The Competition Results Are In!

by Lori Shantz, Competition Manager

The competition committee is pleased to announce the results of the 2004-2005 Technical Publications, Online Communications, and Technical Art competitions. This year our chapter, together with the Toronto chapter, exchanged entries with the Twin Cities chapter in Minnesota. The exchange gave our judges the chance to see what our American counterparts are producing, and strengthened our chapter's ties with the wider technical communication community.

Our Thanks

The competition committee would like to extend our thanks to all the Minnesota judges who took the time to evaluate our entries, and to the Twin Cities chapter competition coordinators, Lee Tesdell and Linda Mikkelsen, who suggested this exchange and worked very hard to make it a success.

We'd also like to thank all the Southwestern Ontario and Toronto chapter judges who evaluated the entries from Minnesota. And finally, thanks to all the people who submitted entries to this year's competitions. We hope you've found this a valuable experience, and congratulations to all our winners!

Best of Show

Sue McCluskey, Up Inc

What Language are we Speaking?: Understanding the Day-to-Day Jargon of Designers & Printers

Distinguished Award Winners

Sue McCluskey, Up Inc

What Language are we Speaking?: Understanding the Day-to-Day Jargon of Designers & Printers

Frank Artes, Applanix Corporation

POS AV-Position & Orientation System-Airborne Vehicles

Donna L. Baker

Adobe Premiere Pro Complete Course

Susan-Belle Ferguson, Alias

Getting Started with Maya Tutorials

Rob Hanna, International Financial Data Services

IFDS Update Vol1No2/Vol2No1/Vol2No2

Betty Dondertman, CAMH

Alcohol & Drug Problems: A Practical Guide for Counsellors

Excellence Award Winners

Stephen Gaebel, Aiias

Alias SketchBook Pro Help

Stephen Van Esch

Using TabMST web-based training

Rajiv Datta, IBM Canada

WebSphere Commerce Migration Overview

Vivian Viitala, Leitch Technology

NEO SuiteView Multi-Source Display Processor and SuiteView Layout Manager Software Application

Andrea Smirle

NDI 6D Architect User Guide

Merit Award Winners

Christine Simard

PCTS Server Failure Reference Guide

Betty Dondertman, CAMH

Asking the Right Questions 2: Talking with Clients About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Mental Health, Counselling and Addiction Settings

Ken Cox, Ken Cox Media Productions

ComponentArt Web.UI 2.0 Documentation

Ursula McCloy

Time Management System Online Help

Graham Webster, Leitch Technology

LCP-3901-1U and RCP-CCS-1U Local and Remote Control Panels Installation and Operation Manual

Bonnie Szeredi

RapidStak Operator Guide

Bernard Aschwanden, Publishing Smarter

Adobe FrameMaker 7.1 Introductory Design

Sue McCluskey, CAMH

2003/2004 Annual Report to the Community: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and CAMH Foundation: Annual Report 2003/2004

Gilda Spitz, Longview Solutions

Administering LRAL

Peter Szabo

Implementation and Reference Guide for i-Series Reports

More Details

For more information about the STC competitions, visit the chapter Web site: www.stc-soc.org/competitions

About Lori Shantz

Lori stumbled into technical writing while looking for work as a museum curator. She figured that if she could explain Einstein's theory of relativity to fifth graders, she could probably explain technology to adults. (The jury is still out about which is tougher, however.)

This is Lori's fourth year on the STC council, and her second year as competition manager. She also volunteers for a local theater company (occasionally even appearing on stage!) and is a fledgling gardener, an avid reader, and a passionate cook.