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The June 2009 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.): 6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Software Localization Practices and Issues
Speaker:
Bing Hong and Dan Claessens
The May 2009 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.): 6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
MythBusters: I'm Working So Hard It Hurts!
Speaker:
Erik Anderson of Remedy Interactive, Tim Brent, Ergonomic Consultant, and Tonie Flores of OSIsoft
The April 2009 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.): 6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Hard Times, Smart Choices
Speaker:
Meryl Natchez, TechProse
The March 2009 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.): 6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Using Word Templates Effectively and in the Shared Environment
Speaker:
Steven Zegas
The February 2009 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.): 6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Learning Game Design
Speaker:
Clark Quinn of Quinnovation
The January 2009 Annual Chapter Party and Touchstone Awards
Times (p.m.): 5:30 to 6:00 Networking & conversation; 6 to 7 Buffet dinner; 7:00 to 8 Awards and Recognition; 8 to 9 More conversations, see the award-winning entries
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Berkeley STC Annual Party and Touchstone Awards
The December 2008 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.): 6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Write More, Write Less: Embracing the value of crafted words and images
Speaker:
Joe Welinske of WritersUA
The November 2008 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.): 6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
A Glimpse of Microsoft SharePoint: What is it, and how does it relate to tech writing?
Speaker:
Jennie Abbingsole of Global 360, Inc
The October 2008 Chapter Meeting
Times (p.m.):
6:00 to 7:00 Networking, conversation, & dinner; 7:00 Announcements; 7:15 Presentation
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Content Page Design Best Practices
Speaker:
Luke Wroblewski of Yahoo! Inc. and LukeW Interface Design
The September 2008 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Using DITA with Adobe FrameMaker
Speaker:
Scott Prentice of Leximation
The September 2008 Chapter Workshop
Topic:
Sharing Your Expertise: Putting Together a Presentation or Workshop
Speaker:
Linda Urban
The August 2008 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
What makes it possible to develop excellent Help Systems? Autodesk's answer: A passion to serve your customers
Speaker:
Melanie Allen of Autodesk
Slides: Presentation slides in PPT format
The July 2008 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Developing an Interactive Tutorial with Adobe Captivate and RoboHelp
Speaker:
Laurie Edelman of Altera Corporation
The June 2008 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Getting Published: How to Write a Successful Technical Book Proposal
Speaker:
Tim Cox
Topic:
Avoiding Death by PowerPoint (Why are good presentations so hard to create?)
Speaker:
Rick Altman of betterppt.com
The April 2008 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Moving from FrameMaker/WebWorks to XML/DITA and Flare at Salesforce.com
Speaker:
Mysti Berry of Salesforce.com
Slides: Slide PDF available here.
The March 2008 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Management Panel: Putting Together the Right Team
Speakers:
David Jackson of Oracle, Lis Fraser of Tesla Motors, Stewart Florsheim of Advent Software, and Judy Burkhart of IBM
Special Hands-on Workshop: March 1, 2008
Topic:
The Wiki Way: Knowledge Management for the People
Speaker:
Stuart Culshaw of ILOG Paris
The February 2008 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Creating Online Help for Eclipse: A Case Study
Speaker:
Kim Rathbun, Leapfrog
The January 2008 Holiday Party
Topic:
Berkeley Chapter Holiday Party
The December 2007 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Single-sourcing through a CMS for a Small Writing Team, using AuthorIT
Speaker:
Chris Muntzer
The November 2007 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Using Learning Objects to Manage and Reuse Learning Content
Speakers:
Ray Eisenberg and David Sanchez, Autodesk
Slides:
Presentation slides in PPT format
The November 2007 Special Adobe Meeting
Topic:
Adobe's Technical Communication Suite and Adobe RoboHelp 7 (Special Presentation)
Speakers:
Michael Hu and others, Adobe, Inc.
The October 2007 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Lessons Learned from Web Applications and User Centered Design
Speakers:
Sarah B. Nelson and David Verba, Adaptive Path
The September 2007 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Writing for a Developer Audience: User Assistance for an Integrated Development Environment
Speakers:
Kathryn Munn, Oracle Corporation
The August 2007 Chapter Meeting
Topic:
Increasing Visibility and Value: Reframing the Work We Do
Speakers:
Linda Urban (Linda Urban Communications, LLC) and Joan Lasselle (Lasselle-Ramsey, Inc.)
