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* ADVERT: TECHWR-L List Sponsorship Space Available in October (NEW)
* SPECIAL: "From Paper to Web Workshop" with TECHWR-L Discount
* TRAINING, Santa Clara, CA: Localization Institute's Seminars
* JOB: Manager, Technical Communications (Admin audience), Calif. (NEW)
* TRAINING: WBT, FRAME, ACROBAT, XML, WWP, FRAME TEMPLATES (UPDATED)
* ANNOUNCE: September 2001 Issue of _The Whirler_ Now Available
* BOOK: Indexing Made Easy
* ANNOUNCE: SnagIt - A TechWriter's Best Friend!
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SPECIAL: "From Paper to Web Workshop" with TECHWR-L Discount
On October 4-5, 2001, in Research Triangle Park, NC,
Bright Path Solutions presents "From Paper to Web:
Instructional Design for e-Learning" at a substantial
discount for TECHWR-L members.
In the "From Paper to Web" Workshop, you examine the three
most common obstacles to a successful e-learning strategy: (1)
lack of interactivity, (2) cultural resistance, and (3) lack of
bandwidth. You learn to identify specific learner obstacles that must
be considered when designing e-learning programs. "From Paper
to Web" provides practical tips and techniques to overcome these
obstacles in your instructional design. Join in for a fast-paced,
highly interactive workshop that focuses on the "real-world"
aspects of designing e-learning programs for the web. Gain a
foundation in training development that is not dependent on any
one authoring tool, but incorporates the principles of effective
instructional development in the e-learning environment.
This workshop usually costs $695, but as a special for the
TECHWR-L community, Bright Path and Raycomm are working
together to offer this workshop to TECHWR-L members for
only $395.
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24-25 October 2001. Cost: $995 for any two modules (minimum), and $1395
for
any three modules.
Presenters: Willem Stoeller, Richard Sikes
Writing and Designing for an International Audience
24 October 2001. Cost: $695
Presenter: Nancy Hoft
Microsoft Project 2000 for Localization Projects
25 October 2001. Cost: $395
Presenter: Willem Stoeller
Group discounts are available. For complete seminar descriptions, agendas,
and registration information, please visit: http://www.localizationinstitute.com.
JOB: Manager, Technical Communications (Administrator audience), San
Leandro, CA
DESCRIPTION: Lead/manage the group within Technical Communications that is
responsible for deliverables for System Administrators. As Leader, you
will: Monitor the group's success via surveys, usability testing, and site
visits; Collect feedback from Customer Service, Marketing, and Sales; and
Benchmark against "peers," such as Oracle, Sybase, Sun. As Manager, you
will: Improve staff experience and knowledge; Balance workload evenly over
available resources; Update the Master Schedule and closely monitor
progress of deliverables for multiple concurrent projects.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: B.S. in computer science or equivalent experience; 3+
years writing for server products on Sun, Windows NT, or similar; 1+ years
as manager or team leader of a group of technical writers. Familiarity
with any of the following is a plus: Oracle databases; SQL or other
scripting languages; HTML, Java, and JavaScript.
OUR COMPANY: MDL Information Systems is the world leader in providing
databases and database-searching applications to the pharmaceutical and
biotech industries. We offer a rare combination of a stable, well-managed
company with sane working conditions, along with cutting-edge technology.
Benefits include profit sharing, (401)k.
Contact: Trevor Grayling, Manager of Technical Communications,
trevor -at- mdli -dot- com
From Paper to Web: Instructional Design for e-Learning (WBT)
- October 4-5 (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina)
Regular rate $695, TECHWR-L member rate $395
Applied Indexing
- November 1-2 (Washington DC Area)
FrameMaker Boot Camp
- October 8-12 (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina)
FrameMaker+SGML Training for Writers and EDD Developers
- November 5-9 (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina)
Mastering WebWorks Professional Edition
- September 24-25 (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina)
Adobe Acrobat 5.0
- October 2-3 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- October 4 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
XML Boot Camp
- October 15-18 (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina)
ANNOUNCE: September 2001 Issue of _The Whirler_ Now Available
The Whirler is the every-once-in-a-while update about
what's going on behind the scenes at TECHWR-L. Check
out what's new in September 2001:
* TECHWR-L: A worldwide community
* Discount Rates for TECHWR-Lers for upcoming workshop
* TECHWR-L submissions FAQ updated with new information
and policies
* TECHWR-L Employment Central FAQ now available
* TECHWR-L Employment Central has scads of new jobs
* New articles published
* Jobs, events, and seminars wanted
* Writers wanted
* Mentors wanted
A new book outlining a sequential indexing method is now available
from William Andrew Publishing.
INDEXING: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide for Technical Writers, guides you
through the process of sequential indexing in an easy-to-follow
format. You will succeed as an indexer using this new guide. The
book is based on real-world success and the method was tested in
high-pressure publishing organizations over the space of a decade.
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