TranslationJoin us for the 2007 STC Washington DC Chapter’s Open House! The cost is $20 per person. All are welcome. RSVP online by September 25th. Download a PDF of the event description and registration information. Date: Monday, October 1, 2007 Time: 6:00-9:00 PM 6:00 to 7:00: Registration 7:00 to 9:00: Food, networking Location: Chef Geoff’s [...]
Entries from August 2007
John Travolta and the WDC Chapter Open House
August 17th, 2007by Carolyn Kelley Klinger · Comments Off
Tags: Events, open house
Metro Baltimore STC Kickoff and Networking Event
August 17th, 2007by kristen · Comments Off
TranslationMetro Baltimore STC 2007-2008 Season Kickoff and Networking Event Date: Tuesday, September 11th Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm Where: Dave & Buster’s at Arundel Mills Mall Price: $20 for MBSTC members, $23 for non-members and walk-ins Meet us at Dave and Buster’s for a lively evening of hors d’oeuvres, games, and networking. We will begin our [...]
Tags: Events, Metro Baltimore chapter
Washington Independent Writer (WIW) Monthly Pubspeaks
August 17th, 2007by kristen · Comments Off
TranslationWashington Independent Writers (WIW) Pubspeak—Thursday, August 30, 2007 The monthly Pubspeaks resume at the end of the month. Program 7:00-9:00 p.m., food and beverage orders from 6:30 p.m. The Front Page 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22203 Wheelchair accessible, call (703) 248-9990 Metro: Ballston, on the Orange Line GRAND AVENUES: The Story of Pierre Charles [...]
Tags: book, related event, Washington Independent Writer, WIW
What Frustrates Blind Users on the Web: Research on 100 Blind Users
August 13th, 2007by kristen · Comments Off
TranslationA study in Usability Engineering – “What Frustrates Blind Users on the Web: Research on 100 Blind Users” Wednesday August 15, 2007 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Dinner at 6:00pm $10, speaker at 7:00pm free. Location: ——– The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd Laurel MD 20723-6099 Washington Area: 240-228-5000 [...]
Tags: accessibility, blind, research, usability, Web design, Web users
When to Wiki, when to Blog
August 9th, 2007by Carolyn Kelley Klinger · Comments Off
TranslationIn his monthly column for E-Content Magazine, Bob Doyle explains it: a blog is for "the latest news" and a wiki is for "content that may be old but still good". Read the article.
Tags: blogging, CM, content management, Web 2.0, Wiki
Chapter Competitions are Open!
August 6th, 2007by Cyn · Comments Off
TranslationThe Washington, DC Chapter’s 2007-2008 Technical Communication Competitions are now open! Information and entry forms are at http://www.stcwdc.org/compete.shtml. This year the chapter is holding three competitions: Online Communication, Technical Art, and Technical Publications. Deadline: 7 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, 16 October 2007. Information about judging in the competitions is available at http://www.stcwdc.org/judcall.shtml. The Judging Application [...]
Tags: Competitions
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