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  * CONFERENCE: Tri-Doc 2005, "Shaping the Future of 
                Technical Communication" (NEW)
  * WORKSHOP: Attend the new "FrameMaker and XML: Advanced Techniques
              workshop on February 15th (NEW)
  * SITE FEATURE: Pomo Word -- An Audacious,
                  but Ultimately Flawed Performance
  * ANNOUNCE: New! WebWorks OnTime: On-Demand, 
              Custom ePublishing Service
  * ANNOUNCE: Thinking About Indpendent Contracting?
  * ANNOUNCE: Call for Speakers - LavaCon 2005 in Honolulu, Hawaii


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CONFERENCE: Tri-Doc 2005, "Shaping the Future of Technical Communication"
            http://stc-carolina.org/conference/TriDoc2005

STC Carolina is proud to present Tri-Doc 2005. This conference, which is
being held at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, North Carolina, on
Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9, is approaching quickly. The conference
includes 40 workshops in six tracks, a trade show, and THOUSANDS of
dollars worth of software, training, and other giveaways!

STC Carolina is sponsoring Tri-Doc 2005 to focus on what technical
communicators can do to actively improve our careers and the future of the
entire profession. The conference will provide you the opportunity to
network, increase your skills, anticipate trends in a volatile economy,
and increase your involvement with other professionals.

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Be sure to sign up by February 15 so you can attend both days of the
conference for the early registration price of only $175 ($125 for STC
members). Also, be sure to indicate which sessions you are most interested
in attending by using the form provided on the web site. We will try to
schedule encore presentations for the most popular sessions.

SPEAKERS:
Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, the STC Region 2 Director/Sponsor, will deliver
the keynote address at lunch on Friday. Our other eminent presenters
include George Hayhoe, Neil Perlin, Sarah O?Keefe, Lorraine Stephens,
Ann-Marie Grissino, Michael Harvey, Alexia P. Idoura, Frances Wirth, Betsy
Eble, Brad Mehlenbacher, Brenda Currin, Carla Merrill, Dan L. Barker,
David Covington, Jules Cohen, Kevin Campbell, Lainie Hoverstad, Larry
Kunz, Michelle Corbin, Paul Kaufman, Richard Evans, Royce Espey, Sue
Kocher, Suzanna Laurent, Terry Smith, Yvonne C. Earnshaw, and Meredith
Blackwelder.

Tracks and topics include:

WRITING AND EDITING
* Global English Skills: Why and How
* Visual Rhetoric: Some Basic Principles of Document Design, Typography,
and Layout
* An Approach to Quality Technical Information: Outlining Nine Quality
Characteristics
* Editing Indexes for Quality and Usability
* It?s Never to Late to Make a First Impression: A Usability Case Study
* Developing Technical Curiosity

XML
* XML: Exciting, Momentous, or Lackluster?
* Structured Authoring Case Study: Technology Overview
* HATs and XML
* XML and XHTML Concepts
* Introduction to XSL
* Setting up a team authoring environment using DITA XML and Ant
* Making Open Source Usable

ONLINE AND E-LEARNING
* Interactive Documentation: Including E-learning Modules in Online Help
Systems
* Learner-Centered Online Information Design and Development
* Storyboarding: The Missing Link in Online Development
* Search Engine Optimization Basics
* Improving Your Web Site's Appeal
* CSS: Separating Design and Content

MANAGEMENT
* Structured Authoring Case Study: Implementation Overview
* You Can?t Afford NOT to Plan
* Making the Case: Getting the Resources You Need
* The Art of Friendly Persuasion
* Teamwork and Collaboration: The Role of the Technical Communicator

TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES
* Online Review with Acrobat 7 Professional
* Understanding Data-Driven Web Pages
* Creating Great Screenshots
* Editing Product Photos in Adobe Photoshop
* Creating Web Sites with Dreamweaver
* Introduction to Flash
* FrameMaker versus Word
* Advanced Microsoft Word Techniques
* Using Camtasia for Professional Demos, Testing, and More

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
* Technical Communicators in Nontraditional Roles
* Alternate Career Paths for Senior Technical Communicators
* From Technical Writer to UI Designer

This conference is made possible because of the generous contributions of
volunteers and sponsors.

PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS: Timelytext, ComponentOne, Laser Image Corporate
Printing, Scriptorium Publishing Services

GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS: Duke University Continuing Studies, EEI
Communications, Bright Path Solutions, East Carolina University,

DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSOR: North Carolina State University

For more information, visit: http://stc-carolina.org/conference/TriDoc2005

02/01/05-02/07/05
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WORKSHOP: Attend the new "FrameMaker and XML: Advanced Techniques
          workshop on February 15th

Wrestling with DTD and EDD setup?  Hear how to do things right and
troubleshoot when things go wrong... Struggling with your FrameMaker
structured application?  Find out how the application works and how to
troubleshoot error messages... Wrestling with read/write rules?  Learn
about the many things you can -- and cannot -- do with read/write rules,
and how automate creation by writing structured read/write rules.

Bright Path Solutions and Text Structure Consulting, Inc. are pleased to
present a workshop on strategies for building effective document
publishing environments in structured FrameMaker. Unlike a course that
teaches FrameMaker's native XML capabilities, this workshop focuses on
PRACTICAL matters such as which features to use in particular
situations. You are encouraged to bring your own FrameMaker XML
applications and apply the learned techniques during the seminar. You
will have the opportunity to ask questions about your application.

Workshop Title: FrameMaker and XML: Advanced Techniques
Student Fee: $259.00
Instructor: Lynne A. Price
Date/Location: February 15, 2005 in Research Triangle Park, NC USA
(A second workshop is being scheduled for April in the Northern
California area.)

SEATING IS LIMITED.
You are encouraged to sign up right away to avoid missing this unique
training opportunity. Visit
http://www.travelthepath.com/readwriterulesplus5.html or call
1.919.244.8559 for more information.

01/31/05-02/06/05
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SITE FEATURE: Pomo Word -- An Audacious,
              but Ultimately Flawed Performance
              by Geoff Hart, TECHWR-L Drama Critic


Whether you've experienced Word 2003 firsthand or not, you'll want to read
the review by TECHWR-L's very own drama critic, Geoff Hart. Read, laugh,
and enjoy!
 
http://www.techwr-l.com/ct.php?link=http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/magazine/humor/pomoword.html





01/28/05-02/03/05
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ANNOUNCE: New! WebWorks OnTime: On-Demand, Custom ePublishing
Service

For the first time, WebWorks Services is offering Quadralay
Corporation's content conversion expertise to work directly on
your project, to produce your online content directly from your
Word documents, FrameMaker books, or XML content. No training, no
tools, no learning curve, and you can have your documents converted
to virtually any format, customized to your specifications.*

With over 11 years of content conversion experience, we are able to
put on-demand ePublishing within reach of any organization, small
or large. Our Basic Plan for Word or FrameMaker starts at just $99
for up to 1000 pages!

Add localization to your OnTime order to make the most of your
on-demand ePublishing investment. WebWorks OnTime offers expert
translation of your content into one or multiple languages.**

For more information, visit www.webworks.com/ontime or contact an
OnTime Service Representative at 512.719.3399 ext.503
*Certain terms and conditions apply. See Web site for details.
**Translations provided by Adams Globalization.

11/02/04-12/30/05
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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.

Join us at www.lacmedia.net today or contact us at                       
editors -at- lacmedia -dot- net -dot- 

01/27/05-02/02/05
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