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  * JOB: Sr. Technical Writer, Manhattan, NY 
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  * ANNOUNCE: XML and Localization Seminar in Santa Clara, CA 
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COACHING: JobSeeker's JumpStart

If you've been laid off, you don't have to go it alone. Join with 
us to systematically perform your search. This group is for 
unemployed high-tech professionals. We meet on a telephone bridge; 
hence, no travel is required. In this group, you'll: 
 
  o  Learn the 2 essentials and 4 considerations of job seeking. 
  o  Break free of self-limiting beliefs. 
  o  Map your past accomplishments to new job opportunities. 
  o  Identify your vulnerabilities. 
  o  Learn a 7-step process for job seeking. 
  o  Receive brainstorming and support from the group. 
 
Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 27 to Dec. 13 from 10:00 AM
to noon (Pacific). 
Cost: $450/person until 11/22; $695/person after that. 
Register: Go to www.coachrose.com , click on "Class Sign-Up" 
click on "Program Descriptions" and follow the instructions. 

This JobSeeker's Jumpstart program is derived from the Career 
Coaching program developed by Rose Hill at the request of the 
Professional Development Center of Portland State University.

Presented by Rose Hill, Professional Certified Coach and
Certified Business Coach. (503.629.4804) (rose -at- coachrose -dot- com)

11/11/01-11/19/01
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JOB: Sr. Technical Writer, Manhattan, NY

Here is an opening at ProSpring Technical Staffing. Go to 
http://www.prospring.net/Jobs/jobs.html if interested as you must apply
via
our website. Please do not just send a resume.

Number: TW-466
Title: Sr. Technical Writer ( 4 week contract)
Location: Downtown Manhattan, NY
Rate: BOE

The world's leading transaction facilitator for goods and services 
purchased over the Internet needs a technical writer to document the code
for a new software system.

The work can be done off-site.  The company will FedEx a CD with the code
and you will send back the code after it has been documented.

Requirements:

Experience writing and/or documenting C programs.
Experience writing and/or documenting Perl programs.
Experience writing and/or documenting WIN32 API.
Experience writing and/or documenting RAS API.
Experience writing and/or documenting Java.

The ideal candidate would be someone who has done both programming and
writing.

It is about a month of work if one person is doing all the documenting,
but
they are aware that one person may not know all of the above.  If they go
with multiple writers, then they will have each writer document the part 
they know best.

Note: The client has already rejected one applicant because his 
experience
was too light, so they are looking for someone who REALLY understands the
code he/she will be documenting.

Past coding experience is a big plus.

11/7/01-11/9/01
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ANNOUNCE: Upcoming Training, including Single-Sourcing, Info Design

Have you had a chance this year to fix that conflict between needing more
training and having the money in the budget for it?  If not, check out our
upcoming workshops!

Invest two days of your time and come away with the knowledge and
experience you need!

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Structured Writing for Single-Sourcing

When:	November 15-16, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:	Milwaukee, WI
Host:	Henry Korman 
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Managing Your Documentation Projects

When:	November 28-29, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:	Atlanta, GA
Host:	Bill Hackos
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User and Task Analysis for Information Design

When:	November 28-29, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:	Fort Collins, CO
Host:	JoAnn Hackos
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For complete course descriptions visit www.usabledesign.com.	

This is your chance to receive the information design and human
productivity expertise from JoAnn and Bill Hackos of Comtech Services, and
Henry Korman.  For bio's, visit
www.usabledesign.com/02leaders/02leaders.htm.

11/6/01-11/13/01
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ANNOUNCE: XML and Localization Seminar in Santa Clara, CA

14 November 2001 - 8:30 am-4:15 pm
Presenter: Yves Savourel
Cost: $795 reduced rates available for more than 1 registration

The seminar will look at XML from the localization viewpoint: as a format
to store translatable material, as well as a format localizers can 
take advantage of to improve their processes. An overview of the 
basic facets of XML and its related technologies, underlining the 
internationalization aspects will be included. Yves will present 
guidelines to create XML vocabularies and to author XML documents 
with localization in mind. He will illustrate how to implement 
re-usability,localization directives, as well as various some of the 
other advantages XML can offer. Localizing XML documents and 
interfaces will be covered by looking at the various current 
solutions, addressing some of their implementation issues and examining
how to take advantage of interoperability to create alternate efficient
processes. The class will also delve into the different existing
localization-related formats, it will look more especially at XLIFF and
how to take advantage of it. All parts of the seminar will be illustrated
by many concrete examples, and some hand-on exercises.

For registration information, and other details:
http://www.localizationinstitute.com
The Localization Institute
4513 Vernon Blvd.
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 233-1790 Phone
(608) 441-6124 Fax
ulrich -at- localizationinstitute -dot- com

11/4/01-11/11/01
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ANNOUNCE: FRAMEMAKER BOOT CAMP AT A DISCOUNT (one set of dates)

OFFERED BY BRIGHT PATH SOLUTIONS
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA USA 
FRAMEMAKER BOOT CAMP RUNS DECEMBER 3-7 2001

OUR FRAMEMAKER BOOT CAMP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CLASSES:
- FrameMaker Basics
- FrameMaker Advanced Features
- WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition (by WebWorks University)

STUDENTS:
- may attend any portion or all five days
- receive over 1,000 pages of trng materials to each boot camp student
   (class materials include keystrokes for Frame 5.5.x and 6.0)
- are instructed by actual FrameUsers who are also expert trainers
- may bring files to play with during breaks
- are allowed to repeat free anytime they need a refresher
   (As long as you are with the employer who paid for the training)

THIS TRAINING IS:
- normally $1,500 (Frame) and $375 (WWU)
- THESE DATES ONLY Frame discounted to $800
- You must meet requirements to take the discount
- Details are on our Web site ( http://www.travelthepath.com )

BRIGHT PATH SOLUTIONS IS:
- an Adobe Solutions Sales Provider
- WebWorks University (versions 6.0 and 7.0)
- described at mailto:training -at- travelthepath -dot- com

11/4/01-11/11/01
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ANNOUNCE: Camtasia lets you be everywhere at once!

Even if your staff can't be everywhere at once, Camtasia can.  Train by
recording your screen, narrating your video, annotating and sharing
worldwide.  Utilize Pack and Show, which makes your movies easily
accessible to your viewers - it converts Camtasia movies into an
executable file so users can easily install the TechSmith codec to view
the movie at the same high resolution you saw when recording the video. 
No special software required!

www.techsmith.com/twr <http://www.techsmith.com/twr> 

6/30/01-12/31/01
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10/28/01-11/04/01
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