” technical communication issues. Introductions Your name John Your status in the Tech Comm program I started the program in January of 2004 and graduated in … Read more
~Tuesday~ I parked at the Avent Ferry Park & Ride in anticipation of heading downtown after work for the End-of-the-Semester SIGDOC gathering at Flying Saucer. There was only a handful of folks on the bus, and several of the kids on it were studying en route. It is exam week after all. In an unusual … Read more
~Thursday~ I was running very late this morning, and I parked on Gorman near Avent Ferry to catch the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus, which came at around 8:45. An Asian girl was at the stop and she had on black, knitted gloves that had white rabbit faces raised on the back side of the … Read more
~Tuesday~ Wash. Rinse. Repeat. I was running late yet again this morning. I really need to start setting my alarm ten minutes earlier in the morning. When I got to the Food Lion Park & Ride, there were two Wolfline buses waiting, the #1 Avent Ferry and the #9 Greek Village. I got on the … Read more
~Thursday~ I picked up the #9 Greek Village Wolfline bus this morning, and was pleased to see Jackie on the bus and took a seat next to her. Jackie was the student leader on our 2010 Gulf Coast Alternative Spring Break Trip last year to Thibodaux, LA, where we did post-Katrina Habitat for Humanity Work. … Read more