25 now and 25 next:
Whatever It Takes (WIT)
Hear ye! Hear ye!
It has been an epic quarter of a century during which the domain evolved from being a support function (technical writing) to becoming an indispensable service (user assistance).
The journey has been characterized by a Whatever It Takes (WIT) attitude that brought us thus far, and we believe that it will take us ahead.
While we reflect on the blockbuster journey so far, we should also have an eye on the future and prepare for the next quarter of a century, if not more!
In this quest, let us explore evolving trends from the wider User Assistance domain; be it Technical Writing, Instructional Design, User Experience, and more.
Calling all of you share your learnings and feedforward in all its shapes and forms; the formal and the informal; the structured and the unstructured; the regular and the innovative.
Bring it on!
Call for Session Proposal
It gives us great pleasure to invite session proposals for the STC India Annual Conference 2023 to be held in June 2023. This is the Silver Jubilee Year for STC India (2023) and the Annual Conference is the 25th edition of Annual Conference for the organization.
This year’s theme is “25 now and 25 next – Whatever It Takes”.
To quote our very own Nibu Thomas:
“STC India 25 now and 25 next – Whatever It Takes
I think that’s what has brought us so far …and that’s what will take us ahead!
It’s not just a theme, but an attitude!
And since, you are what you celebrate…
Celebrating- whatever it takes!”
We are inviting presentations that focus on the theme of the conference – highlighting the grit, determination, successes, failures, and future prospects of this journey. We would like the conference to highlight the practical applications of technical writing skills, tools, technology, and emerging trends. We welcome all levels of complexity and unique ways of content creation, delivery, and accessibility.
We are looking for excellent presenters who can engage the attendees and help them learn or improve a skill, increase their professional competence, enhance their leadership skills, and understand career growth opportunities.
To submit a proposal, please fill the submission template here.
The form contains questions that you will need to complete to be considered for speaking opportunities.
Milestones:
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March 26th, 2023 |
Submit session proposals |
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April 20th, 2023 |
Shortlist of selected proposals |
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May 20th, 2023 |
Submit complete presentations |
Proposal submission deadline is 11:59 PM IST on Wednesday, March 26, 2023.
Should you have any questions, please email us at conference@stc-india.org!
SCHEDULE
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Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Day 0: Thursday, 8th June 2023 – Pre-Conference Workshops,
Venue: BMC Software, Yerwada, Pune
09:30 Am
12:30 pm
3 hours
Transforming Documentation with Better Infographics
By Chaitanya Vikas Ghanta (Senior Information Developer, BMC Software)
Writing with DITA
By Anindita Basu (Senior Information Architect, Rocket Software) and Vidhya V Kumar (Manager, Information Development, Rocket Software)
Microcontent Development Using Ontology
By Anant Sabane (Transformation Coach, NLP Trainer) and Prateek Kumar Satpathy (Director of Business Development)
12:30 Pm
01:30 pm
1 hour
Lunch Break
and Networking
Lunch Break
and Networking
Lunch Break
and Networking
01:30 Pm
04:30 pm
3 hourS
UX Writing
By Chandna Mitra (Lead Technical Writer, Avalara), Shubhadeepa Das (Lead UX Writer, Avalara)
NO SESSION
Finding Your Leadership Style
By Mugdha Bapat (Sr Manager, Information Development Rocket Software)
Note: All the delegates with confirmed registrations for the 25th STC India Annual Conference are eligible to attend any of the pre-conference workshops without any additional fees, on a first-cum basis, as there are limited seats to ensure a productive session for the attendees. Once you receive your registration confirmation for the Conference, please contact us to register for the pre-conference by selecting the session and filling up your details and helping us prepare your entry pass and other logistics for the pre-conference venue.
The pre-conference workshops will be held at BMC Software, Yerwada, Pune premises. Registrations for the pre-conference workshops will open from 15th May and will close as soon as we reach the maximum capacity for the respective session. We will not be able to accommodate any last-minute entry for the pre-conference workshop due to the restrictions at the venue. Thank you for your understanding and co-operations.
Day 1: Friday, 9th June 2023 – Conference Session,
Venue: Hyatt Regency, Viman Nagar, Pune
09:30 Am
10:00 Am
1/2 hour
Inauguration and Welcome by STC India President
10:00 Am
11:00 Am
1 hour
Keynote by Shashank Deshpande
Chief Business Officer at Cubyts and Managing Partner at Pentathlon Ventures
11:00 Am
11:15 Am
15 minutes
Tea Break
and Networking
11:15 Am
12:00 pm
45 minuteS
Panel Discussion: Using Generative AI in Technical Writing
Panellists:
Kavitha Shinde (Sr Director, PTC Software)
Gururaj B.S.(VP, Information Development & Engineering, Oracle USA),
Paresh Naik (Director, Information Design and Development, BMC Software)
Moderated by: Sachin Shenoy (Senior Manager – Information Engineering, OpenText)
12:00 Pm
12:15 pm
15 minuteS
Contest & Competition Awards
12:15 Pm
01:00 pm
45 minuteS
Content-First Approach for Driving Revenue and Growth for SaaS Products
By Rono Jacob (Sr. Director, Product Management, Druva Software)
Conversation Catalysts: Darshana Bhangare (Onboarding Specialist, Druva Software) and Hemant Baliwala (PLG-IX Strategist, Druva Software)
01:00 Pm
02:00 pm
1 hour
Lunch Break
and Networking
02:00 pm
03:00 pm
1 hour
T20: PechaKucha
(TBC)
03:00 pm
03:45 pm
45 Minutes
A SWOT look at ChatGPT and AI
By Edwin Skau (Founding Director, Solutions By Design)
03:45 pm
04:00 pm
15 minutes
Tea Break
and Networking
04:00 pm
04:45 pm
45 minutes
Answering the ‘I’m Not Getting Enough Respect’ Question
By Nibu Thomas, Director, Information Development, Whatfix
04:45 pm
05:30 pm
45 minutes
Yesterday Once More: Quiz Time
By Frederick Menezes
(Manager, Information Design and Development, Siemens Digital Industries Software)
06:00 pm
07:00 pm
1 Hour
Annual Business Meeting (Only for STC Members)
Day 2: Saturday, 10th June 2023 Conference Sessions,
Venue: Hyatt Regency, Viman Nagar, Pune
09:30 Am
10:00 Am
1/2 hour
Six Steps for Transforming Your Curriculum
By Srimathi Kandasamy (Principal Curriculum Developer and Trainer at Oracle CXI)
Growing Together – Training, Development, and Beyond
By Roopa Ravikumar (User Assisance Development Architect, SAP Labs India) and Pallavi Viswanathan (User Assisance Developer, SAP Labs India)
Technical Editors: Love em, Hate Em, Gotta Have em!
