STC Berkeley: June 9, 2010 Monthly Meeting

		Berkeley Chapter Society for Technical Communication

Home News Meetings Administration Communication Services History STC		The latest change to this website was made on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The June 9, 2010 Chapter Meeting Topic: The Management Perspective: A Panel of Tech Pubs Managers from Around the Bay Area This month we are pleased to host a panel of managers and directors of technical communication groups from around the Bay Area. They will tell us about the challenges they face, and what skills and abilities they value most in the people they manage. We've asked them to think about questions like these: What are the biggest challenges you face? (What keeps you up at night?) What is the biggest change you see coming over the next 12 to 24 months? If you could add one skillset to your team, what would it be? What do you value most, from people on your team? What changes can technical writers, editors, and other team members make, to help technical publications groups be successful today? What question have we forgotten to ask, that we should be asking you? Join us to learn from these managers. Find out what issues they face in managing technical publications groups today, and learn what qualities and expertise they need from their teams, to be successful. Panelists: Stewart Florsheim, Kim Shain, and Pat Yoshihiro Stewart Florsheim is the Director of Learning Products at Advent Software, a company in San Francisco that makes software products for money managers. Stewart and his team are responsible for all the documentation and training materials, and Stewart also manages the content on the company's client Web site. Stewart has over 20 years experience in tech pubs management. Kim Shain is a Content and Community Manager at Adobe in San Francisco. Her team has produced developer documentation for Flash Player, Flash Lite, and other Adobe mobile products. They have also become much more actively involved with their developer community, exploring ways to incorporate valuable third-party content and to engage in the conversations happening in various social media. Pat Yoshihiro is Director of Technical Communications at EFI in Foster City. With a staff of 17 in 4 locations, she is responsible for developing the documentation and embedded help for the company’s flagship product "Fiery." Her group also handles localization of documentation and help for up to 7 languages. Pat has seen the technical publications field evolve, having been in the field since well before the PC and WordStar—she is even listed on one of the artifacts in the Computer History Museum (http://tinyurl.com/2fjeth8). Linda Urban, Berkeley STC's VP for Programs, will moderate. Linda is a technical communications consultant and instructor based in Berkeley. Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Times: 6:00 to 7:00 pm: Networking, conversation & dinner 7:00 to 7:15 pm: Announcements 7:15 to 8:30 pm: Presentation 8:30 to 9:00 pm: Conversation, follow up on job announcements 9:00 to 9:15 pm: Clear the room; move conversations to the sidewalk Location: Highlands Country Club,110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California

The June 9, 2010 Chapter Meeting