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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Date:
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Topic:
Lessons Learned from Web Applications and User Centered Design
Speakers:
Sarah B. Nelson and David Verba, Adaptive Path
Location:
Highlands Country Club, Oakland, California
Topic:
Writing for a Developer Audience: User Assistance for an Integrated Development Environment
Speakers:
Kathryn Munn, Oracle Corporation
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.)
Date:
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Topic:
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Resumes and Portfolios
Speaker:
Andrew Davis, Synergistech Communications, Inc.
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
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)