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Announcement: Thinking About Indpendent Contracting?
The LAC Media project is a new forum and informational site
created by two indpendent contractors looking to help others
break into the IT consulting industry.
Not sure how to start? Not sure what questions to ask?
Frustrated because you can't find answers to your questions?
This is the place. We'll be offering Tips of the Week, as
well as regular site updates giving you the tools you need
to get off the ground.
The forums are the perfect place to swap stories, ask
questions, give advice and discuss the topics and theses
put forth by the LAC Media team.
Our first Tip of the Week will appear on February 8th,
however, the forums are now open.
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ANNOUNCE: Call for Speakers - LavaCon 2005 in Honolulu, Hawaii
LavaCon is a conference for technical communication managers and team
leads.
Quotes from previous attendees:
"This was a terrific conference!"
"Best conference I ever attended!"
"Great info and LOTS of real-world examples. I wish I
had attended these sessions a year ago!"
The next LavaCon will be held at the Ilikai Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii,
September 25 - 28, 2005.
Session stems: Managing Technical People and Projects
Management Tools and Technology
Managing Your Personal/Corporate Development
See http://www.lavacon.org/2005callforspeakers.htm for the complete
Call for Speakers. Deadline for submitting proposals is February 14th,
2005. (Speaker slots are limited, so get your proposals in early!)
Interested in attending LavaCon rather than speaking? See
www.lavacon.org <http://www.lavacon.org/> for information about LavaCon
2004, and mark your calendars for this September.
Questions? Email me, or call 888-378-2333.
See you in Hawaii!
Jack
LavaCon: The Conference for Technical Managers
September 25-28, 2005 Honolulu, Hawaii
www.lavacon.org <http://www.lavacon.org />
EVENT: Free Online Event - Accelerate your XML Document Review Process
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 -1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific
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Learn how collaborative reviewing is turning XML content reviewing hell
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It's an age-old problem. Despite your best efforts to improve efficiency
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Attend this one-of-a-kind Tech Webinar with industry expert Ann Rockley
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EVENT: Free Online Event - Reuse: A Substantial Factor in
Determining ROI for Content Management
March 1, 2005 - 1:30pm EST
Sponsored by Data Conversion Laboratories
When developing a business case for content management there are many
factors used to determine return on investment. One of the most important
factors, content reuse, can provide an excellent return on investment and
can be used to help sell the need for content management to your
organization. Reusing content (write once, reuse content many times)
results in substantially lower costs of creation, maintenance and delivery
of content. And, if you translate your content, reuse can have an even
greater impact on lowering costs.
Join content management maven Ann Rockley to learn how content reuse can
be used to determine return on investment for content management.
Attendees will learn:
- Where reuse has an impact on return on investment
- How to identify your percentage of reuse
- How to calculate return on investment using reuse
The Rockley Group Inc.
445 Apple Creek Blvd.
Suite 120, Markham, ON L3R 9X7
Phone: 905-415-1885
Fax: 905-415-3413
moreinfo -at- rockley -dot- com
www.rockley.com
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