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  * SURVEY: Content Creation and Publishing Workflow Survey (NEW)
  * SITE UPDATE: Documenting APIs and SDKs: A Review (NEW)
  * TRAINING: Writing for Translation Audio Conference
  * ANNOUNCE: FRAMEMAKER CONFERENCE - November 7-9, 2005 
              Raleigh, NC USA
  * ANNOUNCE: The Rockley Bulletin: Open Source Content Management
  * ANNOUNCE: Welcome Immersive Design, Inc. as a new 
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  * ANNOUNCE: LavaCon in Honolulu, HI Open for Registration
  * ANNOUNCE: New! WebWorks OnTime: On-Demand, 
              Custom ePublishing Service

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SURVEY: Content Creation and Publishing Workflow Survey

Organizations of all sizes struggle with content creation and
publishing workflow issues. These problems are varied, time-consuming,
and waste finite resources. Many can negatively impact the ability to
meet business goals, be cause for regulatory and legal headaches, and
frustrate employees.

To help better understand and quantify the major content creation and
publishing workflow problems affecting technical communicators, and to
learn which software tools are being used to help reduce workflow
obstacles, I?ve created a short survey. Participants who complete the
survey will be able to view the results online when the survey closes.

To participate in the survey (it should take about five minutes), visit:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=966571139305

The survey will close Friday, June 24, 2005 at 5pm. Results will be
available to participants Monday, June 27, 2005. Just complete the
survey and provide an email contact address. I?ll do the rest.

Please feel free to share this invitation with others who might also
benefit from the knowledge obtained.

Scott Abel
The Content Wrangler
abelsp -at- netdirect -dot- net
www.thecontentwrangler.com

06/16/05
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SITE UPDATE: Documenting APIs and SDKs: A Review 

by Sue Gallagher

Are APIs and SDKs acronyms in a foreign language? This DVD could provide
the Rosetta Stone that you or your department needs. Sue Gallagher is the
tour guide for this dig.

http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/magazine/gettingstarted/docapisreview.html




06/16/05-06/22/05
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TRAINING: Writing for Translation Audio Conference

11:30 ET on June 21, 2005
http://www.fxtrans.com/resources/ac/future/ac20050621.htm

Why should you learn how to use Controlled English? Increasingly,
documentation must be designed for two distinct but related types of
audiences?-those reading the text in translation, and those for whom
English is a second language.

While many businesses still have their documentation translated, English
is quickly becoming the standard of our global village. But English is a
complex language to read, write, and understand. Using Controlled English
makes documents easier for non-native English speakers to understand, and
the more consistent, less ambiguous language also makes for less expensive
translations.

It is critical that technical documentation and training manuals clearly
convey meaning in fields with complex products and liability issues.

This audio conference explains how 1% of the English language is
sufficient to communicate with customers in 181 countries. It will also
cover the steps to implement Controlled English and its pitfalls and
benefits for the
translation of technical documentation.

Attend this audio conference to learn:
* The basics of Controlled English
* How the "1% solution" impacts translations
* How a company and its customers can benefit from using Controlled
English
* Real-world case studies on the use of Controlled English

Tuesday, June 21, 2005
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern Time

Presented by: John Smart, President, SMART Communications

Registration fee: US$145.00 per dial-in phone line

You can register for this Audio Conference at
http://www.fxtrans.com/resources/ac/future/ac20050621.htm

06/14/05-06/20/05
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ANNOUNCE: FRAMEMAKER CONFERENCE - November 7-9, 2005 (Raleigh, NC USA)

Mark your calendars for the FrameMaker 2005 Chautauqua!

Adobe Systems Inc. is well represented as Karl Matthews and Michael Hu
present on Adobe FrameMaker, an award winning, enterprise-class authoring
and publishing solution.  Three full days of presentations and hands-on
time include featured speakers Bernard Aschwanden (PublishingSmarter) and
Lynne A. Price (Text Structure), along with expert FrameMaker users.

In addition to great, real-world presentations, this conference provides
attendees with the chance to meet and mingle with some of the best and
brightest FrameMaker luminaries.  Networking opportunities and presenter
"Q&A" during break times are two of the benefits of attending.  Door
prizes add to the fun, with opportunities to win a large computer monitor,
Apple iPods, technology books, and other prizes.

"FrameMaker is used by a variety of companies, for many different types of
documents. This conference is an opportunity to hear from real users how
they have implemented complex systems, overcome bumps along the way, and
made very involved processes work." said Kay Ethier (Bright Path
Solutions). Presentations use FrameMaker and Structured
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML. Several FrameMaker versions are represented in
the presentations.

The conference will be held November 7-9, 2005 at the McKimmon Conference
Center in Raleigh, NC near the Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU).
Pricing for all three days of events starts at US$695--early bird discount
now makes it temporarily $595.

Visit http://www.travelthepath.com/conf2005.html for more details or
contact Kay Ethier:

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

6/12/05-6/18/05
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ANNOUNCE: The Rockley Bulletin: Open Source Content Management

If you missed the May 2005 issue of The Rockley Bulletin, don't fret. It's
available 24/7 at www.rockleybulletin.com. The May issue examines open
source web content management systems. We help you shop for and compare
various web content management systems, learn about open source as a
business strategy, and provide tips for locating open source talent.

Subscribe to The Rockley Bulletin (it's free!):
http://www.rockley.com/BulletinSubscribe.htm

And, don?t miss your chance to register for our highly successful Content
Management Workshop Series.

Upcoming classes:

*  Information Architecture for Content Management
   - June 21-22, 2005 (Atlanta)
   - July 12-13, 2005 (Vancouver)
   - July 19-20, 2005 (Chicago)
   - September 17-18, 2005 (Seattle)

* Content Modeling and Structured Writing
   - June 28-29, 2005 (Research Triangle Park)
   - September 7-8, 2005 (Toronto)
   - September 13-14, 2005 (Atlanta)
   - October 4-5, 2005 (Vancouver)
   - October 12-13, 2005 (Chicago)

* Implementation Strategies for Content Management
   - September 20-21, 2005 (Research Triangle Park)
   - November 5-6, 2005 (Seattle)
   - November 15-16, 2005 (Toronto)
   - January 31-February 1, 2006 (Chicago)
   - February 20-21, 2006 (Vancouver)
   - March 14-15, 2006 (Atlanta)

Register today! http://www.rockley.com/workshops.htm

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

6/10/05-6/16/05
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ANNOUNCE: LavaCon in Honolulu, HI Open for Registration


LavaCon, The Third Annual Conference on Technical Communication and
Project Management, is open for registration!

Comments from previous LavaCon Attendees

    "This was a terrific conference!"

    "Excellent, top-notch speakers."

    "Not only were the sessions informative and stimulating, the workshops
proved to be the most valuable I've ever attended."
 

What:  Over 40 sessions and hands-on workshops

When:  September 25-28, 2005

Where: Honolulu, Hawaii


Visit www.lavacon.org for the preliminary program and speaker list.

See you in Waikiki!

LavaCon: The Third Annual Conference on Tech Comm Management
September 25-28, 2005
Honolulu, Hawaii
888-378-2333                                                      
www.lavacon.org

06/06/05-07/31/05
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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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