Program Report

Celebrating Excellence at the STACIEs

By Anne Louiselle

	Comedian Wayne Cotter
	Photo by Anne Louiselle

On Thursday, February 7, 2002, the Boston and Northern New England Chapters held their annual gala event, the STACIEs. "STACI" stands for STC Technical Achievement in Communicating Information. The event celebrates excellence in the technical communication field and was held at the Sheraton Lexington Inn.

Comedian Wayne Cotter, a former electrical engineer, entertained at the event. Sponsors for the event included Adobe, Inc.; ArchiText, Inc.; eHelp; Millennium; and nsight.

	Doug Bonin of Compaq
	Photo by Anne Louiselle

The following entries received Best of Show awards:

• Compaq Supercomputing: A View of ASCI Q, Compaq Computer Corporation, Doug Bonin, James J. Griebsch, and MediaPerSecond
  
  
• Autodesk Building Electrical Concepts Guide, Autodesk, Inc., Mary Ellen Vazzana, Laura Gutwillig, Debra Longley, Scott Davis, Fred Williams, and the Autodesk Building Electrical Technical Publications Team
  
  
• Autodesk Building Mechanical Concepts Guide, Autodesk, Inc., Mary Ellen Vazzana, Laura Gutwillig, Debra Longley, Scott Davis, Fred Williams, and the Autodesk Building Mechanical Technical Publications Team

	The STACIE audience enjoyed the show.
	Photo by Anne Louiselle

More information on the competition, gala awards ceremony, and award recipients will follow in the next edition of the Boston Broadside. For information about Competitions 2002, visit the Competitions Page on the Boston Chapter's Web site (http://www.stc-boston.org/competitions).

View the STACIE awards banquet photo gallery.

Anne Louiselle has been a member of the STC since 1997. Anne can be reached at alouiselle@attbi.com.