| November 13, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
The WDC Chapter’s 2009-2010 Technical Communication Competitions are now open! See http://www.stcwdc.org/compete.shtml for details and entry forms. Show your best work to the top of the town!
Washington, DC Ikonos Satellite image. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Entry deadline: 7 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday,
13 November 2009
Please consider participating this year in one or both competitions: online communication and technical publications. By participating in the competitions, you can
- Enter your best work to receive valuable feedback and potential awards
- Volunteer to judge and evaluate entries with your peers
If you’d like to be added to our mailing list for the Call for Entries for this and future competitions, send a message to the Competitions E-mail List. .
- Download the Competitions Call for Entries trifold(.pdf)
- Download the Competitions Announcement flyer (.pdf) to post at work or hand out to friends and co-workers.
Judges
Judge Applications are now being accepted.
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