Next STC
Meeting
Thursday,
September 2, 2010
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"Building Bridges Between
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Program Description Technical writers and instructional designers tend to look at their work from different viewpoints and use different terms. In some ways their work and goals are quite different. But in other ways, they are quite similar. Both sets of professionals have interesting ways of approaching their work that can be of use to the other. In many organizations, people who create documentation and those who develop training work in very different parts of an enterprise. They may develop information about the same subjects and barely realize it. This talk looks at similarities and differences between training and documentation, and proposes ways that the teams can collaborate, learn from each other, and reuse content. That can translate into both cost savings for companies, and improvements in the quality of both types of deliverables. Come and join the discussion as we consider how to make use
of ideas from instructional design in documentation circles,
and how the materials we create can contribute to training
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For over 25 years, Linda Urban had the good fortune to work on a range of interesting projects with clients that have ranged from start-ups to huge corporations. In the process she has had the chance to wear many different hats and develop many different skills...technical writer and editor, help author, usability specialist, course developer, project manager, information architect, instructor, coach. Linda's current areas of focus are topic-based authoring and training design and development. She has been looking at issues of information architecture, information modeling, reuse, and collaborative work. She is especially interested in finding bridges between the documentation and training worlds. She also teaches in the Technical Communication program at
UC Berkeley Extension, where her classes are in technical
writing, developing online help, usability, and information
architecture. Linda's website is www.urbancreations.com,
and you can reach her at linda@lucommunications.com.
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Meeting Directions
Place
Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville,
California
Directions
From 680, take the Crow Canyon Rd exit heading east (turn left if
you're coming south on 680; turn right if you're coming north on
680). Turn left on El Capitan/Tahiti Dr. Turn right on Silver Lake
Drive.
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Time
5:30 - Networking
6:15 - Dinner
6:45 - Chapter Business
7:15 - Program
8:30 - Adjourn
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Dinner Early With a Check
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STC members (of any chapter) only. See Price List below. |
While we prefer that you use PayPal, if you would rather write a check then please follow these procedures:
- Mail a check, payable to EBSTC for $24, (you must be
an STC member of any chapter to receive this discount), or $15
for a student, to Joe Humbert, EBSTC at 7001 Sunkist Drive,
Oakland CA 94605. We suggest that you mail in your check five
days in advance to allow for proper delivery. We must receive
your check by the Thursday before the meeting (one
week in advance).
- Send an email to Joe
(JoeHumbertSTC@aol.com) telling him that your check is in the
mail. In the Subject Line, type EBSTC Meeting Payment.
- Upon receiving your check, we will confirm by return email.
- We will deposit all checks received before the meeting.
- We are not responsible for lost mail. We will notify
you if we have not received your sent check by that Thursday.
- Once we receive your check, reservations are non-refundable
and subject to our Cancellation Policy.
Reserve Dinner Early With PayPal
| Note that the discounted $24 cost is for
STC members (of any chapter) only. See Price List below. |
Using PayPal, please reserve by the
Thursday before the meeting (one
week in advance). Reservations are not refundable
and subject to our Cancellation Policy.
Or, you can pay $28 at the door, without a reservation.
If you have not used PayPal before or want to know more about it,
visit our About PayPal page.
Cancellation Policy
If you have made a Dinner reservation and need to cancel, you must notify Joe (JoeHumbertSTC@aol.com) one week in advance Thursday before the meeting. He will issue a credit for a future meeting. Otherwise you will be charged for the reservation.
If you are a non-STC member and have made a Programs Only reservation and need to cancel, you must notify Joe (JoeHumbertSTC@aol.com) by 12:00 p.m. of the day of the meeting. He will issue a credit for a future meeting. Otherwise, you will be charged for the reservation.
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To be eligible for the student rate, you must be:
- enrolled in an accredited university, college, community college, or technical school;
- taking at least two courses or their equivalent each term; and
- preparing for a career in technical communication.
You do not have to be an STC member to get the student rate. However, be prepared to show a student I.D. at the chapter meeting.
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