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From: "techwr-l owner" <techwr-l-owner -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
To: <archiver -at- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:30:00 -0600

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In this posting, look for the following ...

* WHITEPAPER: Improving Productivity And Reducing Risks By
Managing Content As An Asset
* JOB: Technical Writer Needed in Wilsonville, Oregon
* SITE UPDATE: New Article "Turning Off the Tap -- How to be Both
Economical and International"
* CONFERENCE: Technical Communication, DITA, Frame, S1000D and XML
* ANNOUNCE: LavaCon in Honolulu, HI Open for Registration
* ANNOUNCE: New! WebWorks OnTime: On-Demand,
Custom ePublishing Service

and at the end you'll find the concluding administrivia with
information about these ads and how to place your own.

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WHITEPAPER: Improving Productivity And Reducing Risks By Managing
Content As An Asset

The result of 6 months of intensive research, interviews with dozens
of industry leaders, regulators, educators and practitioners,
and many hours of writing and analysis, "Content Management: Improving
Productivity And Reducing Risks By Managing Content As An Asset,"
is jam-packed full of useful information, references, and advice
designed to help readers make the case for content management. It
is aimed at educating managers, CEOs, CIOs, and CFOs why they should
consider content management as a strategy and start thinking of
content as an asset, worthy of being managed.

Get a copy today! http://www.travelthepath.com/CMwhitepaperTeaser.html

The authors, Scott Abel, Lisa Woods and Kay Ethier, make the case for
adopting best practices, principles, and processes, and demonstrate
through real-world examples how implementing content management can
help organizations of all sizes avoid embarrassing, expensive, and
preventable content management dilemmas.

If you're looking for ways to operate your business more efficiently,
reduce risks, and gain a competitive edge over the competition,
you'll want to read "Content Management: Improving Productivity And
Reducing Risks By Managing Content As An Asset."

Get a copy today! http://www.travelthepath.com/CMwhitepaperTeaser.html

07/19/05 - 07/25/05
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JOB: Technical Writer Needed in Wilsonville, Oregon

Mentor Graphics, the leader in Electronic Design Automation (EDA),
is looking for a Technical Writer to create user documentation for

IC verification products. These products include physical
verification, resolution enhancement technology, and mask data
processing tools.

* BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

* Familiarity with physical verification (both DRC and LVS),
resolution enhancement technology, or mask data processing

* 4+ years writing technical manuals or online help in an
engineering environment

* Excellent oral and written communication skills

* Demonstrated ability to come up to speed quickly on a new
project and balance multiple tasks

* Experience with designing new documents and document sets

* Demonstrated ability to develop and implement improvements to
the writing process; knowledge of FrameMaker, C/C++, Java,
HTML, XML languages a plus


CONTACT: Jenny Curtis: jenny_curtis -at- mentor -dot- com

07/16/05 - 07/22/05
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SITE UPDATE: New Article
Turning Off the Tap -- How to be Both Economical and International
contributed by SDL International

Drip, drip, drip. Do you hear that? It's the sound of profits
dripping away when you're not careful with words in the international
marketplace. Sophie Hurst shows you how to turn off the tap and end
up an international (writing) megastar!

http://www.techwr-l.com/ct.php?link=http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/magazine/writing/turnofftap.html





07/14/05 - 07/20/05
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CONFERENCE: Technical Communication, DITA, Frame, S1000D and XML

Why would a technical communicator come to an XML conference?
Because we're providing a great educational opportunity for you!
Come check out the Tri-XML 2005 Conference, July 28-30, 2005 in
Raleigh, NC USA.

* Lynne Price, FrameMaker guru extraordinaire is presenting on
"Why All XML Users Must Define a Tagging Scheme"

* Julian Murfitt, who is with Mekon and a Frame developer, is
speaking on S1000D

* Dave Schell -- THE Dave Schell -- is presenting on DITA

* For you managers, Conrad D'Cruz is presenting on XML in
Business Process Management Systems

The conference has additional presentations on DITA, managing
information, and publishing... Not to mention the great exhibitors
who are showing off their publishing tools and support for standards
like DITA: Arbortext, BlastRadius, Vasont, XyEnterprise, and more!

$40 if you just want to come for Thursday and check out
the exhibitors

$100/day Friday or Saturday

OR, CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITS:
$199 for 3 days!!

http://www.trixml.org/confindex.shtml

--- Register by July 15th and be entered in a door prize drawing
for a portable DVD player and Star Wars Trilogy DVD set!!!

7/14/05 - 7/20/05
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ANNOUNCE: LavaCon in Honolulu, HI Open for Registration


LavaCon, The Third Annual Conference on Technical Communication and
Project Management, is open for registration!

Comments from previous LavaCon Attendees

"This was a terrific conference!"

"Excellent, top-notch speakers."

"Not only were the sessions informative and stimulating, the workshops
proved to be the most valuable I've ever attended."


What: Over 40 sessions and hands-on workshops

When: September 25-28, 2005

Where: Honolulu, Hawaii


Visit www.lavacon.org for the preliminary program and speaker list.

See you in Waikiki!

LavaCon: The Third Annual Conference on Tech Comm Management
September 25-28, 2005
Honolulu, Hawaii
888-378-2333
www.lavacon.org

06/06/05-07/31/05
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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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