Re: Conferences

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I spoke with my boss on this. He doesn't have a problem with the cost
of sending me to the conference...we have the money. The problem is
impression. He doesn't know how well it would go over to have a staff
position going there when other department's managers can't.

He still said I should write up the proposal. If all else fails, he
said he'd cross my name off and put his :-)

whataguy!

--- CGiordano -at- EvergreenInvestments -dot- com wrote:

> John,
> 
> While I've heard great things about LavaCon, the location 
> is often a showstopper for managers who are looking for 
> excuses to cut budgets.
> 
> Unless documentation/technical communications conferences are local
> and 
> have a particular topic of interest, I try to focus on a level or
> two up 
> -- enterprise content management, knowledge management and such....
> areas 
> where you can show some strategic value, stretch beyond the
> traditional 
> role of a tech writer, and demonstrate some management and
> strategic 
> savvy.  Two in particular that interest me from the aspect of
> bringing 
> together ideas, trends, strategy, and tools that are more than just
> 
> writing:
> 
> Portals, Content and Collaboration: 
>
http://www.sharedinsights.com/events/conferences/overview.aspx?e_id=75A297D68B85475C90BB38CA1DAC9CF8&pcode=DUJTL22
> 
> Online Information Conference: 
> http://www.ims-show.co.uk/conferencehome.html   NOTE:  this is in
> the UK, 
> so location may be a showstopper here too!
> 
> I've also attended ASIS&T and ICKM conferences in the past, but
> these 
> often have a very academic focus.
> 
> Connie P Giordano, M A
> Senior Technical Advisor/Technical Writer
> Evergreen Investments
> 704/383-4405
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
> 
> Hey, guys...I'm starting to put together my wishlist for next year
> and I'd like to include a conference. What are the cool conferences
> going on next year and where? In other words, if you could pick
> one,
> what would you pick? BTW...let's keep it to technical writing, a
> Trekkie conference probably wouldn't go over well.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
> 
> "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've
> never 
> actually known what the question is."
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