STC WDC Blog

Come learn about social media and celebrate with the 2009-2010 chapter competition award winners on March 13! You will learn:

How the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses social media to improve communication and debunk myths
How social media can support your organization’s mission and assist in decision-making
Best practices for implementation of a social media strategy

Registration ends March [...]

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[ March 13, 2010; 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. ] Save the date for the STC WDC Technical Communication Competition Awards Celebration and Seminar about "Engaging Your Target Audience Using Social Media". (Seminar Leader: "Blogger Bob" Burns, www.tsa.gov/blog.
Location: Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC.
Map and directions to the event.

Information About the Awards Celebration
Fees
STC members – $45.00*
Non-members – $65.00
Competition judges, entrants, volunteers, or full-time students [...]

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[ October 10, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] The STC Washington, DC Chapter is proud to be one of the sponsors of Accessibility Camp DC. This event will be run like a typical BarCamp, also called an un-conference, in which attendees share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the [...]

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[ October 30, 2009; ] from Ginny Redish

The Center for Plain Language hosts an annual symposium on plain language and usability.

The 2009 Symposium will be

Date:
October 30, 2009

Time:
Workshop: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Symposium: 12:30 – 5:00 PM
Reception: 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Place:

National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC

Cost:

$150 for students, teachers, and federal employees who are [...]

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Designing and Implementing Embedded Help
presented by Nicky Bleiel
Wednesday, 15 July, 1:00–2:30 PM
Embedding Help into your software application is the ideal way to give users relevant
information exactly when they need it, making them successful and increasing the
usability of your application. Learn how to integrate and deploy a dynamic, embedded
Help pane that displays relevant information as the [...]

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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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