The July 2007 Membership Meeting
Topic:
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Resumes and Portfolios
Speaker:
Andrew Davis, Synergistech Communications, Inc.
The June 2007 Membership Meeting
Topic:
Human Factors for Technical Communicators
Speaker:
Andrea Ames, IBM
The May 2007 Membership Meeting
Topic:
What does Web 2.0 Mean for Technical Communication?
Speaker:
Tim Bombosch, Lasselle-Ramsey
The April 2007 Membership Meeting
Topic:
Automating API Documentation, and a DoxyS Case Study
Speaker:
Monique Semp, Write Quick, Inc.
The March 2007 Membership Meeting
Topic:
Agile Documentation: Help's Role in the Development Process
Speaker:
Jennifer Abbott, Global 360, Inc.
The February 2007 Membership Meeting
Topic:
Where Is STC Going -- Six Strategic Objectives
Speaker:
Susan Burton,
STC Executive Director
The January 2007 Membership Meeting
Topic:
STC Berkeley's Holiday Party
Speakers:
Richard Mateosian,
Patrick Lufkin,
Beau Cain,
Judy Herr
The December 2006 Membership Meeting
Topic:
MadCap Flare and the RoboHelp Saga
Speaker:
Mike Hamilton,
VP of Product Management, MadCap Software
The November 2006 Membership Meeting
Topic:
What Makes Websites Useable?
Speaker:
Harris Kravatz,
Oracle Corporation
The October 2006 Membership Meeting
Topic:
Finding Work Outside of the Technical Documentation Box
Speaker:
Judy Herr,
Well Chosen Words
The September 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Topic:
Documenting APIs: Your First Week on the Job
Speaker:
Jim Bisso, Bitzone, LLC
The August 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Topic:
Posture and Power: The Dynamic Use of Your Body at the Computer
Speaker:
Ann Grassel, Licensed Physical Therapist
The July 2006 Membership Meeting
Topic:
Managing documentation under pressure: lessons from Apple Computer
Speaker:
Sandy Korzenny,
Senior Manager of Apple Product Documentation
The June 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Topic:
One topic at a time: writing books, help, and websites in DITA XML
Speaker:
Erik Hennum,
Advisory Software Engineer, IBM Corporation
The May 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Topic:
Essential Interaction Design Tools – The Design Blueprint
Speakers:
Lane Halley, Principal Consultant, Cooper
The April 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Topic:
How to Be a Stellar Consultant
Speakers:
Val Swisher, Mary Rosberg
The March 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Topic:
What Every Tech Writer Needs to Know about Java
Speaker:
David Peyton
The February 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, Febuary 8, 2006
Topic:
When to Move on from a Job that Isn’t Helping Your Career
Speaker:
Andrew Davis
The January 2006 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Subject:
The 2006 Annual Berkeley STC PARTY!
Speakers:
Joe Devney, Richard Mateosian
The December 2005 Membership Meeting
Subject:
No Meeting (as usual for December)
Speakers:
None
The November 2005 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Subject:
Salary Negotiation: How to Develop an Underappreciated Asset
Speaker:
Wren Withers
The October 2005 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Subject:
Design for Non-Designers
Speakers:
Barbara Sikora
The September 2005 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Subject:
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI): Recognizing the Signs, Confronting the Injury, and Compensating with Voice-Recognition Software
Speakers:
Barbara Forsberg and David Schorr
The August 2005 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Subject:
A New Level of Edit: Usability Evaluation by Channelling Personas
Speaker:
Dana E. Chisnell
The July 2005 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Subject:
Stalking the Wild SME Bird
Speakers:
Susan Becker, Melody Brumis, and Gwaltney Mountford
The June 2005 Membership Meeting
Date:
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Subject:
Panel: Working as a Writer in Medical and Scientific Fields
Panelists:
Martha Silverspring, Susan Becker, Wren Withers, Mark Evans, Sharon Tellyer, Linda Urban (Moderator)
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