ANNOUNCE: Publications Management Training from SOLUTIONS

[John Solomon <conference -at- SOL-SEMS -dot- COM>]

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ANNOUNCING THE SOLUTIONS
PUBLICATIONS MANAGEMENT
CLINIC

July 27-31, 1998
Washington, DC

A full curriculum in just one week!

- Learn to manage publications projects, staff,
  and departments
- Dynamic, small group sessions
- Design your own program from 11 in-depth
  seminars
- The intensity of a seminar, the variety of a
  conference, the focus of consulting
- Practical information from industry experts

For more details check:
http://www.sol-sems.com/clinics/mgt.htm

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CONTENTS OF THIS TRAINING EVENT NOTICE:

1. Who Should Attend?
2. Seminars
3. General Schedule
4. Registration Information
5. Hotel & Travel Information

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1. WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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The Publications Management Clinic is for
publications managers of all experience levels and
those who are planning to move into publications
management. It focuses on the issues you wrestle
with every day. Whether you've spent several years
on the job without the benefit of formal training,
you're new to the job, or somewhere in-between,
you can learn to:

- Develop and manage your staff successfully
- Plan schedule, and budget projects effectively
- Promote your department

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2. SEMINARS
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* PROJECT MANAGEMENT *

PROJECT PLANNING
Paula Berger, Jay Talbot
(1/2 day)
Improve effectiveness and quality by developing
better project plans.

ESTIMATING, SCHEDULING, AND TRACKING
PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS
Paula Berger, Jay Talbot
(1-1/2 days)
Develop accurate budgets and schedules and build
in quality, while trying to meet deadlines and
control costs. Learn to estimate accurately, track
and control your projects, and minimize missed
deadlines and budget overruns.

DEVELOPING INFORMATION PLANS
Jay Talbot
(1-1/2 days)
Learn to create two types of information plans: an
project plan that provides a blueprint for
development, and a detailed specification for each
information product.

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT TOOLS
To be announced
(1/2 day)
Learn about document management systems that
support electronic publishing and the multi-format
distribution of information.


* STAFF MANAGEMENT *

BUILDING AND MAINTAINING
EFFECTIVE WORK TEAMS
Saul Carliner
Learn the secrets of creating
successful work teams and try some practical
techniques that improve team effectiveness.

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: HIRING,
COACHING, AND APPRAISING
Saul Carliner
(1/2 day)
Learn effective tips and techniques for
identifying appropriate candidates, coaching
workers to a higher level of performance, and
providing them with effective, useful feedback.

CREATING INFOWRANGLERS: DEVELOPING
INFORMATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
Saul Carliner
(1/2 day)
Identify the skills your staff needs to meet the
information design and development challenges of
the next millennium. Review techniques and tools
you can use with your staff to assess their
current skills and define strategies to further
develop their skill sets.


* DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT *

PROMOTING YOUR SERVICES
IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
Saul Carliner
(1/2 day)
Discover practical ways that managers of
information design and development groups can
"sell" their services more effectively to the
departments they serve.

DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
Saul Carliner
(1/2 day)
How do you convince your management or internal
clients of the value of technical communication?
Try this approach for assessing the perceived
effectiveness and value of technical
communication products and services.

PLANNING FOR SINGLE-SOURCING INFORMATION
JoAnn Hackos
(1-1/2 days)
Examine the impact of single-sourcing on
department organization, project management,
training, writing, document control, editing, and
translation.

WHAT ARE YOU WORTH TO YOUR COMPANY?
Ginny Redish
Learn to do a cost-benefit analysis that takes the
long-range perspective of showing how good
documents improve a company's bottom line. Examine
what colleagues in other fields do to show the
value they add.

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4. GENERAL SCHEDULE
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Training sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to
12 noon on Friday. The Clinic concludes with lunch
and a closing speaker, ending at 1:30 p.m. on
Friday. Attendance at all meals and evening
activities is optional.

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5. REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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FEE, PER PERSON:

$1995
$1795 (save $200, when you pay in full by
June 26, 1998)
$1695 (save $300, when you register 3 or
more people from the same company at the same
time. No additional early registration discount)

HOW TO REGISTER:

Phone:  800-448-4230 or 781-942-1610
Fax:    781-942-1616
Email:  solutions -at- sol-sems -dot- com
Web:    http://www.sol-sems.com/clinics/register.htm

Contact SOLUTIONS for further details.

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6. HOTEL AND TRAVEL
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The clinic will be held at the Marriott Metro
Center Hotel, 775 12th Street NW, Washington, DC.

Call the hotel directly at 202-737-2200 for
reservations. SOLUTIONS clinic rate:
$129 single or double.

For the lowest airfare, call Aquarius Travel
(800-441-4023) and ask for the SOLUTIONS
Travel Desk.

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         http://www.sol-sems.com
     800-448-4230  <>  781-942-1610
               fax 781-942-1616
           solutions -at- sol-sems -dot- com
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