What's New at STC Heartland

June 16, 2010 Chapter Meeting and Program

Much of today's organizational production is accomplished by people putting their ideas into computers. Everyone is constantly on their computer.

But what happens to this sea of information that we are constantly producing? Is anyone responsible for ensuring that the best bits—the really creative and valuable stuff—gets to all the right people, in the right format, at the right time? Are we even recording our organization's best ideas? Does anybody filter and channel this flood of ideas so we can leverage the organization's productivity?

Knowledge is the major factor in the performance of an organization's work. Managing that knowledge is a critical, but still a relatively obscure discipline. Today's technical communicators may be knowledge management's leading practitioners. Technical communicators capture the expert's insights every day. They develop training collateral, administer content management systems, and document all kinds of methodologies and other domains.

Presentation Slides

Use the link below to download or open the presentation slides. (Those of you who were at the meeting will recall they were not very legible during the Webinar - hope this version works for you.)

Download "Transition to Knowledge Management" (Office PPT)

Meeting details:

When: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Where: EnSite, Inc; 13750 Millard Avenue, Suite 100 (Hobby Lobby plaza, green glass building, first floor)
Time: 12:00-1:00
Topic: "The Technical Communicator's Transition to Corporate Knowledge Manager"
Presenter: Buck Wilbur
Cost: Free for members and $5.00 for nonmembers
Lunch: Bring your own sack lunch

RSVP: to Matt Pantoja (secretary@heartland-stc.org)

Presenter

Buck Wilbur

Directions to CSG

Click here for a map view of the EnSite building.

Lunch Information

This event is BYOL (bring your own lunch).