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> EMERGING FROM CHAOS:
> SOLUTIONS FOR THE GROWING COMPLEXITY OF OUR JOBS
> October 2 - 4, 1995
> Hyatt Regency on the historic Savannah riverfront
> Savannah, Georgia
> SIGDOC 95 is a platform for us, as documentation specialists, to share
> the solutions we have implemented to meet the challenges we face in our
> jobs. As we grow in experience and expertise, the challenges become more
> complex. We are no longer asked to provide one piece of the project but
> the complete solution.
> * Print or on-line? Now we must deliver information through interactive
> software, graphics, hypertext, video, and sound running on multiple
> platforms.
> * On-line help? Now we have help systems that mix full-text searches,
> performance enhancement, and on-line selective viewing.
> Many of these challenges are not solved by one project but by
> interdependent projects, involving multiple teams from various
> departments to provide the required skills. More collaboration is needed
> among documentation, development, and other departments to deliver the
> solutions.
> SIGDOC 95 wants to hear
> * how you approached these challenges
> * what were the factors on which you based your decisions
> * what were the constraints (distance, media, technology)
> * how the plan was developed, reviewed, and approved
> * how you deployed your plan
> * what mid-project changes you had to make to the plan
> * what results you achieved
> The aim of SIGDOC 95 is to showcase real-life solutions we can apply in
> our jobs.
> *****************************
> CONFERENCE THEMES:
> Share your experiences and practical solutions with your colleagues in
> Savannah. Presentations or tutorials addressing these areas are
> appropriate:
> ON-LINE INFORMATION: THE SECOND GENERATION
> * developing on-line information on one platform and porting to other
> platforms
> * collaborating with your development groups to produce on-line help
> systems that provide full-text searches, performance enhancement
> systems, on-line selective viewing, and usable GUIs
> EXPLOITING ELECTRONIC CONNECTIONS
> * using the networks, Internet, or World Wide Web to collaborate,
> gather, or disseminate information
> * distributing documentation, help systems, and software electronically
> EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
> * using innovative technologies that "in combination" support
> authoring, document management, group work, hypertext design and
> mapping, networks and distribution, multimedia, testing, integration
> of tool sets
> * what do we do to migrate to SGML and once we are there, where do we
> go?
> CHANGING ROLES
> * joining the design or development teams to produce solutions
> * defining processes and using them to mature and improve an
> organization
> * measuring and improving quality
> * measuring and improving customer satisfaction
> * solving organizational issues such as merging with training and
> support
> *****************************
> PRESENTATION TYPES
> * Papers
> 60- to 90-minute in-depth presentations
> 30-minute presentations of a paper by one or more authors
> 20- to 30-minute presentations of two or three related papers
> * Panels
> discussion involving a moderator and a number of speakers with
> audience participation
> * Tutorials half-day or full-day workshops
> * Posters
> visual presentations, including text and multimedia demos, of
> solutions to documentation/communication problems
> Proposals must include:
> * PAPERS: A 500- to 1000-word description of the session topic,
> outlining the thesis, main points, and implications for the field.
> Please include an estimate of the time required for your
> presentation. If you need more than 30 minutes, provide an outline
> with the time breakdown.
> * POSTERS: A 200- to 300-word abstract of your poster topic and, if you
> plan to do one, a description of your multimedia demo.
> * On a separate page, the name, title, organization, address, and
> telephone number of each participant. Please indicate the principal
> contact.
> * The software discussed and demonstrated in your presentation. The
> software should also be available for display at the conference.
> The Program Committee must receive all proposals by March 1, 1995. We
> will let you know by May 1, 1995, whether or not your proposal is
> accepted. Accepted papers and abstracts will appear in the proceedings
> (CACM). We must receive an electronic, final copy of your paper via
> e-mail or on diskette by July 15, 1995.
> *****************************
> PROGRAM COMMITTEE
> Program Committee
> Chair, Caroline B. Pope, Bell-Northern Research <cpope -at- bnr -dot- ca>
> Susan B. Jones, MIT <sbjones -at- mit -dot- edu>
> Mary Jane Northrop, University of Michigan <mjn -at- citi -dot- umich -dot- edu
> Stephanie Rosenbaum, Tec-Ed Inc. <stephanie -at- teced -dot- com>
> Mimi Saffer, SAS Institute <sasmes -at- unx -dot- sas -dot- com>
> Ray Siemens, University of British Columbia <siemens -at- unixg -dot- ubc -dot- ca>
> Pat Sullivan, Purdue University
> *****************************
> TWO CONFERENCES - ONE TRIP!
> The week preceding SIGDOC 95 is IPCC 95, the IEEE Professional
> Communication Society Conference, September 27-29. Its theme is "Smooth
> Sailing to the Future."
> For information on IPCC 95, contact Roger Grice, IPCC 95 Program
> Manager, Roger Grice Associates, Inc., 52 Doris Lane, Lake Katrine, NY
> 12449, Tel: (914) 382-2015, E-mail: <r -dot- grice -at- ieee -dot- org>
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