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March 20th, 21st STC STL JoAnn Hackos Seminar still has openings
Subject:March 20th, 21st STC STL JoAnn Hackos Seminar still has openings From:Bill Bledsoe <bill -dot- bledsoe -at- CMS-STL -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 11 Mar 1998 11:20:03 -0600
All: (Please Pardon the Cross Posting)
Just a note to let you all know that the St. Louis Chapter of STC still
has openings in our upcoming seminar with renowned Technical
Communications Expert Dr. JoAnn Hackos. Details below:
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Developing Standards for Online Communication:
The St. Louis chapter of STC is sponsoring a 2-day workshop on
Developing Standards for Online Communication
taught by Dr. JoAnn Hackos. This seminar introduces you to a process
for designing effective online information standards. You will learn how
to identify user needs, understand user goals, analyze user tasks, and
put it all together into a coherent online information plan. You will
also learn how to work through the process of developing a set of
standards for your organization, and look at the results gained by
organizations that have done it right.
You will examine the usability of an existing online help system by
attempting to perform an unfamiliar task. Exercises will reveal the
importance of understanding the needs of your users and planning the
structure of the information. This workshop takes you through the online
design process, and follows it with a review of standards for online
design. It provides many examples of the effective use of screen layout,
typography, graphics, information layering, multimedia, and more.
Location:
The EdwardJones (http://www.edwardjones.com) Usability Center
141 Progress Parkway
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Cost:
$550 per person (payable to STC by personal or company check). Fees
include lunches and break beverages.
To Register or Questions:
You can get a registration form from our Chapter Website (In PDF format)
at http://www.stc.org/region6/stl/
or
You may contact chapter Co-President Jackie Rozeboom via email
(mailto:futurtk -at- anet-stl -dot- com) or via phone at 314-458-2461.
More Information:
Again, you can get more information from our Chapter Website at http://www.stc.org/region6/stl/. If you need travel arrangement
assistance, you might want to check out http://local.yahoo.com/local/us/63043/ for details on what is available
in the area. The location is about 10 minutes west of Lambert
International Airport (STL) and transportation to area hotels is easy.
The closest hotel to the conference site is the Best Western Westport
Park hotel at 2434 Old Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043-2476.
Phone:314-291-8700
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Hope that some of you can still make the trip!
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Bill Bledsoe
Sr Technical Writer - CMS
Bill -dot- Bledsoe -at- cms-stl -dot- com or intlidox -at- anet-stl -dot- com
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"The people who are studying Tai Chi Chuan instead
of saving money are planning to beat us up and take
our stuff when we've retired"
Scott Adams - The Dilbert Future
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