What is SpeedCon?

The STC Carolina chapter and the NC State SIGDOC chapter are collaborating to offer an unconference on communication!

What’s an unconference?
An unconference is a conference that runs on user-generated content. The conference participants bring the topics and expertise based on their knowledge, interests and the current issues in their community and beyond. The content is generally diverse and may include shorter presentations such as “lightning talks” (a series of 5-minute presentations, often unrelated to one another) or 15-minute-long “birds-of-a-feather” talks. Unconferences avoid aspects of conventional conferences such as high fees, sponsored presentations, and top-down organization. Hey, you can’t get cheaper than free!

Conference Activities

Registration and breakfast (provided by TPS and Scriptorium) will begin at 9:00 a.m., with pitches for sessions at 9:30 and the first session beginning at 10 a.m. We’re planning a total of 20 sessions, each 30 minutes long, with four sessions running concurrently. Some sessions may include two 15-minute presentations, and some may include five 5-minute presentations. We don’t know for sure, because it’s an unconference! But we do know that you’ll have lots of opportunities to interact with and learn from fellow technical communication professionals about topics of interest to you.