BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:A Technical Communication Community | July 04, 2009 - August 03, 2009 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090707T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090707T203000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Web-based course\: Testing PDFs DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

Testing PDFs (1 session\: July 7)\; not authoring tool specific

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Based on a comprehensive checklist, includes principles &\; techniques= for testing PDFs of different types and detailed guidelines relating to th= e following categories\: PDF Type &\; Usage, Essential, Printing, Online, = Interactive, Forms, Web, Document Collections

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Shlomo Perets, http\://www.MicroType.com

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Web-based course. One 3.5-hour session, including two 15-minute breaks\; = scheduled hours adjusted to fit participants' time zones\; group size is typ= ically 3-5 participants

=0D=0A URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/1052 UID:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/1052 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090709T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090709T200000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:FrameMaker Character Formats DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

'Improve Your FrameMaker Skills' #16
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Shlomo Perets, MicroType
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Following an overview of the principles of structured authoring (with a = focus on the DITA model), you=E2=80=99ll apply those principles to your own= content. Working with the instructor, you=E2=80=99ll physically deconstruc= t a current publication (or part of one), breaking it down into individual,= self-contained, reusable topics. Next, you apply some basic DITA markup to= the topics to begin understanding the relationship between the elements an= d your actual content.

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This full-day workshop begins with an overview of DITA=E2=80=94the inten= tion behind it and how it promotes a structured, single-source approach to = authoring. Next, you=E2=80=99ll learn about the concept, reference, task an= d topic information types, including the purposes and components (elements)= of each. Instructional segments are followed by an opportunity for you to = put the principles you just learned to use, creating a set of DITA topics f= rom scratch. Then, you learn about DITA maps and, time permitting, create s= ome of your own, building different deliverables for different audiences.=0D=0A URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/1131 UID:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/1131 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090716T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090716T203000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:FrameMaker TOCs Demystified DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

'Improve Your FrameMaker Skills' #1
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Shlomo Perets, MicroType
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'Improve Your FrameMaker Skills' #2
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Shlomo Perets, MicroType
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"So I've got a pile of DITA topics. Now what?" This full-day workshop sh= ows you the different ways you can assemble topics for different audiences = and outputs. The focus is on hardcopy/PDF output and HTML output. The day b= egins with a detailed hands-on look at ditamaps, the building blocks of you= r publications. You'll learn how to assemble topics and set ditamap-level a= ttributes that enable you to customize the output. In addition, you'll crea= te ditaval files and use them to filter the output to include or exclude ce= rtain content based on attribute values.

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What do our practical experiences, theories, and research tell us about = what constitutes "Po'okela," or "Commitment to Excellence," in the communic= ation of technical information? How can we best define, measure, and achiev= e that excellence? The 2009 International Professional Communication Confer= ence provides a unique forum for professionals from both industry and acade= mia to explore possible answers and share their ideas and knowledge.

=0D=0A URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/844 UID:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/844 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090721T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090721T210000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Free webinar\: Effective PDF Bookmarks with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

How to Improve bookmark hierarchy and visibility of FrameMaker-generated= bookmarks, and how to easily add useful bookmarks through hypertext marker= s (with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers) -- pointing to other PDFs or web = pages, instantly providing e-mail feedback, launching external files, start= ing Acrobat/Reader actions (eg common search phrases) and much more.

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Register at\: https\://student.gototraining.com/register/10357867820064309= 95

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Shlomo Perets

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MicroType * http\://www.microtype.com
=0D=0AFrameMaker/Acrobat training &\; consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Ass= istants

=0D=0A URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/1100 UID:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/1100 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090722T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090723T223000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Embedded Systems Conference India (Bangalore) 2009 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

Embedded Systems Conference India 2009 Call for Abstracts is OPEN=C2=A0=0D=0A