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  * ANNOUNCE: WritersUA User Assistance Update (NEW)
  * TRAINING: Vasont Systems Presents Free Content Management Webinars on
              Multilingual Publishing (NEW)
  * EVENT: Chicago STC - The Rockley Group 
           Content Management Workshop Series Begins March 22 
  * JOB: Instructional Writer - Grand Haven, MI 
  * TRAINING: Upcoming Classes by Bright Path Solutions
  * ANNOUNCE: New! WebWorks OnTime: On-Demand, 
              Custom ePublishing Service


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ANNOUNCE: WritersUA User Assistance Update
 * Salary Survey Results Available
 * Three New Articles
 * Las Vegas Conference Approaches
 * WritersUA Visiting STC Chapters
 * Why STC Members Should Vote No...
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SALARY SURVEY RESULTS AVAILABLE
  The WritersUA Salary Survey provides you with detailed and comprehensive
information about compensation for user assistance professionals. Thanks
to the over 1,000 participants!
http://www.winwriters.com/surveys/salary05/index.html

THREE NEW ARTICLES
  "XML Architecture for Customized User Assistance", by Sarah O'Keefe
describes a content-centered approach for the reuse and versioning of
information http://www.winwriters.com/articles/xml/index.html

  "William Horton on Software Simulation Design" describes how to improve
the effectiveness of software simulations through increased interactivity
and a layered approach to user control.
http://www.winwriters.com/articles/stairway/index.html

  "Creating 'Smart Help' with Conditional Content" discusses several
methods for making Web-based Help systems "smart", by using conditional
content to customize the appearance and behavior of your pages to the
users' needs. http://www.winwriters.com/articles/smart_help/index.html

REGISTRATION CONTINUES FOR LAS VEGAS CONFERENCE
  Reserve your place today for the Annual WritersUA Conference for
Software User Assistance to be held in Las Vegas at the Tropicana Hotel
March 20-23, 2005. 60+ sessions, 45 speakers.
http://www.winwriters.com/ohc05/index.html

WRITERS UA VISITING STC CHAPTERS
  Joe Welinske, President of WritersUA, will be speaking about Trends in
Software User Assistance at the following STC chapters in February: Puget
Sound - the 15th, and Denver - the 17th.
http://www.stc-psc.org/stc-psc.org-asp//events.asp
http://www.stcrmc.org/news_events/meetings/2004-2005/feb05.htm

COMMENTARY
  Why STC members should vote "No" on the referendum to eliminate the
regional election of Director-sponsors from STC Bylaws. This document is
of interest to anyone holding membership in the Society for Technical
Communication. http://www.winwriters.com/articles/trans2/index.html

02/17/05-02/23/05
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TRAINING: Vasont Systems Presents Free Content Management Webinars on
          Multilingual Publishing

Vasont Systems is presenting the second Webinar in its free Webinar
miniseries, entitled "Multilingual Publishing: How Do You Manage All Those
Languages? It's Greek to Me!" This three-part Webinar miniseries provides
insight into how organizations can streamline their multilingual
publishing and save thousands of dollars in translation costs. The second
Webinar of the series, "It's Not Greek, It's Automatic!," will take place
on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 1:00 pm EST.

Part 1 of this miniseries discussed ways to structure multilingual content
using XML. So now that you have structured content and you have chosen the
right tools, how can you manage the translation process in the most
efficient way? In Part 2 of the Webinar miniseries, Blast Radius, TRADOS
and Vasont Systems will talk about ways to automate the translation
process to save your organization time and money.

Guest Speakers include:
* Paul Prescod of Blast Radius and co-author of "The XML Handbook." Blast
Radius is the maker of the XMetaLR product family, which simplifies
XML-based content creation and management

* Karl Kadie, Alliance Director for TRADOS Incorporated, the world leader
in globalization software and services

* Bret Freeman, Sales Engineer for Vasont Systems, a leading provider of
content management software and data services

To register, go to
http://www.techwr-l.com/ct.php?link=http://placeware.viewcentral.com/reg/vasont/0222051pm.




