Saturday, April 27
8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Plaster Student Union 313

8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.
Branding Yourself Doesn’t Have to Hurt
Jonathan Kitchin, Senior Manager
OrangePoint, Overland Park, Kansas

9:15 a.m.
Dangerous Neighbors: Lessons and Opportunities for
Technical Communicators
Sam Dragga, Professor of Technical Communication
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

10:15 a.m.
Preparing for a Career in User Experience
Linda Chadwick-Wirth, Experience Architect
Critical Mass, Delta, Colorado

11:00 a.m.
Usability 101
Judy Kistler-Robinson, Senior User Experience Specialist
Usability Sciences, Irving, Texas

11:45 a.m.
Lunch & Student Poster Session — PSU 400

1:15 p.m.
Five Tips for Succeeding as a Professional Writer
Chris Repass, Business Development Lead
IBM, Asheville, North Carolina

2:00 p.m.
A Technical Writer’s Evolving Career at IBM
Dana Gillihan, Web Services Manager
IBM, Asheville, North Carolina

Register in SICL 215 by April 23 at 4 p.m.
Students: $15 registration/$20 at the door
Nonstudents: $25 registration/$35 at the door