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Carolyn Kelley Klinger ked a session during Leadership Day at the 2009 Technical Summit in Atlanta called “Managing Successful Web Seminars”. Thanks to some live blogging by Lisa Pappas, we have a link to the transcript of Carolyn’s session:
http://www.scribblelive.com/Event/STC_TCS_2009_Leadership_Day_Web_Seminar.
Carolyn Kelley Klinger makes a point in her session during Leadership Day.
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MadCap, an STC Corporate Value Program (CVP) member, is looking for ways to support the technical communication community in this recession.
MadCap has a promotion for folks who are unemployed, or looking to build upon their skills. Flare + Free Jumpstart training+ Free certification for $499. It is a way to give folks [...]

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I’m interested in a DITA training workshop in the DC area. I talked with www.suite-sol.com and www.groupwellesley.com guys and they need at least 5-6 candidates to arrange for such training in DC. Please let me know if you are interested by replying in the comments.
               
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[ February 7, 2009; 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_482" align="alignright" width="175" caption="Keynote Speaker: Ginny Redish"][/caption]Location: DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006; Directions to the event (It is several blocks from the Farragut West Metro station (Blue/Orange line).) Keynote speaker: Janice (Ginny) Redish, Ph.D.) Keynote: “Content Strategist”—Why and How Technical Communicators are Naturals for this New Role.
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[ October 31, 2008; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] (Speaker: Tom Magliery, XML Technology Specialist, JustSystems; Location: Anywhere with a phone line and a Web connection). Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Click here to register and pay.

Do you feel you’ve taken conditional text to the max – and maybe beyond – in your current documentation suite? DITA, the gold standard for supporting content [...]

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[ August 21, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Organization name:
The Art of Living Foundation: creating a violence-free, stress-free society.
Event Type: Seminar
Theme / Title: An internationally acclaimed seminar based on innovative breathing techniques that reduce stress and heighten mental clarity and awareness.
Date: August 21, 2008
Time: 6.00 p.m.
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[ August 27, 2008 to August 29, 2008. ] MadCap Software is pleased to announce that WDC Chapter member, Eddie VanArsdall, MadCap Software Certified Instructor, will be personally conducting their comprehensive 3-day Training Seminar on MadCap Flare. Mr. VanArsdall has over sixteen years of experience as a technical writer, editor, instructional designer, trainer, and document production specialist. In addition to designing information solutions [...]

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Get a jump on your summer training plans—take a look at EEI’s new training schedule. Classes are scheduled through September 2008, so now is the perfect time to think about your training needs and those of your organization. You may view the entire class schedule online and register for the classes you need to be [...]

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[ March 11, 2008 to March 13, 2008. ] Information Mapping is offering STC WDC members a special discount for its flagship workshop, “Developing Procedures, Policies and Documentation,” coming to Washington, DC, March 11-13.

Enroll today and get $200 off the workshop price! Use Promotion Code STCDC0308 when registering.

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Date: March 11-13
Location: Microtek, 1101 Vermont Ave. NW & L Street, Suite 300, Washington, [...]

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[ January 28, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] (Speaker: Nicoletta Bleiel; Location: Anywhere with a phone line and a Web connection). Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Join STC WDC for our first webinar! Nicoletta Bleiel will discuss and demonstrate a number of low cost (or free) tools that technical communicators can use to perform a variety of tasks, including capturing screens, creating and [...]

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