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ANNOUNCE: WritersUA Updates
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SURVEY: Skills and Technologies Survey Results Posted
The results of the 2006 WritersUA Skills and Technologies
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elements we value most in our daily user assistance work,
including skills, technologies, platforms, and tools.
EVENT: Registration is Open for WritersUA Conference for
Software User Assistance
All the information is now available for The 15th Annual
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EVENT: WritersUA Visiting Houston STC Chapter
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ANNOUNCE: WritersUA Conference Early Registration Deadline
The WritersUA Conference **Early Registration** deadline is next
Friday, January 5.
Save on Returning Attendee, Group, and Single Registrant fees by
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Your conference fee includes over sixty sessions presented by
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the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, California. Mark your calendar
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All of the event details are available on the conference web site:
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We look forward to seeing you in Long Beach!
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FRAMEMAKER/ACROBAT TRAINING: San Diego, Berkeley & Boston
Instructor: Shlomo Perets, MicroType
San Diego, California:
- FM-to-Acrobat Advanced Techniques, Jan 22-23
- Single Sourcing with FM, Jan 24 - FM Template Design, Jan 25-26
- Structured FM: Authoring, Jan 29 - Developing EDDs, Jan 30-31
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- FM Template Design, Mar 15-16 - Structured FM: Authoring, Mar 19 -
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Boston, Massachusetts:
- FM-to-Acrobat Adv Tech, Apr 30-May 1 - Single Sourcing, May 2
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ANNOUNCE: Doc-To-Help 2006 v3 - New Team Support and Enhanced
Web-based Help Technology
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With a rich and broad feature set and perpetually evolving
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ANNOUNCE: Malaspina University Online Tech Comm Program 2007
Malaspina University College's online Technical Communication
Certificate Program kicks off its 2007 season with the core
course Technical Writing and Editing' starting on Monday,
Jan. 8, 2007. This course runs for 8 weeks through to
Mar. 2, 2007.
This course offers a practical introduction to technical
writing and editing. Students practice writing and editing
by completing an individual term project stage by stage
over the eight weeks of the course. Students also have the
opportunity for individual practice in selected problem
areas of technical writing.
The cost for this course, which runs for 8 weeks,
is $349 (CAD).
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