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• Best of Show
• Distinguished Technical Communication
• Excellence
• Merit
Congratulations to all the winners in the STC Washington, DC Chapter Online Communication, Technical Art, and Technical Publications competitions!
The competition rules and judging criteria are described on the Competitions page.
Winners of the Distinguished Technical Communication Award go on to the International Technical Publication Competition (ITPC). Winners of the ITPC are presented at the STC Annual Conference in May.
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marks the winning entries in the International Competition. Five of our Technical Publications entries won International Competition awards this year.
| Entry title | Contributors | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Best of Show | ||
NCRR Reporter
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Victoria L. Contie, Scott J. Brown, Tina Adler, Shirley Coney-Johnson, Nicholas Demille | Equals Three Communications |
| Distinguished Technical Communication | ||
Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician's Guide (2005 Edition)
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Maureen B. Gardner, Diane W. Miller, M.P.A., Mark L. Willenbring, M.D. | Eagle Design & Management |
A Closer Look at the Bigger Picture
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Victoria L. Contie | Equals Three Communications |
NCRR Reporter
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Victoria L. Contie, Scott J. Brown, Tina Adler, Shirley Coney-Johnson, Nicholas Demille | Equals Three Communications |
| Thrift Savings Plan Fund Information | Communications Office | Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board |
DCEG Linkage
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Samantha Nhan, Shelia Hoar Zahm, Sc.D., Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., M.D. | National Cancer Institute |
Pictures of the Future
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Arthur F. Pease | Siemens AG |
| Report Manager Documentation Set | John Tremblay | TREEV LLC |
| Excellence | ||
| Hopping and Swimming into the Genomic Age | Scott J. Brown | Equals Three Communications |
| Court Orders | Communications Office | Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board |
| Gelco Travel Manager 9.0 Quick Reference | Susan McGuire, Gelco Expense Management | Gelco Information Network |
| The Galderma Quality Report for Dermatology & Managed Care | Andy Porto, Julie Newman, Peter Sonnenreich | Kikaku America International |
| Commonwealth of Virginia Application for Benefits | Eric Spears and Linda Dressler | Kleimann Communication Group, Inc. |
| Owner's Manual & Cooking Guides (Microwave Oven) | Hyunchol, Hwang | LG Electronics |
| Genetics Nursing Portfolios: A New Model for Credentialing |
Rita Black Monson, PhD, RN, MPH, FAAN Eric Wurzbacher, House of Equations |
Nursesbooks.org, The Publishing Program of the ANA, American Nurses Association |
| SIMATIC Distributed I/O Devide ET 200pro, Operating Instructions | Günter Forster, Susanne Köferl | Siemens AG, A&D AS SM ID |
| SIRIUS Protecting-Simply in safe hands. Protecting with SIRIUS | Thomas Jansen | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| SIRIUS Switching-Simply on. Simply off. Day and Night. | Stefanie Warmerdam | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| Occupational Outlook Quarterly | Olivia Crosby, Elka Jones, Alan Lacey | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Publish-Subscribe Developer's Guide | Amelia Gersema, Susan Kozy | webMethods, Inc. |
| Merit | ||
| ActioNet Software Development (SDLC) Manual | W.S. Faye Newsham, Michele E. Hoopes, Victoria L. Scott | ActioNet, Inc. |
| SemperComm Quick Reference Guide for JWTC Marines | Barbara Meier, Patricia Schneberger, Jennifer Froelich | Computer Systems Center, Inc. |
| NDE Quick Reference | Mike Cleary | GMRI |
| Patient Satisfaction Survey of Prescription Drug Benefit Managers Administered by Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Speciality Pharmacies | Bruce Mazer, Julie Newman, Peter Sonnenreich | Kikaku America International |
| ClearApps Newsletter: Making Food Stamps Easier for Everyone | Michelle Bishop, Kristin Kleimann, Ilana Bain | Kleimann Communication Group, Inc. |
| Owner's Manual of Electric and Gas Dryer | Lee Dong Geun, Hwang Sung Gi, Han Il Tak | LG Electronics |
| LG Room Air Conditioner Owner's Manual | Hyun-Jin, Jeong | LG Electronics |
| LAC-M5500 for Car CD/MP3/WMA Receiver | Seung Han, Hong | LG Electronics |
| Wireless LCD TV User's Guide | Kim Jong Ok, Hong Eun Hee, Hwang Myo Gil | LG Electronics |
| User Guide C1300i | Jonggil Lee, Ahruem Kim | LG Electronics |
| Maximo Fusion System Administrator's Guide | Charlotte Glenn, Paul Dixon, Lorraine Mead | MRO Software |
| Volunteer Leader Access Tax-Aide Volunteer Training Guide | Tamye Jean Lyles, Jan Cooper, Elizabeth McGaughey | NewBees, LLC/AARP |
| Florence Nightingale Today: Healing, Leadership, Global Action |
Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN Eric Wurzbacher, Stacy Maguire |
Nursesbooks.org, The Publishing Program of ANA, American Nurses Association |
| Pain Management Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice | Eric Wurzbacher, Carol Bickford, PhD, RN, BC, ASPMN Scope and Standards Task Force | Nursesbooks.org, The Publishing Program of ANA, American Nurses Association |
| SIMATIC Manual Collection Getting Started | Beate Siebenhaar, Michaela Welnhofer, Monika Garella | Siemens AG, A&D AS SM ID |
| SIMATIC HMI WinCC V6 Communication Manual | Ute Recklies | Siemens AG, A&D AS SM ID |
| Operating Instructions TP 177A, TP 177B, OP 177B (WinCC flexible) | Thomas Reinhart, Susanne Köferl | Siemens AG, A&D AS SM ID |
| Take off! Enter into a new dimension of flexibility: SIMOCODE pro | Marion Kase, Maik Büttner | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| Simple, safe, fast in the field: AS-Interface | Marion Kase, Maik Büttner | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| Safety Integrated-Just how seamless is your safety concept? | Johanna Angela Gebhardt, Sabine Stengle, Ronald Hauf | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| SIRIUS controlling & signalling-Simply always know what is happening | Christelle Faraüs | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| SIRIUS Safety Integrated-safety with seamless, integrated industrial controls | Johanna Angela Gebhardt | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| SIRIUS. The easy way to get things moving (selection tool) | Stefanie Warmerdam, Martin Moosburger | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| SIRIUS Modular System-System-based switching, protecting, starting | Stefanie Warmerdam | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| Application Manual Totally Integrated Power | Ulrike Fleischmann, Gerhard Reinknecht, Uwe Wolf | Siemens AG, A&D CD MM3 |
| TREEV Capture Administrator's Guide | Penelope Lang | TREEV LLC |
| Survey of 2002 ATP Applicants folder | Advanced Technology Program/National Institute of Standards and Technology, Westat/Westat Graphics Department | Westat, Inc. |
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