The state of the tech comm industry

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Your presenters today

Scott Abel

Sarah O’Keefe

Race Bannon

Paul Perrotta

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What is the biggest challenge?

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Tools and technologies

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What is the industry direction?

NASA, Hinode spacecraft

Business relevance

NASA

Customers contributing content

NASA

Outsourcing and offshoring

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Future-proofing a tech comm career

Questions?

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