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May/June 2010 issue of the Ragged Left is now available in HTML and PDF.

Slides from recent presentations are available on the Past Meetings page.

Upcoming Chapter Meetings and Events

August 11, 2010 - In the Trenches with DITA. A panel of technical writers who work in DITA on a daily basis will talk about pros, cons, and realities of working with DITA. Featuring Mysti Berry of Salesforce.com, Ben Colborn of Citrix, and Tom Idleman of FICO.
More details will be available soon.
Registration is open. (Posted July 11, 2010)
Do you need a ride to the meeting? Contact president@stc-berkeley.org and we will try to match you with someone who is driving, or help to arrange a ride from Rockridge BART.
September 8, 2010, Gina Gotsill and Ken Ball will present Technical Communicators and Their Role in Stopping Brain Drain.
Registration is open. (Posted July 11, 2010)

Other Upcoming Events

August 7 - Silicon Valley STC is offering a day-long Introduction to DITA Workshop, presented by Lauren Katzive, Bob Kauten, and Robert Sanocki. For details, see http://www.stc-siliconvalley.org/2010/07/08/introduction-to-dita-workshop.

August 19 and 20th - Christine Perfetti is giving a two-day Usability Boot Camp through Perfetti Media, and offering a discount for our chapter members and followers. If you register by July 29 and use the promotion code STCBERK2, you receive a $300 discount off the regular registration price of $1095, plus you receive two free UX books from Rosenfeld Media. For details about what's covered in this workshop, see http://www.perfettimedia.com/workshops/usability_bootcamp/

Meet Us Face-To-Face!

Your best benefit from your STC Dues is to meet your fellow Chapter members at our general meetings. Use the following link to access information on the next Berkeley Chapter General Meeting.

Meet Us In Our Virtual Meeting Room!

Your next best benefit from your STC Dues is to meet your fellow Chapter members at our virtual meeting room. Use the following link to access information for our Chapter's Yahoo! Group Yahoo! Group.

STC Berkeley Chapter Welcomes You

We welcome you to the Berkeley Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.

If you work as a technical writer or trainer, graphic designer, indexer, webmaster, production designer, pubs manager, or any of the many other technical communication roles, this is the place for you! Here you will find information about our Chapter's past and future activities, STC news and information, and many resources for technical communicators -- all tailored to your needs.

Our Chapter has loose geographical boundaries, extending all the way from Vallejo to Fremont, and centered in Berkeley, California (a location that represents both a social and geographical heart for our Chapter).

We look forward to meeting you in person. Please join us at our next monthly meeting at the Highlands Country Club, which is a fantastically nice facility!

In the meantime, explore our Chapter's website, learn about us, discover what we have achieved so far, and how you can assist us in the next few months! We want you involved, active, committed, supportive, and successful in your achievements (both personal and professional).

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