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From: "techwr-l owner" <techwr-l-owner -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
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Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 02:30:01 -0600

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as ads in a newspaper, magazine, or journal underwrite the
costs of those publications).

In this posting, look for the following ...

* SITE UPDATE: On the Leading Edge of Product Quality:
Usability Testing Meets Tech Writing
* TRAINING: How to Measure Translation Quality
* WHITEPAPER: Improving Productivity And Reducing Risks By
Managing Content As An Asset
* JOB: Technical Writer Needed in Wilsonville, Oregon
* 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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SITE UPDATE: On the Leading Edge of Product Quality: Usability
Testing Meets Tech Writing

by Mike Tulloch

Shhh. They never told you, but technical writers make great usability
testers. And that's not all. You're probably already usability
testing! The shadowy figure notes your interest and hands you a
sheaf of paper.
http://www.techwr-l.com/ct.php?link=http://www.techwhirl.com/techwhirl/employmentarticles/meetusabilitytesting.html


07/22/05 - 07/28/05
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TRAINING: How to Measure Translation Quality

11:30 ET on July 26, 2005
http://www.fxtrans.com/resources/ac/future/ac20050726.htm

The quality of translation lies in the eye of the beholder,
making a "good" or "bad" judgment highly subjective. Miscommunication
and stylistic preferences often mark these discussions and a surprising
number of organizations and localization/translation vendors have no
quality system in place at all. When there is no single, accepted
definition of translation quality, how can companies measure it?

This audio conference will help you understand proven methodologies
for measuring translation quality and sort through the myriad options
available to find a solution that is right for you.

This audio conference will:
* Outline the decision-making process for defining and measuring quality
metrics
* Discuss a real-world case study
* Supply sample forms and metrics
* Provide best practices for implementing translation quality metrics

Tuesday, July 26, 2005
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern Time

Presented by: Andres Heuberger, President, ForeignExchange Translations,
Inc.

Registration fee: US$90.00 per dial-in phone line

You can register for this Audio Conference at
http://www.fxtrans.com/resources/ac/future/ac20050726p.htm

07/20/05 - 07/26/05
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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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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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