Events
Technical writers and those who use technical writing need to continue to develop their skills to keep up with the demands of technology. With courses like Intelligent Content 2012, you can begin to learn how technical writing can be used to engage customers and help them understand what you have to offer.
During February 2012 at the Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs, CA, Intelligent Content 2012 will be held with the specific function of allowing participants to learn more about how to create content that is rich not only in information, but also in structure.
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WAI will be participating in the DevLearn 2011 Conference and Expo in early November.
EVENT: DevLearn 2011 Conference and Expo
WHEN: November 2-4, 2011
WHERE: The Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Come Meet WAI at the Expo
WAI will be among the exhibitors at the DevLearn 2011 Expo. The DevLearn Expo will be packed with educational resources available to all full-conference attendees, as well as to Expo-Only registrants. We’ll be exhibiting from booth #422 and hope you’ll stop by and say hello.
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It’s September, and you need to start brushing up on your technical writing skills. Time for you to head to class – but without recess or a snack.
What are your company’s assets? That’s the question this free webinar wants to answer this question for technical writers and teams. If you’re already using Lingo, or you want to learn more, why not use a free webinar to help you dive in?
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Users are the main concern when it comes to technical writing. Beyond words, beyond formatting, and beyond details, technical writers should be thinking about the end user. If you’re not worried about the user when writing, then you can’t write effectively or create a document that can be used consistently.
Adobe Systems is offering an e-seminar to help technical writers and technical writing teams with conveying information to users. Read on to find out how this seminar will help you.
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This Friday, July 29th, Adobe is hosting a free webinar titled, Document Structuring 101: The Difference between Unstructured and XML from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT.
As its title suggests, the focus of the webinar is to look at the difference between unstructured content and XML content. If you haven’t yet jumped on the DITA/XML bandwagon in structuring your documentation, the webinar will give you some ideas of the benefits of using XML. It could just give you the motivation you need to jump in, or some ammunition you can use if you want to move your team in that direction.
This Adobe webinar will feature Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, and Tom Aldous, Adobe Product Evangelist for its Technical Communication Suite.
The webinar will be delivered via GoToMeeting. Once you register, you’ll have access to links that will allow you to get set up and test your system to make sure it’s fully compatible for the presentation. If you’re not able to do that in advance, you’ll want to give yourself a little extra time before the webinar begins so you don’t miss any of the presentation.
Register for the Document Structuring 101: The Difference between Unstructured and XML Adobe seminar.
Articles on XML Authoring
Authoring in XML – Why Start?
Advice on Making the Move to XML Authoring
Who Says You Can’t Use MS Word to Do XML? (by Scott Abel)
Beale Street, Memphis, TN
The 2012 Writer’s UA Conference (Conference for Software User Assistance) will be held March 11th through March 14th, 2010 in Memphis, TN. While that seems like a long time from now, you can save up to $500 by booking early. Special reduced prices are available if you reserve your place between now and August 31st.
Call for Speakers and Presenters
In preparation for the 2012 Conference, WritersUA invites you to submit a proposal for conducting a session. Presenting a session at the WritersUA Conference is a great opportunity for professional exposure. You’ll share the stage with some of the brightest in technical communication and software development. General Conference Sessions on Monday, March 12th through Wednesday, March 14th, are 60 minutes in length. A few spots are available for the presentation of half-day seminars on Sunday, March 11th.
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EVENT: Adobe eSeminar – Getting it Right from the Start: Setting Up Online Help and Documentation Projects Correctly
WHEN: Tuesday, August 9, 2011, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM US/Pacific
Technical communications tools like RoboHelp make it easy to create large, complex documentation projects without much advance project planning. Technical writers often see that capability as a great way to jump right on and save time on planning the project. However, taking what seems to be a practical, time-saving approach to help development can in fact be detrimental not only to the value of the final project deliverables, but to the budget, the delivery date and even to the morale of the documentation team. If nothing else, consistency will be lacking and additional time may be required to go back and make corrections.
Frustration can be avoided by defining as many settings as possible when the project starts, while there’s still time to think. And, at least when it comes to consistency, it doesn’t take a lot of time or effort, often just a day or two to define a small number of crucial control files and settings.
Adobe is holding a free, interactive online seminar, which will be hosted by Tom Aldous, Adobe Technical Communication Evangelist, and Neil Perlin, an Adobe Partner and an internationally acclaimed Subject Matter Expert in online help and documentation. Adobe promises that by participating in this seminar, you’ll wind up with greater consistency and maintainability within and across your help projects.
More information and registration for this online event
Related topics:
Eliminating the END GAME from Electronic Deliverables
Topic-Based Writing to the Rescue:
Project Considerations for Managers
WAI will be participating in two important events this month:
EVENT: STC Technical Communication Summit 2011, Sacramento, CA
WHEN: May 15-17, 2011
Tim O’Reilly, STC Honorary Fellow, will be featured as the keynote speaker for this year’s STC summit. We’ll be exhibiting in booth 407 at this event and will be featuring a Camcorder Giveaway. Stop by our booth, say hello and register for your chance to win.
STC Summit 2011 conference website. If you’re going to Sacramento, also be sure to check out the STC ’11 Summit Dining Guide we put together for this event.
EVENT: ASTD 2011 International Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL
WHEN: May 22-25, 2011
The premier event for workplace learning and performance professionals, with attendees from more than 70 countries. You’ll find us in booth 1809.
ASTD 2011 conference website.
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The pharmaceutical industry doesn’t just make medications for patients to take. In order for physicians and patients to use these medications appropriately, the instructions for the medication need to be easy to read and easy to implement. With the proper medication notes, a patient can be accurately assessed to see if they’re the right fit for a treatment plan – or not.
In Burlingame, California, the Center for Professional Advancement is offering a course in technical writing for pharmaceutical and allied industries. This weekend course will help not only those dedicated only to medical technical writing, but also to those who are tasked with creating the medications.
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The Writer’s UA Conference (Conference for Software User Assistance) kicks off this Sunday, March 13th and runs until Wednesday, March 16th in Long Beach, CA.
Writing Assistance, Inc. (WAI) will be there. f you’re planning to attend, we hope you’ll stop by and say hello!
Even though attendees from more than 150 companies will be attending, because there are relatively few exhibitors at the event, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding us.
Besides ourselves, exhibitors include:
- Adobe
- Authorit
- Madcap
- Oasis
and several others.
Twitter Event Hashtag
If you’ll be tweeting about the event, use the #WRITERSUA hashtag assigned to the event. And, if you’re unable to attend, you might want to monitor tweets using that hashtag for the latest happenings. Several users have published their Twitter handles, which you can find at: www.writersua.com/conference/twitter.htm
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