Vasont Systems
www.vasont.com
info -at- vasont -dot- com

02/15/05-02/21/05
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EVENT: Chicago STC - The Rockley Group Content Management Workshop Series
       Begins March 22

Learn more: http://www.rockley.com/workshops.htm

The Rockley Group Content Management Workshop Series is designed to
provide
you with a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and techniques
required to develop and implement effective content management. Each
workshop runs for two days. Take all four workshops and receive a
certificate in content management.

The Chicago STC Rockley Group Content Management Workshop Series includes:

Content Management Jumpstart - March 22-23, 2005
Information Architecture for Content Management - July 19-20, 2005
Content Modeling and Structured Writing - October 12-13, 2005
Content Management Implementation Strategies - January 31 - February 1,
2006

Learn more: http://www.rockley.com/workshops.htm

Contact us

The Rockley Group Inc.
445 Apple Creek Blvd., Suite 120
Markham, ON L3R 9X7
Phone: 905-415-1885
Fax: 905-415-3413
moreinfo -at- rockley -dot- com
www.rockley.com

02/14/05-02/20/05
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JOB: Instructional Writer - Grand Haven, MI

Media 1 Interactive seeks a passionate, experienced instructional writer
to join our award-winning eLearning content team. If you can present a
portfolio demonstrating that you:

* Are experienced writing for software and technology in a conversational,
user-friendly style ...

* Are a "computer person" and a Microsoft Office power user ...

* Can quickly organize and synthesize large volumes of resource materials,
instinctively knowing what matters most ...

* Know how to properly present content for online delivery ...

... and if you would enjoy working with a dynamic team in the beautiful
resort community of Grand Haven, Michigan - we should talk! For a detailed
job description, visit www.media1.us/jobs.

Submit resume, cover letter & recent salary history via email to
jobs -at- media1 -dot- us -dot- 

02/14/05-02/20/05
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TRAINING: Upcoming Classes by Bright Path Solutions

Bright Path Solutions has scheduled several special workshops and our
signature FrameMaker Boot Camps in the next few months.  All classes
listed below are available for onsite presentation and may be customized
for your needs.

We teach what we are knee deep in every day: FrameMaker, Structured
FrameMaker, XML, WebWorks, and Acrobat.  We also offer writing and
indexing workshops. Unless otherwise noted, dates below refer to classes
in the Research Triangle Park, NC USA.  To find out more about the
training below, our onsite training, and our upcoming online classes,
visit http://www.travelthepath.com/.

February 15 - FrameMaker and XML: Advanced Techniques
            (Instructed by LYNNE A. PRICE)

February 21-25 - FrameMaker "Structured Document Publishing Boot Camp"

March 7-9 - "FrameMaker Basics"

March 10-11 - "FrameMaker Advanced"

March 7-11 - "FrameMaker Boot Camp"

March 14-15 - "Acrobat 6.0 Hands-on" (Acrobat 7.0 classes coming soon!)

March 24-25 - "Mastering WebWorks Publisher 2003 for FrameMaker"

April 19-20 - Information Architecture for Content Management
            (Instructed by ANN ROCKLEY) - WASHINGTON, DC USA

April 28-29 - "Creating Usable Indexes: A Systematic Approach"
            (Instructed by RICHARD EVANS of Infodex)

Bright Path Solutions
1.919.244.8559
http://www.travelthepath.com
mailto:training -at- travelthepath -dot- com

02/11/05-02/17/05
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ANNOUNCE: New! WebWorks OnTime: On-Demand, Custom ePublishing
Service

For the first time, WebWorks Services is offering Quadralay
Corporation's content conversion expertise to work directly on
your project, to produce your online content directly from your
Word documents, FrameMaker books, or XML content. No training, no
tools, no learning curve, and you can have your documents converted
to virtually any format, customized to your specifications.*

With over 11 years of content conversion experience, we are able to
put on-demand ePublishing within reach of any organization, small
or large. Our Basic Plan for Word or FrameMaker starts at just $99
for up to 1000 pages!

Add localization to your OnTime order to make the most of your
on-demand ePublishing investment. WebWorks OnTime offers expert
translation of your content into one or multiple languages.**

For more information, visit www.webworks.com/ontime or contact an
OnTime Service Representative at 512.719.3399 ext.503
*Certain terms and conditions apply. See Web site for details.
**Translations provided by Adams Globalization.

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