communication department

Barbara A. Giammona will present an STC live Web seminar, “Thinking Strategically about Your Technical Communications Team,” from 1 to 2 PM ET (13:00 to 14:00 GMT). Participants will learn how to demonstrate the value their team adds to their company and receive a model for strategic planning based on the Balance Scorecard framework. For more information or to register for the seminar, please visit the STC Web site.

January 12, 2008 WORKSHOP

The Northeast Ohio Chapter STC will host a Software Saturday program, “Developing for XML/DITA,” from 9:30 AM to 3:45 PM at Tri-C Western Campus in Parma, Ohio. Bernard Aschwanden, director of technology and publishing architecture with Bright Path Solutions, will focus on developing content for export to XML that is consistent with DITA-compliant XML. Users planning to migrate to either structured authoring and/or DITA will learn the basics of XML and DITA and how software tools can work seamlessly with content. For more information or to register for the workshop, please contact Anne Paczula, Education Committee Chair, or visit the Northeast Ohio Chapter STC Web site.

March 14, 2008 CONFERENCE

The France Chapter STC will host its annual conference in Paris, France. This year’s theme is “Communicating Europe.” The conference will celebrate the diversity of technical communication in Europe. For more information, please e-mail conference@stcfrance.org, or visit the France Chapter STC Web site.

March 14–15, 2008 CONFERENCE

The Atlanta Chapter STC will host its annual conference, “Currents 2008,” at the Southern Polytechnic State University campus in Marietta, Georgia. Jean-luc Doumont is scheduled to be one of the conference’s speakers, and Mark Clifford, STC First Vice President, will deliver the keynote address. For more information, please contact Dirk Bender, Conference Manager, or visit the Atlanta Chapter STC Web site.

March 28, 2008 CONFERENCE

The Rochester Chapter STC will hold “Spectrum 2008” at the R.I.T. Inn and Conference Center in Rochester, New York. STC Fellow Ginny Redish—a usability consultant for Redish & Associates, Inc., who founded the Document Design Center for the American Institutes for Research in 1979—will serve as keynote speaker. For more information, please contact Linda Beattie, Conference Chairperson, or visit the Rochester Chapter STC Web site.

April 14–15, 2008 CONFERENCE

The Manitoba Chapter STC and Red River College will hold their fifth annual technical communication conference at the Red River College Princess Street campus. STC Past President and Manager of Conferences Saul Carliner will serve as keynote speaker. For more information, please contact Brad Friesen, or visit the Manitoba Chapter STC Web site.

April 16–18, 2008 CONFERENCE

The TransAlpine Chapter STC—representing Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland—will hold its 2008 conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The event begins with a one-day workshop on Wednesday, April 16, followed by the two-day conference on Thursday and Friday, April 17–18. For more information, please contact Dan Jones, Chapter President, or visit the TransAlpine Chapter STC Web site.

June 1–4, 2008 CONFERENCE

The Technical Communication Summit, STC’s 55th Annual Conference, will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More information will be posted at the STC Web site.

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