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Avid Takes Top Honors at Competitions2000 Awards Banquet

By Craig Austin

The Competitions 2000 STACI Awards Gala Banquet was held in grand style at the Thomson Country Club in Reading, MA, on Tuesday, February 6. The 130-plus mix of judges, entrants, committee members, friends, and other supporters were treated to good food, a lesson or two from "the idiot box," and presentations of the STACI Awards, including both Best of Show awards to Avid Technologies.

We began our evening sampling lavish hors d'oeuvres, then grazed at the huge buffet. Afterward, we were entertained by a humorous presentation on how shows such as "I Love Lucy" teach us about project management. For instance, Lucy always went to "Plan B" even when she didn't know what "Plan B" was!

Next, the awards were presented in the categories of Technical Art, Online Communications, and Technical Publications. First, the winners of the Honorable Mention and Merit Awards were acknowledged, rotating through the categories. Then the winners of the Excellence and Distinguished awards were presented with certificates and plaques. Winning companies included Autodesk, Avid Technologies, Cahners Publishing Company, CambridgeSoft Corporation, Computer Graphics World, Fujitsu-Nexion, Imaging Automation, Lernout & Hauspie, Lightbridge Inc., Lucent Technologies, Media 100 Inc., Software.com, and Virtual Ink.

Finally, the winners from last year's Best of Show Awards presented the Best of Show honors.

...And the winners are:

Category	Winning Publications/Companies
Technical Publications	Avid Media Composer Products Setup Guide Avid Technologies Arthur Wright William Lewis Len Gauvin
Online Communication	ePublisher help Avid Technologies Mary McGuire Rebecca Hannula Kim Seward Elaine Welch Allen Hemberger Geoff George Curtis Poole Terri Autiere
Technical Art	1999 Annual RePortal Karen Gobler & Pam Reeve of Lightbridge with Carroll Ray of Tepperman/Ray Associates

This awards ceremony was sponsored by the Boston Chapter of the STC and the Northern New England Chapter.

The judging committee is looking for people to become involved in Competitions2001, both as judges and committee members. Visit the Competitions2001 section of the Boston Chapter STC Web site for information about how you can help.

Craig Austin, a judge and member of the Judging Committee for Competitions2000, is the marketing and technical communications writer at Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions.

May 1, 2001