By Bhramara Joshi, Associate Technical Editor, TIBCO Software (Business Unit of Cloud Software Group) and Rahul Balaji, Technical Editor, TIBCO Software (Business Unit of Cloud Software Group)
10:00 Am
10:30 Am
1/2 hour
Designing and Running Content Critiques
By Pooja Vijay Kumar (Head of Platform Content Design, Senior Manager, Content Strategy, Autodesk)
How to Be a Client’s Success Enabler?
By Dr Anu Singh (Principal – EIS and Analytics, Fiserv)
Journey Toward a Smart Help
By Harsha Kulkarni (R&D Manager, Technical Writing, AVEVA) and Renuka Shastry (AVEVA)
10:30 Am
11:00 Am
1/2 hour
Strategies and Best Practices for Large Documentation Restructuring Projects
By Ashwini Mathad (Manager, Information Design and Development, BMC Software) and Anagha Deshpande (Senior Information Developer, BMC Software)
The Art and Science of Intuitive Product Content
By Rajashree Nair (Staff Technical Writer, ServiceNow) and Krishnakali Kanjilal (Senior Technical Writer, ServiceNow)
In-Product User Assistance (IPUA) – A step Beyond Context-Sensitive Help
By Tanu Tyagi (Lead Technical Writer, Avalara) and Sudhir Padmashali (Lead Technical Writer, Avalara)
11:00 Am
11:30 Am
1/2 hour
TBA
TBD
Evolving Role of a Writer in the SaaS World
By Anuja Jain (Lead Technical Writer, PTC Software)
Emerging Trends in UX Writing and User Assistance
By Vijay Tiwary (Director, Documentation, Oracle Fusion Cloud InfoDev)
11:30 Am
11:45 Am
15 minutes
Tea Break
and Networking
11:45 Am
12:15 pm
30 minuteS
Looking Beyond Product Documentation and Setting an Architectural Vision for Your Content Teams
By Gururaj B.S.(Vice President, Information Development & Engineering at Oracle USA)
12:15 Pm
01:00 pm
45 minuteS
User-Centered Writing
By Josephine Sneha Sokkula (Senior Technical Writer at ServiceNow) and Sudha Tayya (Senior Manager, Product Content)
01:00 Pm
02:00 pm
1 hour
Lunch Break
and Networking
02:00 pm
02:45 pm
45 minuteS
STC India a 25-Years Retrospective
By Makarand Pandit (Founding Member – STC India and Managing Director, Technowrites Pvt. Ltd)
02:45 pm
03:15 pm
30 minutes
STC India Annual Salary Survey 2023 Results
By Deval Patel (Lead Information Developer, Icertis) and Paresh Naik (Director, Information Design and Development, BMC Software)
03:15 pm
03:30 pm
15 minutes
Tea Break
and Networking
03:30 pm
03:45 pm
15 minutes
Acknowledgements for the Conference Team
03:45 pm
04:15 pm
30 minutes
Panel Discussion: What It Will Take
Panellists:
Sangeeta Raghu Punnadi (Senior Content Strategist, Red Hat),
Mugdha Achalkar (Head of Documentation Services, Tavisca, a cxLoyalty Platform (Division of JP Morgan Chase & Co.)
Nibu Thomas (Director, Information Development, Whatfix)
Moderated by: Aruna Panangipally (Managing Director, ibruk Consulting Pvt Ltd)”
04:15 pm
04:30 pm
15 minutes
Closing
Buy a Ticket
Individual – INR 5,000/-
Early bird discount, if registered between 2nd April to 15th April, INR 3,500/- – use code “earlybird” at checkout
STC Members:
50% discount, INR 2,500/-
STC India Volunteers:
Please claim your registration coupon by writing to: admin.council@stc-india.org
Group discount:
Group of 5 or more members: please write to: admin.council@stc-india.org for discount coupons.
Group of 10 or more from the same organization, please write to: admin.council@stc-india.org for discount coupons.
Get in Touch
For any questions regarding this event or future events, connect with the Admin Council via email at admin.council@stc-india.org
Our Sponsors
Rajib Borkataki
Sponsorship Manager,
President, STC India Chapter
Mobile: 9822295801
Email: sponsor@stc-india.org; President@stc-india.org