STC Washington DC Chapter Schedule 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
Wednesday, 1 August 2007	Competition Entrants	Opening of the WDC 2007-2008 Technical Communication Competitions.
Tuesday, 16 October 2007	Competition Entrants	Deadline for entries Entries must be received by 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (U.S.).
From 1 August to 24 October	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.
Thursday, 25 October 2007	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: 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Location: Leda Farbstein's home. Contact: Leda Farbstein, Entries Manager E-mail:
Saturday, 3 November 2007 at 1-3 p.m.	Judging Manager, Lead Judges, Team Judges, Entries Manager, Competition Managers	Entries Pick-Up and Judges' Training meeting: The first Judges Meeting is held to hand over the entries and judging materials. All Online Communication, Technical Art, and Technical Publications 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 p.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Bethesda Public Library 7400 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814 Voice: 240-777-0970 TTY: 301-657-0840 URL: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/BranchInfo/be.asp Directions: directions_to_bethesda_pub_library.shtml Contacts: Lina Scorza, Competitions Manager E-mail: Ann Ray, Judging Manager E-mail: If you are unable to attend, please let Ann Ray know as soon as possible.
Saturday, 1 December 2007 at 10 a.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 1 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: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street, NW 2nd Floor, Room A-5 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-727-1222 Map and directions to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC. Contacts: Annette Reilly , Publications Competition Manager E-mail: Kathy Bine, Online Competition Manager E-mail: Kathy Bine, Art Competition Manager E-mail: If you are unable to attend, please let your Competition Manager know as soon as possible.
Saturday, 1 December 2007 at 10 a.m.	Best of Show Judges	Best of Show: Best of Show Judges determine the Best of Show for each competition. Time: 12 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street, NW 2nd Floor, Room A-5 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-727-1222 Map and directions to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC.
Saturday, 9 February 2008	All judges, competition committee, winners, and guests	Awards Ceremony and Luncheon. Banquet event information to be provided . Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Location: the historic Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) Bacon House 1801 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-682-0500 URL: (for information and pictures): http://dacorbacon.org/DACOR/DACOR_MAIN.htm
to be announced 2008		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, Ann Ray, at

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