Date\: August 22, 2008
=0D=0AA Technical Communicator's Guide to Project Management
=0D=0AIf you have any questions or would like additional details, feel free to= contact me.
=0D=0AMike Schwinghammer
=0D=0APublic Relations Manager
=0D=0ASociety for Technical Communication Phoenix Chapter
=0D=0Apublic_relations@stc-phoenix.com
=0D=0A480-314-3493
MEDIA ADVISORY
=0D=0AWHO\:
=0D=0ASociety for Technical Communication Phoenix Chapter and others who are inte=
rested in the communication of scientific and technical information
WHAT\:
=0D=0AA Technical Communicator's Guide to Project Management
PHOENIX =E2=80=93 August 22, 2008
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=0D=0AStudents are introduced to the usage of computer tools in Technical writing=
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ssues, and learn to choose and use the appropriate tool for the job. (www.pr.viu.ca/techcomm/courses/pdto001w.asp)=0D=0A
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Sept 2 - Oct 24/08 (part-time online)\:
=0D=0AThis eight week on-line course offers a practical introduction to designing=
documents of all kinds. Students learn how best to present different types=
of information. They learn to analyze the information and to layout pages =
for a printed or online document.
Good documents invite people back =E2=80=93 no matter what the use. Whet= her it is a newsletter, brochure, training manual, project proposal, advert= isement or a novel, good layout is important and plays a huge part in the f= inal look of, enjoyment of and usability of the document.
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=0D=0A URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/778 UID:http://www.techwr-l.com/node/778 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080909T123000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080910T083000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Minimalism\: Creating Manuals People Can Use DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The JoAnn Hackos Workshop Series announces the Minimalism\: Creating Manu= als People Can Use workshop in Lanham, MD, September 9-10, 2008 taught by B= ill Gearhart. We invite you to join Bill in understanding the key to getti= ng the maximum return on your single-sourcing investment.
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=0D=0AVeronica Kutt
=0D=0APresident
=0D=0AFront Runner Training
Join CIDM members and colleagues at the 10th Annual Best Practices Confe= rence in Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 15-17, 2008. At the premier indu= stry conference for publications and content managers, learn how your colle= agues are promoting and implementing innovative best practices.
=0D=0AThe world is changing around us in a revolutionary way. No longer can we= count on the gradual evolution of practices from poor to better. We must f= ind ways to innovate more rapidly and effectively by motivating our teams, = collaborating with colleagues, and communicating with our customers and our= management.
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=0D=0A$1,290 per person plus GST
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=0D=0AThanks,
=0D=0AVeronica Kutt
=0D=0APresident
=0D=0AFront Runner Training
=0D=0AA Division of Front Runner Publishing Solutions Inc.
=0D=0A416-515-0155
=0D=0ACall Toll free\: 1-877-999-0155
=0D=0Averonica@front-runner.com
Enroll now in the fall course of the Middlesex technical writing certifi= cate program. Thursday evening classes start October 9 in Bedford, Massachu= setts. This two-course program covers essential technical writing skills, a= s well as tools and technologies of interest to technical communicators. =0D=0A
To learn more about the program, courses, and instructors, or to apply f= or the certificate, see\: http\://www.middlesex.mass.edu/Caree= rTraining/Certificates/writingtechinfo.htm
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* What is the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) standard= and what does it have to do with the localization and translation of conte= nt?
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Bring your laptops, bring your files, bring your questions!
=0D=0Ahttp\://www.front-runner.com/training/outlines/workshops/Frame_to_Acrobat= .html
=0D=0AFriday September 26th &\; Saturday September 27th
=0D=0A9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day
=0D=0AContinental breakfast included
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=0D=0AMaison des hautes technologies
=0D=0ACRIM
=0D=0A550 Sherbrooke Street West
=0D=0ASuite 100
=0D=0AMontr=C3=A9al, Qu=C3=A9bec H3A 1B9
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