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Past Chapter Meetings and Events

The April 2008 Chapter Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
    Times (p.m.): 6:00 Networking; 6:30 Dinner; 7:15 Announcements; 7:30 Presentation
    Location: Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
    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

    Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
    Times (p.m.): 6:00 Networking; 6:30 Dinner; 7:15 Announcements; 7:30 Presentation
    Location: Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
    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

    Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008
    Times (p.m.): 10:00 Workshop begins; 12 noon Lunch; 1:00 Workshop continues; 4:00 End
    Location: UC Berkeley Extension, Room 213, 1995 University Ave, Berkeley, CA
    Topic: The Wiki Way: Knowledge Management for the People
    Speaker: Stuart Culshaw of ILOG Paris

The February 2008 Chapter Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
    Times (p.m.): 6:00 Networking; 6:30 Dinner; 7:15 Announcements; 7:30 Presentation
    Location: Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
    Topic: Creating Online Help for Eclipse: A Case Study
    Speaker: Kim Rathbun, Leapfrog

The January 2008 Holiday Party

    Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
    Times (p.m.): 6:00 Networking; 6:30 Dinner; More details to be provided soon.
    Location: Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
    Topic: Berkeley Chapter Holiday Party

The December 2007 Chapter Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
    Times (p.m.): 6:00 Networking; 6:30 Dinner; 7:15 Announcements; 7:30 Presentation
    Location: Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
    Topic: Single-sourcing through a CMS for a Small Writing Team, using AuthorIT
    Speaker: Chris Muntzer

The November 2007 Chapter Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
    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

    Date: Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
    Times (p.m.): 5:30 Networking; 6:30 Presentation
    Location: Adobe's San Francisco Office, 601 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California
    Topic: Adobe's Technical Communication Suite and Adobe RoboHelp 7 (Special Presentation)
    Speakers: Michael Hu and others, Adobe, Inc.

The October 2007 Chapter Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
    Topic: Lessons Learned from Web Applications and User Centered Design
    Speakers: Sarah B. Nelson and David Verba, Adaptive Path

The September 2007 Chapter Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
    Location: Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
    Topic: Writing for a Developer Audience: User Assistance for an Integrated Development Environment
    Speakers: Kathryn Munn, Oracle Corporation

The August 2007 Chapter Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2007
    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

    Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
    Topic: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Resumes and Portfolios
    Speaker: Andrew Davis, Synergistech Communications, Inc.

The June 2007 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
    Topic: Human Factors for Technical Communicators
    Speaker: Andrea Ames, IBM

The May 2007 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
    Topic: What does Web 2.0 Mean for Technical Communication?
    Speaker: Tim Bombosch, Lasselle-Ramsey

The April 2007 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
    Topic: Automating API Documentation, and a DoxyS Case Study
    Speaker: Monique Semp, Write Quick, Inc.

The March 2007 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
    Topic: Agile Documentation: Help's Role in the Development Process
    Speaker: Jennifer Abbott, Global 360, Inc.

The February 2007 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
    Topic: Where Is STC Going -- Six Strategic Objectives
    Speaker: Susan Burton, STC Executive Director

The January 2007 Membership Meeting

  • Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
    Topic: STC Berkeley's Holiday Party
    Speakers: Richard Mateosian, Patrick Lufkin, Beau Cain, Judy Herr

The December 2006 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
    Topic: MadCap Flare and the RoboHelp Saga
    Speaker: Mike Hamilton, VP of Product Management, MadCap Software

The November 2006 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2006
    Topic: What Makes Websites Useable?

    Speaker: Harris Kravatz, Oracle Corporation

The October 2006 Membership Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
    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

    Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
    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

    Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
    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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