30 October 2008; Boston, Massachusetts: Maggiani presented his “Social Media in Organizational Communication” session at the DocTrain East Conference.

10 October 2008; Dallas, Texas: Maggiani presented his “Rediscover Your Inherent Skills” (slides) session at the Dallas Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.

29 August 2008; New York, New York: Solari Communication and Rich Maggiani received an Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards for Solari’s Position Papers.

3 June 2008; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Maggiani became a Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication for continued exemplary contributions to the corporate communication field. This prestigious position is awarded to about 0.02% of membership.

Maggiani's plaque reads “For your service as a business, STC, and Vermont chapter leader and for your exemplary contributions to the technical communication profession through support of civic activities at all levels. . . and because you rock!”

2 June 2008; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Maggiani presented his “Listening!” session at the Society for Technical Communication’s international conference.

7 May 2008; Burlington, Vermont: Maggiani spoke to the Burlington High School senior class of Andrew Mack about the meaning of life and planning for the future.

18 April 2008; Arlington, Virginia: Maggiani is elected Director-at-Large to the Board of Directors of the Society for Technical Communication. He is elected with the second-highest vote total.

17 March 2008; Portland, Oregon: Maggiani presented “Effective Interviewing of Subject Matter Experts” at the Writers UA conference.