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Technical Communication Competition

Information for Judges

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Schedule for Judges

The following table shows the schedule of judging events for this year's competitions.

Date Who Participates Event
Saturday,
1 October 2012 		Competition Entrants Opening of the WDC-MB 2012-2013 Technical Communication Competitions.
From
1 October to
29 November 2012 		Entries Manager The Entries Manager verifies that all entries have followed the guidelines and have the correct payment attached. The Entries Manager adds each entry into the entries database.
Friday,
30 November 2012 		Competition Entrants Deadline for entries Entries must be received by 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (U.S.).
Monday,
3 December 2012
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.		 Judging Manager and sorting volunteers Sorting Day: The Judging Manager assigns categories and Team Judges to the Lead Judges for all reconciled entries. Volunteers help put packages together for the judging teams.
 
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
 
Location:
 
Charlotte Glenn
2246 Richelieu Drive
Vienna VA  22182
Contact:
Charlotte Glenn , Entries Manager
E-mail:
 
Saturday,
8 December 2012
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.		 Judging Manager, Lead Judges, Team Judges, Entries Manager, Competition Manager Entries Pick-Up and Judges' Training meeting: The first Judges Meeting is held to hand over the entries and judging materials. All judges meet and discuss the guidelines for judging. Lead Judges distribute entries and judging materials to Team Judges. All entries are judged by the individual judges during the time between this meeting and the consensus meeting.
 
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m..
 
Location:

Patrick Henry Library
101 Maple Avenue East
Vienna, VA 22180-5794
703-938-0405

Directions: Directions to the Patrick Henry Library.

If you are arriving by Metro, someone will be available to provide rides from the Vienna Metro station to the library. Please contact the Judging Manager if you plan to do this to be sure someone is there when you arrive.
Contacts:
Annette Reilly, Competition Manager
E-mail:
 
Carolyn Kelley Klinger, Judging Manager
E-mail:
 
If you are unable to attend, please let Carolyn Kelley Klinger know as soon as possible.
 
Saturday,
to be announced
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.		 Lead Judges and Team Judges Consensus Meeting: Judges discuss their comments with their team members to determine the final ratings of each entry (Distinguished, Excellence, Merit, or no award). Lead Judges and Team Judges then choose the Best of Category for each of their categories.
 
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be someone at the front door of the building to let people in from 9:30 until 10 a.m. A light lunch will be provided.
 
Location:
to be announced
Contacts:
Annette Reilly, Competition Manager
E-mail:
 
If you are unable to attend, please let the Competition Manager know as soon as possible.
 
Saturday,
to be announced
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.		 Best of Show Judges Best of Show: Best of Show Judges determine the Best of Show for the entire competition.
 
Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
 
to be announced 2013
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.		 All judges, competition committee, winners, and guests Awards Celebration & Seminar for all judges, competition committee, winners, and guests. Awards Celebration event information to be provided
 
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
 
Location:
address to be provided
 
April or May 2013 International competition judges International-Level Competition judging.
 

If you'd like to participate in judging any of the competitions, complete the Judging Application form, or contact the Judging Manager, with a message describing your experience in using or producing technical publications, judging or participating in other technical communication competitions, and your available computer resources.

E-mail: Judging Manager, Carolyn Kelley Klinger, at

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