Scan the conference schedule below and find descriptions of each session through the “sign up” link. Once there, select “I’m interested” to help us with a headcount for each session and “subscribe” to the session to add it to your personal calendar.
Conference sessions will be recorded and shared so you don’t have to miss out if there’s a scheduling conflict.
August 4
| Time | Title | Presenters | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. |
Signature Session: Welcome to CommuniCon |
Donde Plowman Lisa Stearns Tisha Benton |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Story Mining 101: How to Identify and Share Meaningful Stories |
Amanda Womac Brian Canever David Goddard Sandra Harbison |
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| 2:00 p.m. | What Does it Mean to Be a Volunteer, Anyway? | Jacob Rudolph | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 3:00 p.m. | A UT Editorial Guideline Refresher | April Massengill Cassandra Sproles Donna Spencer |
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August 5
| Time | TITLE | Presenters | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Coffee Chat: Home Is Where the Heart Is | N/A | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 10:00 a.m. | Signature Session: Understanding UT’s Land-Grant Mission | Hongwei Xin Sarah Lowe Tim Cross Lisa Stearns, Moderator |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Beginner Search Engine Optimization for Web Developers, Writers, and Editors | Joe Pecor | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 2:00 p.m. | Virtual Student Engagement and Communication: What We’ve Learned from COVID-19 | Joe Pecor Lamar Bryant Maddie Stephens Sarah Payton |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Designers’ Corner: Leading with the Creative to Build Consistency |
Hannah Slaughter | Sign up and add to my calendar |
August 6
| Time | TITLE | Presenters | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Coffee Chat: What We Keep at Home | N/A | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 10:00 a.m. | Writer’s Corner: The Art of Making Science and Technical Writing Compelling | Whitney Heins | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 11:00 a.m. | Videographers’ Corner: Before and after the Edit | John Kennedy | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 2:00 p.m. | Social Media Design for Nondesigners | Kellie Ward Landin Lynd Patrick Lamb |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Basic Principles for Better Photography | Steven Bridges | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 4:00 p.m. | Signature Session: A PechaKucha™️ Social Hour | Brian Canever and Maddie Stephens, emcees | Sign up and add to my calendar |
August 7
| Time | TITLE | Presenters | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Coffee Chat: When We Pretend We’re Not at Home | N/A | Sign up and add to my calendar |
| 10:00 a.m. | Crisis Communication in Normal and Not-So-Normal Times | Owen Driskill Tyra Haag |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Signature Session: Communicating for Equity | Felicia Blow Brandon Gibson |
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